Tag Archives: POC

Do Not Become Alarmed, by Maile Meloy

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

Cousins Liv and Nora decide to take their families on a joint cruise vacation. Everything is lovely until a misadventure occurs while they’re on shore in Central America. Suddenly the kids are missing. I’m not going to say more than … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Girls, by Sarah Thebarge (audio)

Posted on August 3, 2018 by

Sarah Thebarge grew up in a fundamentalist household, which later caused her severe anxiety issues, and a personal crisis of faith when she was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer in her late 20s. After several years of cancer treatments and … Continue reading →

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The Poppy War, by RF Kuang

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

Rin is a war orphan who does everything she can to escape the life of an opium-smuggler’s errand girl and become one of Nikara’s elite trained soldiers. With the country drifting once again toward war, Rin discovers that learning to … Continue reading →

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Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

From GoodReads: Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zelie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji … Continue reading →

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Wires and Nerve: Gone Rogue, by Marissa Meyer

Posted on March 15, 2018 by

This is the second (and I believe final) volume of this short graphic novel series that takes place after the Lunar Chronicles. Iko is the primary narrator, and she’s on earth fighting rogue wolf-soldiers who are intent on revenge against … Continue reading →

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The City of Brass, by SA Chakraborty

Posted on January 19, 2018 by

Nahri is a con-woman in 19th century Cairo with a few magical abilities that she uses to survive. Then one night, those magical abilities accidentally call a djinn to her, and suddenly she’s on the run from demons and discovering … Continue reading →

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Protected: Into the Bright Unknown, by Rae Carson

Posted on December 15, 2017 by

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