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Take 5: Death Comes Knocking (YA lit featuring the Grim Reaper and Necromancers)
Croak by Gina Damico Tired and desperate from a wide variety of behavior issues, Lex’s parent send her for some rehabilitation with dear old uncle Mort – who, it turns out, is a grim reaper. It turns out, some of Lex’s problem behaviors may mean she is the perfect teen for the job. Something Deadly […]
Reaper Review: Something Deadly This Way Comes by Kim Harrison
The memory of fire trucks that existed only in the future seemed to haze over my sight as I looked across the busy road to the three-story apartment complex. Having watched-no, lived- Tammy and Johnny dying in a fire had more than shaken me. It had rocked me to my core. I’d thought that I’d […]
Reaper Review: Gina Damico’s Scorch and Croak
Lex Bartleby would be the first to admit that she has some ‘behavioral issues.’ When her violent tendencies and lack of impulse control finally push her parents over the edge, they ship this 16 year old miscreant off to spend the summer in the tiny town of Croak with her Uncle Mort. Despite the abundance […]
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