tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10332239766890997152024-03-04T21:45:21.806-08:00Logan Library Reads!Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-59063285299614281112016-09-24T08:53:00.000-07:002016-09-24T08:53:01.055-07:00Dead Until Dark<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Charlaine Harris</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ace Books: 2001, 292 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sookie Stackhouse seems like your average, small-town
waitress in Bon Temps, Louisiana. Except she’s definitely not
average. Sookie can read people’s minds, something she’s been able to do
for years but keeps it to herself. All she wants is a little quiet, but
knows she can’t date anyone whose thoughts she can hear. Then comes along
Bill Compton. Bill is a vampire in a town where people are very wary of
his kind, all except Sookie. As Sookie starts to fall for Bill, a string
of murders plagues the town and Bill seems like the prime suspect. Can
Sookie find out who the murderer is before she becomes the next victim? </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-22056991941093212292016-09-13T18:27:00.002-07:002016-09-13T18:31:40.192-07:00Marked<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">St. Martin's Griffin: 2007, 306 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird has been chosen, or Marked, as
a fledgling vampyre to join the House of Night. The House of Night is a
special school were Zoey will learn how to become an adult vampyre. Her new
life is definitely not average: she has been given special powers by the
vampyre Goddess Nyx, but her powers become stronger and make her different from
everyone else as she tries to fit in at a new school. Zoey must try to
understand her new-found powers as she learns more about being a fledgling
vampyre. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-88744915902468707612016-08-14T08:25:00.002-07:002016-09-13T18:28:46.836-07:00Golden Son <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Del Rey (Random House): 2015, 466 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In this sequel to Red Rising, Darrow falls out of favor with
his benefactor, Nero au Augustus after losing his final battle at the Academy
to rival Karnus au Bellona. Without Augustus’s support, there is no one
to protect Darrow from the bloodthirsty Bellona family. Out of options,
Darrow makes a deal with the duplicitous (and quite likely psychotic)
Jackal. Darrow also reestablishes contact with the rebel Sons of Ares –
or what remains of them. As Darrow becomes more deeply entrenched as a
leader of the Peerless Scarred, does he risk losing touch with his Red
origins? </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-78109296430969380962016-07-14T15:40:00.000-07:002016-07-14T15:40:33.458-07:00A Discovery of Witches<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Viking Penguin: 2011, 579 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Diana Bishop comes from a long line of witches (think back to Salem, Massachusetts) but refuses to give into her magical heritage. She focuses instead on her work as a historian, spending the year in Oxford for her latest research. When she unknowingly comes across a magical manuscript thought long lost for centuries, the creature world becomes abuzz with excitement. Soon there are witches, vampires, and daemons coming into the Bodleian Library in droves, including one Matthew Clairmont, a very old and very intense vampire. They all believe Diana holds the key in unlocking the bewitched manuscript but Diana doesn't want to be a part of it, at all. Soon events bind Diana and Matthew to work together while facing increasingly dangerous enemies. Audiobook narrator Jennifer Ikeda does an excellent job creating a soothing voice in Diana while also managing a wide variety of accents.</span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-19927517637162259382016-07-10T10:24:00.001-07:002016-07-10T10:36:57.525-07:00Red Rising<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Del Rey (Random House): 2014, 382 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Earth is dying, so Mars is being colonized by a brave
group of pioneer Reds. Darrow is one of these pioneers, mining for
Helium-6 deep under the surface of Mars. After Darrow’s wife is executed,
he is recruited by a secretive group of rebels who open his eyes to the truth:
Mars has actually been colonized for generations and Reds like Darrow are
toiling away to support the extravagant lifestyles of the Golds living on the
surface. Fueled by his rage and a sense of justice, Darrow is reformed into a
Gold and sets out to overthrow the colorful caste system from the inside. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-86231378277711944352016-07-10T10:24:00.000-07:002016-07-10T10:35:49.577-07:00A Great and Terrible Beauty<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Simon and Schuster: 2003, 403 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sixteen year old Gemma Doyle lives in India with her mother and father, miffed at not being able to go back to London for her first season. Suddenly there is a horrible family tragedy and she is sent not only back to England but straight to Spence's Academy for Girls. It's the quintessential Victorian boarding school, focused on educating girls on how to be great wives, hostesses, and mothers. But Gemma isn't like the other girls; she has a secret, a power that she doesn't understand and doesn't know how to control. She tries to ignore it while she learns to navigate her new surroundings. Gemma tricks her way into the mean-girl clique consisting of power-hungry Felicity and Pippa, the most beautiful girl in the whole school, bringing along her roommate, Ann, the scholarship student who is constantly picked on. When the girls find a hidden diary of a long-ago student who shares the same powers that Gemma is experiencing, the foursome decides to try their hand at this new and unusual magic. Are they just having some fun they wouldn't ever be allowed to have in the real world or are they acting beyond their control? What is the price to pay for such pleasure? Readers should be aware that this is the first book in Bray's trilogy.