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To Dance With the Devil

Posted: September 30, 2014 by Vanessa in Books We Like Meta: Cat Adams, Urban Fantasy
To Dance With the Devil

In this latest installment of Cat Adams’ The Blood Singer series, we begin TO DANCE WITH THE DEVIL with Celia in therapy. Her mother hates her, Celia’s grandmother doesn’t…

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The Five

Posted: December 11, 2014 by Steven in Books We Love Meta: Robert McCammon, Horror
The Five

…supernatural. It’s a common misconception. Horror, as McCammon himself said in an interview here at EBR, is like a snake slowly encircling you and squeezing you until you are caught….

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Posted: January 19, 2015 by Vanessa in Books We Like Meta: Ransom Riggs, Fantasy, Young Adult
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

…before. While there he meets someone from his grandfather’s past, and Jacob begins to realize that maybe his grandfather wasn’t completely bonkers after all. MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN…

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Half the World

Posted: April 24, 2015 by Writer Dan in Books We Love Meta: Joe Abercrombie, Fantasy, Young Adult
Half the World

…have you read a comment like that about a book and been like, “What the freak does that even mean?” So don’t worry. This book is so worth talking about….

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Sand and Blood

Sand and Blood

…only wants to be accepted for who he is. We understand the decisions he makes, even though they aren’t the best ones, and cheer for him when he finally follows…

Guest Post: Peter Orullian

Posted: April 8, 2015 in Guest Posts Tags: Elitist University

…that he thinks is crap… is the awesome. Enter beta-readers. A beta-reader is a person who reads that early draft of something the writer has written, and offers commentary and…

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Residue

Posted: April 28, 2015 by Alan in Books We Love Meta: Steve Diamond, Horror, Young Adult
Residue

…Right?! Super tropey and a little off-setting in the beginning. Well buckle your seat-belts, cuz right there, is where the tropes end. First off, Diamond delivers complex, motivated characters, who…

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Pirate’s Alley

Posted: June 3, 2015 by Vanessa in Books We Like Meta: Suzanne Johnson, Urban Fantasy
Pirate’s Alley

DJ’s life is full of the good and the bad. For example: bad–last month she was bitten by a loup-garou; good–she was kept from changing by elf magic; bad–that meant…

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Unbreakable

Posted: July 28, 2015 by Vanessa in Books that are Mediocre Meta: W.C. Bauers, Science Fiction
Unbreakable

…post-Earth universe with spaceships, the Republic and Empire competing for resources. There was plenty of military jargon and commentary on equipment (yawn). Montana’s independent, gun-toting culture could have been annoyingly…

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A Borrowed Man

Posted: September 20, 2016 by Writer Dan in Books that are Mediocre Meta: Gene Wolfe, Science Fiction
A Borrowed Man

…but if you’re looking for a good example of what Gene Wolfe has written, this probably isn’t the best place to start. Fairly entertaining but nothing to get excited about….