We're an Open Book
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these and this was a hard one since so many authors I’ve read aren’t debuts. This topic also has the option of Top Ten Sophomore Novels That I Loved Just As Much If Not More As The Author’s Debut, so I’ll do that one too….
So…I finally listened to Fairest, the story of the Lunar Chronicles’ villain, Queen Levana. I expected some Once Upon A Time -never-love-anything-it-will-not-end-well level flashbacks and that’s basically what I got….
- Release Date: September 8th 2015
- Pages: 368
- Genre: Contemporary
- Publisher: Balzer + Bray (Penguin)
I was about 40 pages into this book when I had my review already written . I thought this was another overly earnest, quirky contemporary about finding extraordinary in ordinary with your new Magic Pixie Dream friends. Then this book took an unexpected turn, as it delved into some really difficult truths.
Fans of The Impossible Life begins with Jeremy who is returning to his parochial school, St. Francis, after leaving early the year before. He is a loner, but soon befriends the new girl in school Mira and her friend Sebby. Mira is coming to St. Francis after having to leave her former school for reasons that are unclear until later in the book….
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and in 90% of these cases, children are eyewitnesses to this violence….
“You can help me pick out a tiara when we’re done saving the world.”
―Marissa Meyer, Cress
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| Lostie815’s Fan Art ! |
So, I just finished the Cress and Fairest audiobook in about a week which means I’ve basically been over here waiting for November 10th to roll around. Since Jess already did a review on this bookI thought I’d do aTop 10 Reasons The Lunar Chronicles is Awesome.Because seriously, can we talk about how great this series is ?
*slight spoilers for Cinder*
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