Strong Ideas, Weak Ending

September 10, 2011 by unwasted words

Girl in the Area by Lisa Haines Set in an alternate present, Girl in the Arena, is a lightly veiled commentary on the state of politics today, with the decline of social and moral ethics thrown in for good measure. Lyn the daughter of seven gladiators and a career glad wife, is living the double edged sword. Shunned by normal kids, revered in the media, she is the model of glad life. But living in perpetual morning, and having to […]

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Solid Second

September 10, 2011 by unwasted words

The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa In Julie Kagawa’s second installment of her Iron series, The Iron Daughter, we pick up where The Iron King left off. Post defeat of the iron fey’s king, and rightfully restoring her real brother home while banishing the changeling, Megan must now fulfill the oath she made with the Unseelie Prince Ash and journey to the winter court. But so much has changed since that fateful deal with the devil, like an undeniable love. […]

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Strong Debut

September 10, 2011 by unwasted words

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa The Iron king was a surprising tale of self discovery, fantasy, and forbidden love. The story is set in present day rural america. Megan Chase is your typical unpopular practically invisible teenager. Except Megan’s a child of two worlds, half fey princess, half mortal. Along with her best friend (and fey guardian) Robbie she must discover her hidden heritage, and her unique abilities, to save her brother, and possibly the fey world. But their […]

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