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Kara Seal

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Kara Seal has been penning fantastical tales since her crayon wielding days. Along the journey to writing middle grade fiction, she stumbled into a public library job working with youth, which further fueled her passion to write for kids and teens. She lives in Colorado with her husband and two dogs where her head is filled with stories and her house is full of books.

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Average rating: 4.47 · 17 ratings · 3 reviews · 1 distinct work
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Kara and 1 other person liked Mattie B.'s review of Accumulation:
Accumulation by Aimee Pokwatka
"This was such a chore to get into. We follow, mainly Tenn who is extremely unreliable as this family ventures into a new house. They realize this house comes with more than they bargained for. Tenn and Ward were infuriating with their lack of communi" Read more of this review »
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Accumulation by Aimee Pokwatka
"I typically adhere to a 48-hour embargo before writing a review; however, Accumulation is another novel that falls into the category of “curious premise that buckles under the weight of authorial inconsistencies.”

The dread of domesticity, dissatisfa" Read more of this review »
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Accumulation by Aimee Pokwatka
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It confuses me how this book started off way too quickly, but then progressed way too slowly to keep me interested. In the first chapter or two, this book started off like the shot of a gun, explai" Read more of this review »
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"This haunted-house-as-metaphor-for-a -crumbling -marriage/being-true-to-yourself book, ended in the most inane manner. What follows is its synopsis; maybe it will appeal to you.

Tennessee Cherish—Tenn for short—has put aside her career as a documentar" Read more of this review »
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An excellent mystery based on Shetland folklore. Sacrifice kept me burning through pages. The ethereal island setting added to the sense of creeping dread as we follow the main character's attempt to uncover just exactly what happened to the body she ...more
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“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
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Gusto Dave Kara,

Thanks for approving us as friends.

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I am Bastet Hi! Thanks for the add!


for-much-deliberation  ... Thanks for the friendship
Kara!!


Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner) happy birthday Kara!! :)


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