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Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
Overall Rating: 7/10 Sequel to The Darkest Minds, Never Fade picks up as Ruby begins her work for the Children's League, a black-ops...
Britt Ratzburg
Mar 2, 20231 min read
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The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour by Clint McElroy et al.
Overall Rating: 10/10 The Eleventh Hour is the fifth instalment of The Adventure Zone!, a graphic novel based on the acclaimed podcast of...
Britt Ratzburg
Mar 2, 20231 min read
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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Overall Rating: 9/10 This book is about an assassin who has to compete against others to become the king's champion. There is more going...
Britt Ratzburg
Mar 2, 20231 min read
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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Overall Rating: 9/10 Shadow and Bone is about a girl that discovers she has a special power that changes not only her life, but the...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 15, 20231 min read
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The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney
Overall Rating: 9/10 As the seventh son of a seventh son, Tom can see things others can't. One day, a Spook comes to make him his...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 8, 20231 min read
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The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Overall Rating: 8/10 When a virus wipes out 98% of America's children, the ones left behind develop strange powers. Scared of their new...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 8, 20231 min read
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Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Overall Rating: 10/10 Life after the American civil war is tough - and not just because there are zombies everywhere. Jane McKeene comes...
Britt Ratzburg
Jan 4, 20231 min read
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Heartstopper (Vol. 1) by Alice Oseman
Overall Rating: 10/10 Taking place in a British all-boys school, this story is about a gay romantic relationship with two males (one is...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson
Overall Rating: 10/10 Morgan and Eli are two foster kids who find a portal to another frozen world, where they meet Ochek. The only...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Overall Rating: 7/10 The dragons in this book are very different from most dragons in fantasy: they're academic, mathematical, and they...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 27, 20221 min read
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Overall Rating: 10/10 This book is about being trapped, then rebelling to survive. It highlights the imbalance of power, control, and...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 23, 20221 min read
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Wings of Fire Graphic Novels by Tui T. Sutherland
Overall Rating: 7/10 This graphic adaptation of the popular Wings of Fire novels is about a dragon, stolen as an egg, that finds its home...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 23, 20221 min read
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Wynd: Flight of the Prince by James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas
Overall Rating: 9/10 In a world where magic is feared as a corruption and those who carry it are punished with death, Wynd just wants to...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 18, 20221 min read
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