</span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-33898547981972669992016-06-23T15:42:00.002-07:002016-06-23T15:43:05.909-07:00Pride and Prejudice and Zombies<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Quirk Classics: 2009, 319 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In an interesting retelling of a beloved classic, this version of <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> is set in the same time and place as the original, just with the exception of the world having zombies. The lovely Bennet sisters are trained warriors, having studied in China under the expert tutelage of Master Liu, and have vowed to the King to keep their home and surrounding area free of the "unmentionables." Lizzie is a most determined warrior, believing herself never to marry and relinquish her beloved katana sword. However, the arrival of Charles Bingley and his friend Fitzwilliam Darcy is putting everyone in a tizzy, and Lizzie is no exception, even if she can't stand the proud and standoffish Darcy. Readers of the classic story will notice how similar this retelling is to the original, with the exceptions of the brain-eating zombies, of course.</span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-24944265073097207372016-06-23T15:33:00.004-07:002016-06-23T15:35:12.264-07:00Into Thin Air<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Anchor: 1997, 337 Pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Krakauer chronicles climbing Mt. Everest on a guided
expedition in May 1996 while researching an article for Outside magazine.
Clients on Rob Hall’s Adventure Consultants guided expedition each paid $65,000
for the opportunity to ascend the world’s tallest mountain. While
Krakauer is able to successfully reach the summit, he is all too aware that
reaching the top is only half the battle. A strong storm hits the upper
reaches of Everest as the climbers are returning to camp and claims the lives
of multiple climbers. Into Thin Air provides a first-hand account of the
weeks leading up to the tragedy as well as the aftermath for the guilt-ridden
survivors. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-26648290211723010262016-06-12T10:58:00.000-07:002016-06-12T10:58:40.134-07:00Pennyroyal Academy<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers: 2014, 320 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A girl, later named Evie because she has no name, leaves her family in a far away place, traveling through the haunted forests to come to the bustling city in order to enlist at Pennyroyal Academy. Pennyroyal Academy trains future princesses and knights in order to fight the war against the witches and dragons. Ever fearful of being cut and having to leave the Academy, Evie must survive the rigorous training by the Fairy Drillsergeant while also navigating this new world of friendships and enemies, of mean girls and cute boys. The outside war continues to get closer to the Academy while also becoming closer and alarmingly personal for Evie. She must draw on all her strength and courage in order to not just stay at Pennyroyal Academy but also to just stay alive.</span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-38238863451310487002016-06-07T15:16:00.000-07:002016-06-07T15:16:27.962-07:00Grin and Beard It<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cipher-Naught: 2016, 389 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The second in Penny Reid's Winston Brothers series, this book focuses on oldest brother Jethro. Jethro made some mistakes in his past but he's moved on and became a better person. He feels like he's still making amends to his family but he knows he'll never go back to the way he was when he was trying to be a big shot in the local biker gang. As a park ranger, Jethro finds a very lost but very beautiful woman who is part of the production company that's shooting a movie by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Jethro doesn't realize, at first, that the lost woman is Sienna Diaz, the famous A-list comedian and writer. She's America's sweetheart who is a workaholic but can't help but be captivated by Jethro's good looks and charm. Will they be able to date like normal people? Will Sienna's fame and Jethro's past ruin their future? Readers don't necessarily have to read the first book in the Winston Brothers series but it is highly recommended.