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Series Review: All Souls by Deborah Harkness

Series Review: All Souls by Deborah Harkness

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Synopsis for A Discovery of Witches (from Goodreads): Deep in the stacks of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of …

Series Review: Worldwalker by Josephine Angelini

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini | The Worldwalker Series Synopsis for Trial by Fire (from Goodreads): This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from …

Series Review: Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Series: The Vampire Diaries There are a number of spin-off series; some written by L.J. Smith, others by a ghost writer. See all here. The Wikipedia page for the series has …

Series Review: Immortal by Gillian Shields

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Synopsis for Immortals (from Goodreads): Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, housed in a Gothic mansion on the bleak northern moors, is elite, expensive, and unwelcoming. When Evie Johnson is torn …

Series Review: The Lovegrove Legacy by Alyxandra Harvey

Series Review: The Lovegrove Legacy by Alyxandra Harvey

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below:   Synopsis for A Breath of Frost (from Goodreads): In 1814, three cousins—Gretchen, Emma, and Penelope—discover their family lineage of witchcraft when a binding spell is broken, allowing their individual magical …

Movie Mondays: Beautiful Creatures

Movie Mondays: On Mondays, I will review a book series or novel that has been made into a movie. I will then answer the question that everyone asks: which is better, the movie or the book? Here is this week’s offering: Book: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl | Movie: Beautiful Creatures (2013) …

Series Review: Spellcaster by Claudia Gray

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Spellcaster by Claudia Gray | Spellcaster Series Synopsis for Spellcaster (from Goodreads): When Nadia’s family moves to Captive’s Sound, she instantly realizes there’s more to it than meets the eye. Descended …