Wendra Colleen
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| I enjoyed the originality of a Southern Gothic witch (my first, at least) and the elegant nature of teenage Emily's magic. I confess, however, that I found her friend Lydia more intriguing and was a bit thrown by Emily falling deeply in love in a mat ...more | |
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| If you are looking for GRIM fairy tales, this is your ticket. After a very light-hearted opening, this book turned DAMNABLY DARK, but I actually really appreciated it. The author leads us into tales of fallen humans, fairies, genies, you name it, yet ...more | |
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| Author Gayle Forman created an impossible challenge I couldn't resist: what if someone REALLY came back from the dead? The diversity of reactions from friends and family at the reappearance of the departed teen felt both authentic and tragic, yet I f ...more | |
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| Dark, diverse, and ultimately very refreshing in the cast of trans, autistic, and other LGBTQ+ characters and BOLD themes. The take on religion was particularly fascinating to me, both in terms of plot and as a personal arc for the main character, Be ...more | |
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| This was a beautifully written book with well-developed main characters. The most interesting parts to me were the author's invented rituals for dealing with ghosts at a seance (summoning, protecting against them, getting them to depart once more, et ...more | |
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| If you like stories of the afterlife in the GROUNDHOG DAY tradition, you will looooove this. It's very much for fans of Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall, but this has an extra special climax that you will not forget. Didn't see it coming. EXCELLENT. ...more | |
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| This was a beautiful, worthwhile sequel. I was delighted that it was from the persepctive of my other fave character, Arthur. I ADORED him in the first book and this was my chance to get to know him better -- YAY!! And revisiting all the delightful m ...more | |
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| The best feel-good book I've ever read. Even thinking about it makes me teary in the best possible way. Even if the conflict toward the end felt a bit forced, I didn't care. I loved the unique, endearing characters THAT MUCH. I ADORE THIS BOOK!!!!!!! ...more | |
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| I HIGHLY recommend this book if you want a laugh -- this dude TOTALLY has my sense of humor, a la the series ARCHER, if you're a fan. I also love the fact that he breaks the fourth wall and, even better, openly incorporates literary tools as plot twi ...more | |





























