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Haunted Readings: All Our Scary, Spooky and Otherwise Halloween Ready Book Lists in One Place

Whether you are looking for twisted fairy tales, ghosts or more, we’ve got some great reads for you! Read if you dare. Alice in Wonderland retellings Aliens: They’re Here: Science Fiction with actual aliens Apocalypse Survival Tips from YA Lit Assasins: Teenage Assassins in YA Lit Beyond the Grave: dead narrators Bioengineering (Frankenstein 2012: YA […]

October 29, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: Conjured by Sarah Beth Durst

“Don’t contact anyone from your past.  Don’t tell anyone about your past.  Forget the rules . . . and die.” Eve remembers nothing of her past.  She is in witness protection.  They need her to remember and testify; she has escaped a serial killer that uses magic to kill his prey.  They say she knows […]

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