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Review and Giveaway: Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer

By Kasey Giard | April 14, 2017 - 7:00 am |March 12, 2018 Book Review and Content, Fantasy, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

Spindle Fire
Lexa Hillyer
HarperCollins
Published April 11, 2017

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About Spindle Fire
Half sisters Isabelle and Aurora are polar opposites: Isabelle is the king’s headstrong illegitimate daughter, whose sight was tithed by faeries; Aurora, beautiful and sheltered, was tithed her sense of touch and her voice on the same day. Despite their differences, the sisters have always been extremely close.

And then everything changes, with a single drop of Aurora’s blood–and a sleep so deep it cannot be broken.

As the faerie queen and her army of Vultures prepare to march, Isabelle must race to find a prince who can awaken her sister with the … Continue reading →

Review and Giveaway: The Blue Moon Narthex by N. J. Donner

By Kasey Giard | February 9, 2017 - 7:00 am |March 12, 2018 Book Review and Content, Fantasy, Middle Grade 8-12

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Today I’m sharing a review as part of an Irish Banana Blog Tour. If you’re looking for an adventure book for middle grade boys, you definitely want to check this one out. Keep reading to find my review, some content information, a bit about the author, other stops on the tour, and a chance to win a copy of the book for yourself!

The Blue Moon Narthex (Karmanic Sovereign Legion #1)
N. J. Donner
Steel Page Press
Published February 7, 2017

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Author Interview and Giveaway with Cat Clarke

By Kasey Giard | September 13, 2016 - 7:00 am |April 10, 2018 Author Interview, News and Fun

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Author Cat Clarke is here today to talk about what inspired her novel The Lost and the Found, a story about a girl abducted as a child who returns home thirteen years later. Stick around for the interview and then enter the giveaway for a chance to win one of three copies of The Lost and the Found. To start us off, here’s some more about the story:

The Lost and the Found
Cat Clarke
Crown Books for Young Readers

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When six-year-old Laurel Logan was abducted, … Continue reading →

Review: Gifted by H A Swain

By Kasey Giard | July 19, 2016 - 7:00 am |November 23, 2016 Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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Gifted
H. A. Swain
Feiwel & Friends
Available June 14, 2016

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Summary From Goodreads

In Orpheus Chanson’s world, geniuses and prodigies are no longer born or honed through hard work. Instead, procedures to induce Acquired Savant Abilities (ASAs) are now purchased by the privileged. And Orpheus’s father holds the copyright to the ASA procedure.

Zimri Robinson, a natural musical prodigy, is a “plebe”–a worker at the enormous warehouse that supplies an on-line marketplace that has supplanted all commerce. Her grueling schedule and her grandmother’s illness can’t … Continue reading →

Spotlight: Wolf Road by Beth Lewis

By Kasey Giard | July 11, 2016 - 7:00 am |March 12, 2018 Dystopian or Post-Apocalyptic, News and Fun, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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The Wolf Road
Beth Lewis
Crown Publishers
Available July 5, 2016

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One of the books I’m really anticipating this summer is a debut novel called Wolf Road by Beth Lewis. I love books where the protagonist is forced to reevaluate things he or she took for granted as absolute truth. Something about this book reminds me of All the Truth That’s In Me by Julie Berry, which I LOVED. So today, I wanted to share a bit more about this great book as a part of an Irish Banana … Continue reading →

Interview with Author Melanie McFarlane

By Kasey Giard | June 10, 2016 - 7:00 am |October 30, 2016 Author Interview, News and Fun

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When I was in eighth grade, my friend and I talked about a story in which a girl living inside a biodome meets/falls for someone from the outside. We were both pretty captured by the idea of a story like that, but of course, never wrote anything. Then one day, I saw an email about this book, There Once Were Stars by Melanie McFarlane, and I was like hey! How awesome! I knew I had to contact my friend Julie and get myself a copy of this book.