Dawn of the Dreamer by L.J. Higgins

Title and Author- Dawn of the Dreamer by L.J. Higgins

Publisher- CreateSpace 

Page Number- 288

My rating-5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

This Book was amazing! This book was very realistic for a dystopian novel. Higgins was able to create a world that didn't seem "overdone", but still seemed very interesting. I have never read a book like this one. Dawn of the Dreamer also had a love triangle that many novels have, but this love triangle didn't bother me as much. I did think that parts of this book were a little overdone, but it wasn't a big deal. I would still recommend this book to anyone.

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Synopsis
In 2023, the innovative MultiMind Corporation (MMC) released a stylish Wristcuff to be worn over a microchip implanted beneath its host’s skin, giving the wearer pleasant dreams. Better sleep promotes a peaceful lifestyle and improved health. At least this is what the MMC have the population believing. There are those for whom this technology fails to work: Dreamers. They’re shunned because of their inability to adapt and evolve like the rest of the human race.

Amelia is a Dreamer, and the veil of ignorance is lifted when she meets someone who helps her see through the lies and secrets of the MMC. With her world shaken and changed, Amelia has to decide whether to fight for the freedom to dream or take the ‘next step in evolution’ with the rest of society at the risk of losing her ability to think and dream for herself. 

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Grace and Disgrace by Kayne Milhomme

Title and Author-Grace and Disgrace by Kayne Milhomme

Publisher- CreateSpace 

Page Number- 274

My rating-5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

This book was PERFECT!!
As I continued to read the more I felt that I was in this book! Milhomme was able to create dynamic characters while keeping the story going at a steady pace. with each chapter becoming for intense and giving the reader more to think about. I absolutely love this book and cannot wait to read it again!

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Synopsis
The “Invitation to the Chase” arrives in the post without warning. Inscribed in silver ink on black paper, the anonymous summons expresses a simple challenge: to find the priceless Templar Diamond. 

Stolen in 1896 from St. Peter’s Cathedral in Belfast, the Templar Diamond has been missing for six years, with the suspects still at large. Now there is hope of its discovery in Boston, if the cryptic invitation can be believed. But is it a ruse? 

Jack Tuohay, Belfast Inspector 2nd class, is an inheritor of one such invitation. Professionally discredited for allowing the diamond theft to occur on his watch, he is desperate for a chance at redemption. But the new circumstances are not without stakes, as demonstrated by the murder of a second recipient of the invitation, a Boston priest. 

It seems the search for the missing diamond is a deadly one. 

Tuohay, with ties to both the diamond and the dead priest, is grudgingly assigned the case by his superiors. Along with two former sleuthing companions, Eliza Wilding, and John Eldredge, he pursues the priest’s killer and the lost diamond. It is not long before the companions find themselves entwined in a web of ciphers, puzzles, and ruses where one step closer to the diamond is also one step closer to the fatal consequences surrounding it. 

The chase is on.

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Dodgers by Bill Beverly

Title and Author- Dodgers by Bill Beverly

Publisher- Crown

Page Number- 304

My rating-4 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

Dodgers is a book that surprised me and kept me wanting more. This story is unforgettable and exciting. I wouldn't have chosen this book without reading reviews and I am so happy that I chose to pick it up. I did enjoy it, but I wanted more to the story. Everything else was perfect and I wouldn't change a thing!

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Synopsis
Dodgers is a dark, unforgettable coming-of-age journey that recalls the very best of Richard Price, Denis Johnson, and J.D. Salinger. It is the story of a young LA gang member named East, who is sent by his uncle along with some other teenage boys—including East's hothead younger brother—to kill a key witness hiding out in Wisconsin. The journey takes East out of a city he's never left and into an America that is entirely alien to him, ultimately forcing him to grapple with his place in the world and decide what kind of man he wants to become.
 
Written in stark and unforgettable prose and featuring an array of surprising and memorable characters rendered with empathy and wit, Dodgers heralds the arrival of a major new voice in American fiction

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Super-Duper Monty by Gita V. Reddy

Title and Author- Super-Duper Monty by Gita V. Reddy

Paige Number- 37 
PUBDATE-May 13th 2016

My rating:5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER FOR 99 CENTS 

This book was a very cute story, this story is about one frog's adventure. I loved the illustrations, and how exciting the storyline was. I would definitely recommend this book to whoever wants to read a cute story. This is also a great bedtime story for young children.

