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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I loved everything about this audio book. The story is a wonderful blend of fairytale, epic quest, and fantasy adventure. It is full of gorgeous language, imagi...

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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

I loved everything about this audio book. The story is a wonderful blend of fairytale, epic quest, and fantasy adventure. It is full of gorgeous language, imagi...

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He missed you

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

He missed you like a fish in a bowl misses the open sea. ― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

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Empire of Bones (Ashtown Burials #3) by N.D. Wilson

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I love Wilson's imagination and his ability to mix classical myth and archetype, biblical language and symbolism, and his own creative ideas. This makes up for ...

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Siege and Storm (The Grisha #2) by Leigh Bardugo

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

All and all, a pretty entertaining fantasy series for teens. I can't imagine there are a lot of folks who enjoy epic fantasy with a female protagonist and have...

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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, Lauren Fortgang (Narrator)

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

An enjoyable listen with some creative world building and interesting characters even if the story had a tad too much romance and was a smidgen too melodramatic...

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