The Historian Review

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The Historian ReviewThis debut novel from Kostova contains elements from many of my favorite genres - thriller, suspense, mystery, historical fiction, and vampire lore. It is no surprise then that this supremely intelligent story was a very entertaining read. Though I feel that the story concept and character development deserve five stars, I feel that there are a few important flaws in this book which put it into the four star category.
First the good: All of the characters in this tale are very believable, including Vlad Tepes himself. I really enjoyed the historical facts surrounding the Ottoman Empire and Eastern Europe that Kostova weaved into her tale. I also loved the way she used letters to reveal the more thrilling aspects of the story bit by bit. This kept me in that "I'll just read ten more pages" mode on many a late night.
Now for the problems: The first 300 pages of this book were very compelling and hard to put down. Somewhere between page 300 and 450 it began to feel like Kostova had an old graduate school dissertaion on the migration patterns of monks in the 15th century lying around so she decided to work it into the story. Wow did that slow the pace... I don't have a problem with the storyline taking the characters on a search for the history of these monks, its just that Kostova occasionally strayed across the line between entertaining fiction and dry academic research.
All of that said, my opinion as a librarian and avid reader of such stories is that this is an excellent book, well worth reading. I am sure that it will have wide appeal and is no doubt deserved of its huge marketing push. I have heard that there is already talk of a movie...The Historian Overview

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Destiny Kills (Myth and Magic, Book 1) Review

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Destiny Kills (Myth and Magic, Book 1) ReviewThis book was a pleasant quick read. I've read Keri Arthur's Riley series and I'm a big fan of those. This book just didn't live up to that series.
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1. There was just enough character and plot development to make this book an enjoyable read. I felt the beginning of the book had a lot of potential and the ideas were good.
2. This was a very light read. While this fact probably leads to my negative points, it is nice to have a light read every once in awhile to clear the brain. However, I wish I'd known to expect this before I started reading as I wasn't looking for such a light read at the time.
CONS:
1. The character plots (especially the romantic element) were resolved too quickly for a series. At the end of this book I was left with no desire to learn more about the main characters. However, if this is a series where we get a different main character each book then I might come back for more. If it's the same characters then I probably won't be back. The one exception is that the book hinted that both the main characters were special/different than most dragons but this was never thoroughly explored. I might come back if this becomes a central theme.
2. Very similar to number one but the plot resolutions were just too easy and quick in general. If not for the sex scenes I'd almost think this book was young adult. There was so much potential and I wish time was taken to explore the characters and cultures in this book. I felt it barely scratched the surface. After reading the Riley series I found this very disappointing.Destiny Kills (Myth and Magic, Book 1) Overview

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Witch Twins Review

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Witch Twins ReviewClaire and Loon are twins -- and witches. Their grandmother is a powerful, five-star witch -- and they don't even have one star yet! Determined to get their first star, the sisters practice more spells to help them get more powerful. But they have trouble -- their father is about to marry a dreadful woman, and her name is Fluffy. Fluffy will make their lives miserable -- and the twins have to stop her. They don't know if they can use spells powerful enough to stop their father from marrying her, and it's a big risk -- but can they take it? Witch Twins is a hilarious new fantasy by Adele Griffin. It could have used more plot and been a little longer, but if you're looking for a great witch story, this new fantasy is highly recommended.Witch Twins Overview

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Valley Falls Review

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Valley Falls ReviewJustin kicks off his writing career with a winner. Now I want to get ahold of his short story works in J. Travis Grundons' collections. This book roped me in and caused me to not sleep one night as I read it from cover to cover. If you enjoy Vampires, Mysteries, or Horror novels pick this up and see for yourself. In the meantime I am organizing a mob to chase down Justin and make him write another book.Valley Falls Overview

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Gemini Bites Review

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Gemini Bites ReviewPatrick Ryan dances on a razor's edge in this book. He keeps from toppling either into silly make-believe or into disenchanted, kitchen-sink reality. That's precisely the unstable mental world of actual teen-agers, and he paints it brilliantly and accessibly in the course of a quick-paced, very funny book. What's real about a person is pretty sophisticated subject matter for a YA book, but you don't feel the author's stretching. In fact, this thoughtful subject matter comes so pleasingly sweetened by incident that you don't notice at first what a tour-de-force Ryan has pulled off. Ever-carping twins, a gay boy and a smart-aleck girl, through merely human energy and imagination, conjure something extraordinary out of suburban life.Gemini Bites Overview

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