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Synopsis
Monty lives in a pond with his family and friends. He loves to hop, leap, and jump. Everyone calls him Leapfrog. One day, Monty takes a long leap and lands on the road, and into trouble. 
Super-Duper Monty is a delightful book for kids. The story and the bright, colorful pictures will engage their attention while gently giving valuable lessons about how they should treat other creatures and the importance of natural habitat. 
The text is on the same page as the illustration, making it easy to read, and more enjoyable for kids.

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Knife and Fork by Gita V. Reddy

Title and Author- Knife and Fork by Gita V. Reddy

My rating:5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

This cute book is about a little monkey who learns how to eat with a fork and knife. It's a super cute story that teaches readers that learning can be important but it should be integrated into your life. It shouldn't take over your life. This story is a great story that early readers will love!

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Synopsis
Bholu, a monkey, comes to the city looking for adventure. In a short time he learns city ways and when he returns to the forest, he continues with them.
Knife and Fork is Bholu's story and how he learns three important lessons:
"Monkey ways are right for monkeys just as human ways are right for human beings."
"Food and fun are meant to be shared with friends."
"Losing friends is easy, winning them back is not."

Knife and Fork is written in the tradition of fables of yore. The character of the monkey is bound to attract most children. The story itself can be used to start discussions with children about cultural differences, about friendship, and about accepting oneself.
Like the other books in the Chapter Book Series, Knife and Fork has short, easy-to- read chapters. making it suitable for all young readers, including Beginner and Reluctant Readers. 

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The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This Book was more than I could have ever imagined. I absolutely love this book and I am looking forward into reading it again! Hawkins has the perfect writing style for this story. There is nothing that I would change about this book. This dark masterpiece has is weird and a bit strange, but it was completely perfect!

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Synopsis 

Neil Gaiman meets Joe Hill in this astonishingly original, terrifying, and darkly funny contemporary fantasy. 

Carolyn's not so different from the other human beings around her. She's sure of it. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. She even remembers what clothes are for. 

After all, she was a normal American herself, once. 

That was a long time ago, of course—before the time she calls “adoption day,” when she and a dozen other children found themselves being raised by a man they learned to call Father.

Father could do strange things. He could call light from darkness. Sometimes he raised the dead. And when he was disobeyed, the consequences were terrible. 

In the years since Father took her in, Carolyn hasn't gotten out much. Instead, she and her adopted siblings have been raised according to Father's ancient Pelapi customs. They've studied the books in his library and learned some of the secrets behind his equally ancient power. 

Sometimes, they've wondered if their cruel tutor might secretly be God. 

Now, Father is missing. And if God truly is dead, the only thing that matters is who will inherit his library—and with it, power over all of creation. 

As Carolyn gathers the tools she needs for the battle to come, fierce competitors for this prize align against her. 

But Carolyn can win. She's sure of it. What she doesn't realize is that her victory may come at an unacceptable price—because in becoming a God, she's forgotten a great deal about being human.

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City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett

Title and Author- City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett

Publisher- Broadway Books

Page Number- 484

My rating:4 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

City of Blades is the second book of Divine Cities series, this novel is a continuation of the City of Stairs. Both of these books are amazing, I loved the way that Bennett writes this story. This series is very unique, this book can be a standalone as well but knowing what happens before might help the reader understand more information about the plot. This story seemed to be very multicultural and very diverse in my eyes. Overall a great and exciting read!

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Synopsis

The city of Voortyashtan was once the domain of the goddess of death, war, and destruction, but now it’s little more than a ruin. General Turyin Mulaghesh is called out of retirement and sent to this hellish place to try to find a Saypuri secret agent who’s gone missing in the middle of a mission, but the city of war offers countless threats: not only have the ghosts of her own past battles followed her here, but she soon finds herself wondering what happened to all the souls that were trapped in the afterlife when the Divinities vanished. Do the dead sleep soundly in the land of death? Or do they have plans of their own? 

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