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Marian Rakestraw
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| I received a ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. There’s so much to like here - tattoos, theater, strong characters, the search for freedom. The thematic elements of rebellion and the nature of free will were perfect for my current ...more | |
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Marian Rakestraw wants to read 50 books in the 2020 Reading Challenge
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Marian Rakestraw
voted for
The Tyrant's Tomb (The Trials of Apollo, #4)
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Best Middle Grade & Children's
in the
Final Round
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2019 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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Marian Rakestraw
rated a book it was amazing
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| I listened to the audio of this book. It is a big book, and the audio returned itself to the library when I had just a couple of hours left. I waited for it to come back in rather than finishing things off with the print version. Hence the very long ...more | |
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Marian Rakestraw
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| I read an ARC of this book. I knew nothing about this book or author before reading and now am ready to read anything by Sarah Gailey. This is a lovely, genre-bending, book that is a pleasure to read. Well constructed and clever. | |
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Marian Rakestraw
rated a book it was amazing
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| I read an ARC of this book. I knew nothing about this book or author before reading and now am ready to read anything by Sarah Gailey. This is a lovely, genre-bending, book that is a pleasure to read. Well constructed and clever. | |
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Marian Rakestraw
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| I listened to the audio version of this book and can heartily recommend it. A large part of the charm of this novel is in Pratchett's ear for voices and accents, and listening to it enhances that. This book is clever and fun. Dodger meets several ...more | |
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Marian Rakestraw
rated a book it was amazing
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| I listened to the audio version of this book and can heartily recommend it. A large part of the charm of this novel is in Pratchett's ear for voices and accents, and listening to it enhances that. This book is clever and fun. Dodger meets several ...more | |
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Marian Rakestraw
rated a book liked it
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| This was a a typically spare and straightforward mystery, as Christie's novels are. It does rely to a large extent on coincidence and has an example of Instalove, a trope I don't care for. Still, it does what the reader expects it to do. | |
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Marian Rakestraw
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| You know what's sad? When you are really excited about a book and then it just doesn't work for you. That was my experience with The Gilded Wolves. Overall, it is nicely plotted and has elements I enjoy - an ensemble cast, heists, puzzles, magic, and ...more | |
Marian’s 2019 Year in Books
Take a look at Marian’s Year in Books. The good, the bad, the long, the short—it’s all here.
325 books
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37 friends
1,036 books
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47 friends
1,716 books
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16 friends
233 books
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1,542 friends
1,260 books
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111 friends
Favorite Genres
Comics, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, History, Mystery, Non-fiction, Poetry, Romance, Travel, and Young-adult
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