</span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-38631222379710523022016-06-02T15:18:00.001-07:002016-06-02T15:19:37.095-07:00Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Random House Books for Young Readers: 2016, 288 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics </i>is the sequel to Grabenstein's <i>Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library</i>. Kids from all over America are upset at Mr. Lemoncello for not giving them a chance to escape from his library. So what does he do? He creates the first ever Library Olympiad! Teams from across the country battles the hometown heroes as the winning players will receive a full scholarship to the college of their choice. But something funny's going on. Books are starting to disappear and a very persistent group of Alexandriaville natives are trying to wrestle control of the library away from Mr. Lemoncello. Can Kyle and his friends win the game <i>and </i>figure out what in the heck is going on?</span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-32587995869714341492016-05-28T08:33:00.000-07:002016-05-28T08:33:08.275-07:00Confess<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Colleen Hoover</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Atria Books: 2015, 306 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reviewed by Tori Lyons</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Auburn Reed still hasn’t gotten over the death of her high
school sweetheart when she was 15. She’s recently moved to Dallas and is
struggling to make ends meet when she accepts a one-night gig helping out at an
art gallery. While the job may be temporary, her intense attraction to
the artist Owen is so powerful that neither of them can ignore it. While
their chemistry is undeniable, Auburn wasn’t looking for love and isn’t sure
that she has room in her life for Owen. Owen’s life is also more
complicated that it initially appears. Will Owen and Auburn be able to
overcome their pasts and confess their secrets?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-90019773149243997922016-05-26T15:31:00.001-07:002016-05-26T15:31:39.996-07:00Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Katie Alender</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Scholastic Press: 2013, 296 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reviewed by Jessie Park</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Colette Iselin is going back to her French roots! A junior at a private school in Ohio, Colette leaps at the chance to spend nine days in France for a school trip. But Paris is on alert right now: there's a serial killer targeting the young and beautiful and the killing method of choice is decapitation. Colette isn't worried until she starts seeing visions of a pale woman in a pink ball gown and large white wig, like Marie Antoinette herself. Colette starts to investigate and teams up with a local French boy since her self-obsessed "friends" don't seem that interested. Colette learns that her father's family may have been a part of something and now it seems that Colette is also involved and in danger! Can she solve the mystery and keep her head connected to her body before the trip is over?</span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-47289083377703301732016-05-26T15:24:00.000-07:002016-05-26T15:24:34.698-07:00Prom and Prejudice <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Prom and Prejudice</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elizabeth Eulberg</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Point: 2011, 231 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reviewed by Jessie Park</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennet is a musical scholarship student at Longbourn Academy, the sister school of Pemberley Academy. Things are hard for scholarship students, since the majority of the school's student population are wealthier than some foreign countries. Prom is a big deal at Longbourn but Lizzie wants nothing to do with it. Sure, she'll help her roommate and best friend, Jane - especially now that Charles Bingley is back from studying abroad - but that's the extent of her prom involvement. But Charles isn't the only one back; Will Darcy is back at Pemberley after studying abroad in London too. Lizzie and Darcy's first meeting does not go well (surprise) and she's pretty sure it's because she's a scholarship student. Chance keeps throwing them together even though Lizzie wants nothing to do with him...or does she?</span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-86830946946718850972016-05-24T16:24:00.000-07:002016-05-24T16:24:24.946-07:00The Winter People<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>The Winter People</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jennifer McMahon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Doubleday: 2014, 317 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reviewed by Sheryl Walters</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This story flips back and forth between various characters
all in a different point of time, beginning in the early 1900s to present
time. They all are affected by goings on at West Hall, a small town in
Vermont, and an area of creepy land named Devil’s Hand. It is a
captivating ghost story that keeps the reader wondering up to the end. I
found myself wishing there were photographs to go along with the book. It
was a quick and easy read that I enjoyed and look forward to more by the same
