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Book Review: ‘The Honey Witch’ by Sydney J. Shields

Marigold has never really fit in anywhere. In Bardshire everyone has a talent. Whether it’s musical, artistic, or theatrical, everyone can do something. Everyone except Marigold. It’s very lonely being the only untalented person around. Then her estranged grandmother shows up and changes everything. She reveals Marigold’s legacy as a Honey Witch, meant to keep the balance of nature. Now Marigold

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Book Review: ‘The City of Stardust’ by Georgia Summers

The Everly family has lived under a curse for centuries. For each generation, one member must be sacrificed to the mysterious Penelope. The reason for the curse has been lost to the Everly family, they simply live with the debt they can never fully pay. Ten years ago, Violet’s mom walked out the door to find a way to break the

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Book Review: ‘Shield Maiden’ by Sharon Emmerichs

We’ve all heard of “Beowulf.” Some of us may even remember Grendel or his much scarier mother. While Beowulf is considered one of the first heroes, most people don’t realize that we don’t even know his whole story. Everything we know of Beowulf comes from a few small scraps of his story that have been found. Most of his tale is

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Book Review: ‘House of Odysseus’ by Claire North

Everyone knows the tale of Odysseus. The guy sailed off to fight a war for his buddy’s pride, leaving behind his young wife and infant son. Twenty years later he finally makes it back home after sailing all over Greece and having a million different adventures to find his wife still waiting for him (and beating off a million different suitors

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Book Review: ‘Wildwood Magic’ by Willa Reece

Welcome to the Appalachian Mountains, and to the tiny little town of Morgan’s Gap. Meet Rachel, as a young girl the wildwood called to her. She had to leave but when she needed help as an adult she returned and the wildwood welcomed her back. She is hiding but no one can hide forever. A threat from her past has returned

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Book Review: ‘The Book of Gothel’ by Mary McMyne

An ancient illuminated manuscript, written by a woman no less, has been discovered in a cellar in Germany. The old woman who found it has contacted Professor Gertrude Eisenberg, a doctor who specializes in Middle High German. When Dr. Eisenberg examines the manuscript, she discovers the story of a young girl who lived 900 years ago. That manuscript is The Book

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