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Unputdownably Creepy: A Review of THE CAVENDISH HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS by Claire Legrand

  The Cavendish Home for Boys and GirlsClaire Legrand352 pagesPublisher: Simon & SchusterRelease Date: August 28, 2012Source: Hardcopy from PublisherRating: LOVED At the Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, you will definitely learn your lesson. A dark, timeless, and heartfelt novel for fans of Coraline and The Mysterious Benedict Society. Victoria hates nonsense. There is no…

Weekly Roundup (IMM 98) — The Madman’s Daughter, Coraline and Shadows in the Silence

I’ll still be doing In My Mailbox, BUT I’ll also have a weekly roundup post along with it. So. Check out the books I got in the mail this week, and see what happened at IceyBooks this week too! Flash Point by Nancy Kress (Unsolicited)Sirens by Janet Fox (Unsolicited)Mira’s Diary: Lost in Paris by Marissa…

Magical and Riveting: A Review of VESSEL by Sarah Beth Durst

 VESSELSarah Beth Durst320 pagesPublisher: Margaret K. McElderryRelease Date: September 11th, 2012Source: ARC from PublisherRating: LIKED Liyana has trained her entire life to be the vessel of a goddess. The goddess will inhabit Liyana’s body and use magic to bring rain to the desert. But Liyana’s goddess never comes. Abandoned by her angry tribe, Liyana expects…

Waiting on Wednesday (103) — ORLEANS by Sherri L. Smith

Waiting On Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that everyone’s excited about! First came the storms.Then came the Fever.And the Wall. After a string of devastating hurricanes and a severe outbreak of Delta Fever, the Gulf Coast has been quarantined. Years later, residents of the Outer…