Posts Tagged ‘Gothic’
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At Tor.com: Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan
0September 23, 2014 by Heidi
Go ahead and pat yourselves on the back, Sarah Rees Brennan readers. You did it. You survived the wait. Unmade is …
keep readingCategory Review, Tor.com, Young Adult | Tags: England, Gothic, LGBT, love square, love triangle, multicultural, paranormal, Random House, review, romance, sorcerers, telepathy, young adult
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Review: Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan
8September 9, 2014 by Heidi
In 2012 my heart was ripped out of my chest when I read Sarah Rees Brennan’s, Unspoken. Which lead to some …
keep readingCategory Review, Young Adult | Tags: England, Gothic, love triangle, multicultural, paranormal, Random House, review, romance, sorcerers, telepathy, young adult
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Classics Retold Un-Classically: Two Odyssey “Retellings” to avoid.
5September 19, 2013 by Heidi
So I’m guessing at this point that you’ve all noticed my complete and utter failure to keep up with my …
keep readingCategory Adult, Audiobook, Review, Young Adult | Tags: adult, apocalyptic, Audiobook, Connecticut, Doubleday, Gothic, Henry Holt, Historical Fiction, LGBT, literary, magical realism, Moby Dick, New England, Random House Audio, retelling, The Odyssey, whaling, young adult
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Booking it Across the US | Ohio and Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie
4August 9, 2013 by Heidi
Welcome to Ohio! Did you know that Ohio is the only state whose name doesn’t share any letters with the …
keep readingCategory Adult, Audiobook, Review | Tags: Audiobook, Booking It Across the US, Brilliance Audio, ghosts, Gothic, Ohio, retelling, review, romance, The Turn of the Screw
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Review: Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson
37March 11, 2013 by Heidi
Title: Strands of Bronze and Gold [Amazon|Goodreads] Author: Jane Nickerson [Website|Twitter|Facebook] Standing: Stand alone/first in a series of companion novels. Genre: Historical, Gothic, Retelling, …
keep readingCategory Review, Young Adult | Tags: Bluebeard, fairy tale, ghosts, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Mississippi, murder, Random House, retelling, review, slavery, Underground Railroad, young adult
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Review: Splendors and Glooms/Fire Spell by Laura Amy Schlitz
14November 30, 2012 by Heidi
Title: Splendors and Glooms (US) or Fire Spell (UK) [Amazon|Goodreads] Author: Laura Amy Schlitz [Website] Standing: Stand alone novel. Genre: Middle Grade, Historical, Fantasy …
keep readingCategory Middle Grade, Review | Tags: Candlewick Press, England, fantasy, Gaslamp, Gothic, Historical Fiction, London, marionettes, orphans, thieves, Victorian
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Salute Your Shorts: The Spring Before I Met You & The Summer Before I Met You by Sarah Rees Brennan
5September 22, 2012 by Heidi
Salute Your Shorts is a weekly (ish) feature here at Bunbury in the Stacks highlighting and reviewing short stories and novellas. …
keep readingCategory Review, Salute Your Shorts, Young Adult | Tags: California, England, Gothic, paranormal, review, romance, Salute Your Shorts, San Francisco, telepathy, young adult
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Review: Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
28September 21, 2012 by Heidi
Title: Unspoken [Amazon|Goodreads] Author: Sarah Rees Brennan [Website|Twitter|Facebook] Standing: First book in The Lynburn Legacy. Genre: Young Adult, Gothic, Paranormal Published: September 11th, 2012 by Random …
keep readingCategory Review, Young Adult | Tags: England, Gothic, love triangle, multicultural, paranormal, Random House, review, romance, telepathy, young adult
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Review: The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan
27September 12, 2012 by Heidi
Title: The Brides of Rollrock Island [Amazon|Goodreads] Author: Margo Lanagan [Website|Twitter] Standing: Stand alone—Yay! Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Published: September …
keep readingCategory Review, Young Adult | Tags: Celtic mythology, crossover appeal, fantasy, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Knopf Books for Young Readers, selkies, setting as character, witches, young adult
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Salute Your Shorts: On the Day I Died by Candace Fleming
9July 3, 2012 by Heidi
Salute Your Shorts is a weekly (ish) feature here at Bunbury in the Stacks highlighting and reviewing short stories …
keep readingCategory Review, Salute Your Shorts, Young Adult | Tags: Chicago, death, Edgar Allen Poe, ghosts, Gothic, horror, Illinois, Monkey's Paw, paranormal, retelling, review, young adult