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Golden Girl book cover Golden Girl (2 American Fairy)
by Sarah Zettel

On shelves 06/25/2013

The second book in the American Fairy Trilogy, Golden Girl, takes Callie LeRoux out of the heartland and plops her into the...
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The House at the End of Hope Street book cover The House at the End of Hope Street
by Menna van Praag

On shelves 04/04/2013

Have you ever been so thoroughly misled by your heart that what you thought was your soulmate is in actuality a six-foot slimy swamp viper? Or...
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The River of No Return book cover The River of No Return
by Bee Ridgway

On shelves 04/23/2013

Sometimes a work of fiction can feel so eerily familiar, so true for all its fantastic elements, that your soul screams out "I know that!" even...
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Faerie After book cover Faerie After (3 Bones of Faerie)
by Janni Lee Simner

On shelves 05/28/2013

Janni Lee Simner has a gift for moving a plot along at a relentless pace but making it feel whispered and ethereal. Her books are tantric, but...
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Steelheart book cover Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson

On shelves 09/24/2013

David has lived through his adolescence with one goal. He eats, sleeps, breaths that one thing. (And no, it is not that one thing.) He...
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The Golem and the Jinni book cover The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker

On shelves 04/23/2013

The Golem and the Jinni is magnificent. In scale and scope, in lush detail and rich flavor, in intricate characterizations and...
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The Clockwork Princess (3 Infernal Devices) book cover The Clockwork Princess (3 Infernal Devices)
by Cassandra Clare

On shelves 03/19/2013

There is nothing deep or introspective about Cassandra Clare's writing. No higher meaning or hidden truths (though I still think Jewish vampires...
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Invisibility book cover Invisibility
by Andrea Cremer & David Levithan

On shelves 05/07/2013

When I first encountered this book, my reaction was "That's an interesting author pairing". But, you know? It works!

Both Andrea Cremer...
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Loki's Wolves (1 Blackwell Pages) book cover Loki's Wolves (1 Blackwell Pages)
by K. L. Armstrong & M. A. Marr

On shelves 05/07/2013

We all know those people in the north-central states, the ones with the impossible Germanic names, are a little insular. Now we know why. They...
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The School for Good and Evil book cover The School for Good and Evil
by Soman Chainani

On shelves 05/14/2013

Absolutely fantastic!

The School for Good and Evil is a fairy tale of fairy tale education. The school in question trains heros...
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The Rithmatist book cover The Rithmatist
by Brandon Sanderson

On shelves 05/14/2013

Sanderson has created one of the more unusual worlds in his new teen novel, The Rithmatist. A steampunk adventure that is not powered by...
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Scarlet (2 Lunar Chronicles) book cover Scarlet (2 Lunar Chronicles)
by Marissa Meyer

On shelves 02/05/2013

Firstly, you have to read the first book first. So take a time out to check out Cinder, book one in the Lunar...
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Days of Blood and Starlight book cover Days of Blood and Starlight
by Laini Taylor

On shelves 11/06/2012

Laini Taylor is nothing if not unconventional (technicolor hair and all). In Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Taylor created a world where a...
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Paper Valentine book cover Paper Valentine
by Brenna Yovanoff

On shelves 01/08/2013

Paper Valentine is a ghost story, a romance that bridges social divides, a murder mystery, and a tale of an eating disorder turned...
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There book cover The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There
by Catherynne M. Valente

On shelves 10/02/2012

I know Valente's books are not for everyone. Her style is so florid and complex it just turns off reluctant readers. However, I prefer to look at...
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