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Review: Clockwise by Elle Strauss

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Clockwise is the first in a series of novels by Elle Strauss about the complicated life of sophomore (in high school) Casey Donovan. Starting when Casey was about 9 years old, she for some unknown reason, travels back in time. And anyone who has the fortune or rather misfortune to be touching Casey when she starts to “trip” back in time goes with her.

When the book starts Casey is flustered when approached by her crush, senior (and hottie) Nate Mackenzie during football practice when Casey catches his football. Not long afterwards Lucinda (Casey’s best friend) drags her to the Fall dance and miraculously Nate actually asks Casey to dance! But of course that is the moment when Casey is thrust back in time toting Nate along with her!

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The Emerald City by J.A. Beard

Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars

The Emerald City by J.A. Beard is a young adult novel about a high school girl named Gail Dorjee who is sent to a boarding school in Seattle, Washington after the tragedy of her parents untimely death. Once there strange things begin to happen forcing Gail to re-look back at her life up to that point.

J.A. Beard has taken L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz and transposed it into a loose re-imagination in a fresh and modern way. Much the way SyFy channel did with the Tin Man a couple years ago. I found that most of the original characters were easily identified in this version with other original characters thrown in.
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Review: Emily’s House by Natalie Wright

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Emily’s House is the debut novel by Natalie Wright. It is about fourteen year old Emily’s unexpected quest to learn all about who she really is and to save the modern world. Her journey begins when she gets a very surprising visit from a creature of a different world.

Emily is joined by her two very best friends, Jake and Fanny who also are taken aback by the unexpected guest. Emily always knew she was different form being able to hear all her mother’s thoughts to being able to see visions whenever she touched another person. She is very unhappy with her home life and that is a big part in her definition to leave home and go on this unusual journey. Click to Continue Reading

Mishap & Chaos by M.M. Shelley
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Mishap & Chaos is the second in a trilogy of novels by M.M. Shelley that takes place in the Hawaiian islands. Kana’i is the grandson of the fire goddess Pele whose cousin Kye was adopted by his father so they were raised essentially as brothers. Twins Tatiana and Grasiella are trying to figure out what happened to their suddenly missing grandmother.

With Kana’i being Pele’s grandson, he has enormous power coursing through his veins, but isn’t the only one with such power. As it turns out Kye has tremendous power of his own, powers that the uncle of Kana’i has serious concerns about. But this uncle has also been listening to the island witch who may or may not be the most reliable source of information.
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The Curse of Gremdon by Ciara Knight
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

The Curse of Gremdon by Ciara Knight is an adult fiction novel about warriors Arianna and Tardon that takes place in a world where marriage is forbidden. As an elite male warrior, Tardon is basically given anything and everything he wants by the omnipotent Elders. The entire kingdom is forced by the Elders to live within the palace walls because of a curse that turns people into horrible monsters.

The extremely controlling Elders do not allow anyone to threaten their regime and vilify anyone who does dare to pose even a hint of a problem. When the Elders run out of a magical elixir, Arianna and Tardon are charged with venturing to the Tree of Life and risking the very real possibility of contracting the curse.
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