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“Layoverland” by Gabby Noone: Our guard doesn’t keep people out, it fences us in

Recently I’ve become captivated with books about the afterlife. It’s not as morbid as it sounds, it’s just that no one knows what happens after we die. In terms of fiction stories, this allows for infinite possibilities. In Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library, in the in-between we each find our own library where endless books give us stories about the other lives we lived in … Continue reading “Layoverland” by Gabby Noone: Our guard doesn’t keep people out, it fences us in

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Stories keep the heart alive in Cassandra Clare’s “Lord of Shadows”

Cassandra Clare‘s Lord of Shadows is the sequel we’ve all been waiting for. It has just the same amount of beautifully constructed, high intensity, deep, yet comedic content we love to see from a typical Shadowhunter novel. Lord of Shadows is the second book in her trilogy, The Dark Artifices and is set five years after The Mortal Instruments series. It delves deeper into the … Continue reading Stories keep the heart alive in Cassandra Clare’s “Lord of Shadows”

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The real and overlooked message in “IT” by Stephen King

Only Stephen King could write an eleven hundred page novel about the innocence and wonder of childhood, and kick it off with a six-year-old boy getting his arm ripped off by a clown. Much like the titular monster that lurks within its pages, It is many things – it’s terrifying, it’s sweet, it’s disturbing, it’s sad. But more than that, it’s an incredible story. To the … Continue reading The real and overlooked message in “IT” by Stephen King

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What it takes to be a hero in Cassandra Clare’s “City of Heavenly Fire”

City of Heavenly Fire is the sixth and final instalment in Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instrument series, and readers will not be left disappointed. Rather, City of Heavenly Fire is just one of those books that you hold in your heart long after finishing. The novel picks up after the events of the fifth book in the series, City of Lost Souls. While Sebastian Morgenstern … Continue reading What it takes to be a hero in Cassandra Clare’s “City of Heavenly Fire”

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Cassandra Clare makes us re-think what it means to be either good or evil in “Lady Midnight”

Calling all Shadowhunter fans: are you ready for Cassandra Clare’s next big Shadowhunter trilogy? Are you ready for more demon hunting, amazing plot twists, fighting the causes of evil, beautifully complex characters bleeding all over the pages, wild humor and forbidden love? If you are, then Lady Midnight has arrived – the first book in her next trilogy, The Dark Artifices. The darkly magical world … Continue reading Cassandra Clare makes us re-think what it means to be either good or evil in “Lady Midnight”

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The truth about forever and happiness in “The Chaos of Stars”

New York Times bestselling author of Paranormalcy, Kiersten White, returns with her stunning novel The Chaos of Stars — an enchanting story set in Egypt and San Diego that captures the magic of first love, the eternally complicated truth about family, and the universal vulnerability we all experience when we realise for the first time that we are mortal, vincible, and nothing lasts forever. Through … Continue reading The truth about forever and happiness in “The Chaos of Stars”

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Is violence society’s downfall as reflected in “The Host”?

Stephenie Meyer‘s The Host is one of the most underrated novels that I have read to date. This story is an amalgam of compassion, forgiveness, love and identity within communities. With wonder and mystery about our existence, it is a story that points out the prejudice in today’s society and shows us that despite the stereotypes, some people are not who (or what) we expect them … Continue reading Is violence society’s downfall as reflected in “The Host”?

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Books, fantasy, Historical, paranormal, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult

Love and family makes the “Clockwork Prince” tick

Clockwork Prince is as witty and clever as it is enthralling and amorous. Worldwide bestselling author Cassandra Clare has created a story that is almost impossible to put down. A story of love, loss, forgiveness and self-sacrifice. The characters are lovable, the scenes engaging and the plot fascinating in this 1850’s London based fantasy world. Each character (who is quirky and unique in their own … Continue reading Love and family makes the “Clockwork Prince” tick

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Making things right in Lauren Oliver’s “Before I Fall”

If you only read one book this year, it should be Lauren Oliver‘s Before I Fall. This profound story will have you hooked from the get go. Oliver vividly draws a picture of the devastating damage caused by bullying and the ease of which some teens turn a blind eye to this behaviour whilst at the same time reminding us all that at anytime we … Continue reading Making things right in Lauren Oliver’s “Before I Fall”

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Secrets and stories in Erin Morgenstern’s “The Night Circus”

Erin Morgenstern is a gifted, classic storyteller, a tale-teller, a spinner of the charmed and mesmerising, and she takes us on an amazing journey in her magical, enchanting and breathtaking novel, The Night Circus. Reading this novel is like having a marvelous dream, in which you are asleep enough to believe everything that is happening, but awake enough to relish the experience and understand that it is … Continue reading Secrets and stories in Erin Morgenstern’s “The Night Circus”

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