Review: Oliver and the Seawigs

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre on July 20, 2014 Genres: Middle Grade-Fantasy/Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Oliver grew up in a family of explorers - but his biggest adventure is about to begin! Along with his new friends, a grumpy old albatross, a short-sighted mermaid and a friendly island called Cliff, Oliver goes off in search of his missing parents. But before he can put his rescue plan into action there's the evil Stacey de Lacey and an army of greasy, green sea monkeys to contend with. This was...

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Review: The School for Good and Evil

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani Published by HarperCollins on May 14, 2013 Genres: Middle Grade-Fantasy/Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads The first kidnappings happened two hundred years before. Some years it was two boys taken, some years two girls, sometimes one of each. But if at first the choices seemed random, soon the pattern became clear. One was always beautiful and good, the child every parent wanted as their own. The other was homely and odd, an outcast from birth. An opposing pair, plucked from youth and spirited away. This year, best friends Sophie and Agatha are about to discover where all the lost children go: the fabled School for Good & Evil, where ordinary boys and girls are...

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Blog Tour: Arrow of the Mist

I received this book for free from Blog Tour, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Arrow of the Mist by Christina Mercer Published by Self-Published on March 21, 2013 Genres: Middle Grade-Fantasy/Paranormal Source: Blog Tour, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads Terror strikes the Celtic inspired kingdom of Nemetona when barbed roots breach the veil of a forbidden land and poison woodsmen, including 15-year-old Lia’s beloved father. Lia and three others embark on a quest to the forbidden land of Brume to gather ingredients for the cure. But after her elder kinsman is attacked and poisoned, she and her cousin, Wynn, are forced to finish the...

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Review: Dreamland

Dreamland by Alyson Noel Published by Square Fish on September 13th 2011 Genres: Middle Grade-Fantasy/Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Riley’s finding that the afterlife can be a lonely place when all you do is focus on work. So she goes to the place where dreams happen, hoping to find a way to contact her sister, Ever. She meets the director, who tells her about the two ways to send dreams. As a Dream Jumper, a person can jump into a dreamer’s dream, share a message, and participate. As a Dreamweaver, an entire dream can be created in a studio and sent to the dreamer. But Dreamweaving was outlawed decades ago, and the studio was boarded up. Thinking it’s her only way to reach out to her sister, Riley goes in...

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