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Fun Middle Grade Medieval Action Adventure

Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi

September 6, 2024 by GentleRain 3 Comments

I’ve been eyeing this book since it came out when I was probably 12 years old but it had never really clicked for me although I have enjoyed all the Avi I’ve read. The time somehow was right this month and I churned through this in short order. I think it was partially because all I was able to read for about two and a half months was reading for grad school and my brain was desperate for something adventurous and straight forward. Crispin: The […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Featured Tagged With: adventure and adventure, Avi, historical fiction, medieval, middle grade

GentleRain's CBR16 Review No:55 · Genres: Children's Books, Featured · Tags: adventure and adventure, Avi, historical fiction, medieval, middle grade ·
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In the spring, in the suburbs of New Orleans–Metairie, Jefferson, Lafayette–hang wreaths on their front doors.

Lost Souls by Poppy Z Brite

Moonstone by Sjon

Nothing But the Truth by Avi

Slouching Toward Kalamazoo by Peter De Vries

A Time to Kill by John Grisham

August 12, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Lost Souls – 4/5 Stars I dunno if you’re into Southern, druggy, Queer, crusty, Goth vampire novels from the early 1990s, but is definitely one. Maybe you thought Lost Boys was too clean, so this one would be for you. We begin with a small bartender in New Orleans serving a drink to a teenage girl when three vampires (and vampires is a fluid term in this book with some specific definitions herein) roll in. The lead vampire–beautifully, alluring, dangerous–has sex with and impregnates the […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: A Time to Kill, Avi, John Grisham, lost souls, moonstone, nothing but the truth, Peter De Vries, Poppy Z Brite, Sjon, slouching toward kalamazoo

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:435 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: A Time to Kill, Avi, John Grisham, lost souls, moonstone, nothing but the truth, Peter De Vries, Poppy Z Brite, Sjon, slouching toward kalamazoo ·
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  • beereadsbooks
    on An Enjoyable Time in the Extended Paladin Universe
    TBF, this is also the second Wren character that I've read this year. The first was in All the Feels...
  • GentleRain
    on An Enjoyable Time in the Extended Paladin Universe
    That's a very fair question, honestly I am guessing you have a more accurate picture -- the protagonists were blurring...
  • beereadsbooks
    on An Enjoyable Time in the Extended Paladin Universe
    Is Wren small? I got the impression that she was more "apple" shaped and average to taller than average, but...
  • BlackRaven
    on He’s whispering at your door… DO NOT LET HIM IN
    I was afraid of that! I don't know who the actor is (never seen a movie), but I have never gotten...
  • kfishgirl
    on He’s whispering at your door… DO NOT LET HIM IN
    I'm double replying to this since I watched the movie. IT WAS ATROCIOUS!! They made me dislike Adam Scott! How...
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