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Tag: YA

Review: Clockwork Angel

Posted on 16 October, 20118 November, 2012 by Ikhlas

Clockwork Angel tells the tale of Tessa Gray who crosses the Atlantic to England in order to live with her brother, after her aunt dies. An orphan since she was a child, her brother is the only family she has left. But what she doesn’t expect when she lands in dreary London is that she will be…

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Review: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

Posted on 4 October, 20118 November, 2012 by Ikhlas

Who is Mara Dyer? She’s a 17 year old girl who’s been in an accident. Her friends died. She lived. And she doesn’t remember any of it. Thus begins the journey of Mara Dyer to remember exactly what happened that night, when her and friends went to the falling-down asylum and how she survived. She’s…

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Review: The Sweet Far Thing

Posted on 2 October, 20118 November, 2012 by Ikhlas

The third in the Gemma Doyle trilogy, The Sweet Far Thing wraps up the story of Gemma Doyle and her challenges with trying to control the power of the realms. After finding the Temple and binding Circe in the Temple in Rebel Angels, Gemma returns to Spence Academy for Girls only weeks away from her season…

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Review: This Dark Endeavour

Posted on 28 September, 2011 by Ikhlas

The delicious This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel is a retelling of the classic Frankenstein story, by Mary Shelley. It tells the story of 16-year old twin brothers, Victor and Konrad, who are adventurers and mischief-makers. They live with their family, the Frankensteins, and their cousin Elizabeth in Frankenstein Chateau, in the city of Geneva. When Konrad…

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Book Bonanza

Posted on 27 September, 2011 by Ikhlas

Hi! I just wanted to post a quick post about the books I bought/received from the library this week, because I got a lot. So yesterday I went to Chapters and bought 2 books, one that I’ve heard so many good things about and the other that I’ve been waiting for awhile (you might be able…

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