Category Archives: Prose

All the Crooked Saints, by Maggie Stiefvater (audio)

Posted on October 23, 2017 by

From GoodReads: Here is a thing everyone wants: a miracle. Here is a thing everyone fears: what it takes to get one. Any visitor to Bicho Raro, Colorado is likely to find a landscape of dark saints, forbidden love, scientific dreams, miracle-mad … Continue reading →

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City of Stairs, by Robert Jackson Bennett (audio)

Posted on October 20, 2017 by

From GoodReads: The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutalizing millions — until its divine protectors were killed. Now, Bulikov’s history has been censored and erased, its citizens subjugated. But the … Continue reading →

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The Child Finder, by Rene Denfeld

Posted on October 16, 2017 by

Naomi is known as the “child finder” because she specializes in locating missing children. She has a connection with those children, because she was once a lost child herself. The time before she was found is a blank, though – … Continue reading →

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The Call, by Peadar O’Guilin (audio)

Posted on October 13, 2017 by

It’s been twenty-five years since the Sidhe began their revenge on the Irish. They were banished thousands of years ago, and now they plot to exterminate the population of the island. No one can get in or out of Ireland. … Continue reading →

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Words in Deep Blue, by Cath Crowley

Posted on October 6, 2017 by

After three years away, Rachel has lost touch with most of her friends from her home town. Those she didn’t drift away from, she cut from her life after her brother died. Grief has caused Rachel to withdraw, but she … Continue reading →

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Now I Rise, by Kiersten White

Posted on September 29, 2017 by

After And I Darken, the paths taken by the three main characters have diverged. Lada (Vlad the Impaler) has gone back to Europe to try to claim the throne of Wallachia. Mehmed (sultan of the Ottoman Empire) plans to conquer … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Fletcher, by Tom Perrotta

Posted on September 25, 2017 by

Eve Fletcher is a divorced single mom whose only son has just gone off to his freshman year of college. As she struggles with empty nest syndrome, she finds herself addicted to internet smut, while simultaneously taking a class in … Continue reading →

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