author.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-86544636331903038942016-05-24T16:18:00.003-07:002016-05-24T16:18:53.046-07:00Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Chris Grabenstein</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Random House Books for Young Readers: 2013, 304 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reviewed by Jessie Park</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kyle Keeley is the youngest of three boys and considers himself the most average, especially since his oldest brother is a great athlete and his middle brother is considered a genius. Kyle loves games, especially anything by the great Luigi Lemoncello, who also happens to be building the new library in town. To commemorate the grand opening, twelve kids will get to spend the night in the library and figure out how to get escape, using the clues hidden in the library. Kyle is lucky enough to win a spot along with his best friend, Akimi. Kyle and the others learn that there's more to Lemoncello's library than meets the eye and readers will enjoy following the characters as they literally try to escape Mr. Lemoncello's library.</span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-14274979549206764222016-05-19T15:42:00.000-07:002016-05-19T15:42:05.786-07:00My Brilliant Friend<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>My Brilliant Friend</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Elena Ferrante</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Europa Editions: 2011, 331 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reviewed by Sheryl Walters</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>My Brilliant Friend</i> is a novel translated from
Italian. I found it hard to follow in some parts, but the story line did
keep me interested. It basically interweaves the lives to two girls as
they grow up into young women. It details the paths they take and how
each led to a traditional life or something a bit different. The author
did an excellent job showing how girls are friends and yet dislike one another
at times. There are more books in the series and I want to read to find
out more about their paths in life.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-31413386503343727142016-05-19T15:39:00.000-07:002016-05-19T15:39:08.869-07:00The House at Riverton<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kate Morton</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Macmillan Pan Books: 2006, 599 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reviewed by Sheryl Walters</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This novel goes back and forth from present time to the past
of one character, Grace. In present day, she is at the end of her life
and begins to reminisce about an old mystery that she was involved with during
her time as a servant on a large estate. The story of that time is being
made into a movie and the makers consult her on some details. This makes
her return to that time and the reader slowly unravels the mysterious
events. I enjoyed this debut novel by Kate Morton, and I read it because
I loved her book The Forgotten Garden, however the latter was noticeably much
better.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-10889226083363808922016-05-19T15:35:00.000-07:002016-05-19T15:35:20.533-07:00The Collector<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Berkley: 2014, 483 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reviewed by Jessie Park</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lila Emerson is a young adult writer and a professional house-sitter. While on the job at a beautiful high-rise apartment in New York City, Lila witnesses a murder in the apartment across the street. What seems like a typical murder-suicide turns out to be a convoluted and deadly mess. Lila partners with Ash Archer, the brother of the alleged murderer, and together they try to sort through the mess that got Ash's brother and his girlfriend killed. It's a whirlwind of priceless antiques, sudden trips to Italy, and dodging a psychotic assassin. Throw in a bit of romance and you've got the perfect, if not typical, Nora Roberts novel.</span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-45406170111715931182016-05-10T17:04:00.004-07:002016-05-10T17:04:51.130-07:00A Little Night Murder<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nancy Martin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">NAL Hardcover: 2014, 384 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reviewed by Jessie Park</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nora Blackbird is at a good place in her life: her best friend Lexie is back home from prison and Nora is finally, finally pregnant. She's still busting the society beat for her column but this time the news comes closer to her. Next door to Lexie's hideout from the press is the estate of the famous Toodles Tuttle, a Broadway composer. His widow is putting on a brand new show and everything seems peachy keen except for the dead daughter. Nora's on the case while also trying to wrangle in her older sister Libby's libido (she's caught between a bug exterminator and a Broadway veteran) in addition to convincing her younger sister Emma to avoid her new and very dangerous beau. Readers should be aware that this is the last Blackbird Sisters book until further notice from the author.</span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-15386033026673795062016-05-10T16:43:00.000-07:002016-05-10T16:43:12.049-07:00No Way to Kill a Lady<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nancy Martin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">NAL Hardcover: 2012, 320 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reviewed by Jessie Park</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Life is a little stressful for Philadelphia socialite turned social columnist Nora Blackbird. Her oldest sister Libby seems to be gunning for tabloid worthy scandals and her younger, wilder sister Emma is pregnant with a baby whose father is a soon-to-be-married man. Her best friend Lexie is in prison for manslaughter charges and her son-of-an-infamous-mobster boyfriend is under house arrest. Luckily, or unluckily, there's a murder to solve! The sisters' great aunt Madeleine Blackbird leaves her estate and valuables to the sisters except that there's nothing left in the house except an old, dead body. Nora won't rest until she figures out what happened at the estate so many years ago. </span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-86671954224883778632016-05-10T16:31:00.002-07:002016-05-10T16:31:55.323-07:00Murder Melts in Your Mouth<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nancy Martin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">NAL Hardcover: 2008, 282 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reviewed by Jessie Park</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Philadelphia socialite turned social columnist Nora Blackbird finds herself in a tizzy. Her best friend, noted financial wizard Lexie Paine, is accused of murdering her business partner. To make matters worse, her parents, the ones who spent the entire Blackbird fortune and stole from friends to escape south of the border, are back. The Blackbird sisters are all in a panic at their sudden reappearance. It takes Nora all her patience and amateur P.I. skills to solve this one!</span></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-62042116568066048832016-05-10T15:16:00.001-07:002016-05-10T15:16:05.047-07:00Trigger Warning<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Neil Gaiman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">William Morrow: 2015, 310 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Reviewed by Tori Lyons</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This collection of short stories includes a number of pieces
that have appeared in other publications, as well as one new piece written
exclusively for this book. The stories varied in length – some just a
couple pages long and some included multiple chapters. They ran the gamut
from science fiction to fantasy to horror. From reading the introduction,
I understand that some of the pieces are related to other works that Gaiman has
written, including American Gods and The Ocean at the End of the Lane. I
haven’t read much Gaiman and was unfamiliar with these previous works, but the
short stories worked well even without any background knowledge. One of
my favorite stories in the collection was a Doctor Who story, which was written
for the fiftieth anniversary of the series in 2013. This book made me
remember how much I enjoy short story collections, and I would highly recommend
it for fans of speculative fiction. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-62703690775798258512016-05-10T15:12:00.006-07:002016-05-10T15:12:48.108-07:00Blind Descent<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">James M. Tabor</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Random House: 2010, 286 pages</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This book is ostensibly about the race between American Bill
Stone and Ukranian Alexander Klimchouk to discover the deepest cave on
Earth. However, very little of the book (maybe 20%) is spent on Klimchouk
and his explorations. This is presumably because there is a lot more
published information available on Bill Stone, plus the author was able to
conduct personal interviews with him. I actually found Klimchouk to be
more interesting, as well as a much more likeable person, but it was almost as
if the chapters on him were added because Tabor needed to create the tension of
a race between him and Stone. This book seemed to be a biography of
Stone, with some other stuff tacked on. This is particularly strange
since, spoiler, Klimchouk was actually the one who discovered the deepest cave,
not Stone. I could never really get into this book and would only
recommend it to readers who are particularly interested in super caves.
If you’re looking for a nonfiction book on exploration or adventure, there are
many better options.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Logan Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888895181874186318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033223976689099715.post-91624883470024405182016-04-19T16:18:00.001-07:002016-04-19T16:19:11.579-07:00A Crazy Little Thing Called Death<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">NAL Hardcover: 2007, 288 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Socialite turned social columnist Nora Blackbird is the one making headlines as she's engaged to Michael Abruzzo, son of a notorious New Jersey mob boss. Nora tries to avoid wedding planning with her ridiculous older sister Libby, while also trying to figure out the mysterious disappearance and possible death of ex-movie star Penny Devine. And as per usual, her boyfriend/</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">fiancé <i>seems</i> to be dealing in something unwise and secretive and Nora is really starting to wonder whether the relationship will work or if the naysayers are right: are they too different to be together?</span></span></div>
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