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This could have been so much better…

Pay the Piper by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple

October 25, 2020 by crystalclear 1 Comment

Callie is a reporter for her school newspaper, and has landed a backstage pass to interview the band that’s playing in town, Brass Rat.  This is a big deal for Callie, who is only 14 and has wildly over-protective parents, which is strange given the names they saddled their children with.  These paranoid adults have given their children names that guarantee they will have difficulties in life.  I present to you: Marsepolus, Calcephony, and Nickelodeon.  In an era with cell phones, they named their youngest […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: Adam Stemple, cbr12, cbr12bingo, could have been better, Fairy Tales, Jane Yolen, Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple, music, not very good

crystalclear's CBR12 Review No:29 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: Adam Stemple, cbr12, cbr12bingo, could have been better, Fairy Tales, Jane Yolen, Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple, music, not very good ·
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  • Tracy
    on Y’all… a delightful break from the stress of life
    I'm not generally into shifter romances, but the title really is awesome.
  • Tracy
    on I don’t know if finding the perfect man is worth all of this
    That is definitely NOT what I am looking for in a romance.
  • Classic
    on The Witch by Fredia McFadden
    Definitely skipping that one. Never read it.
  • esmemoria
    on The Witch by Fredia McFadden
    It’s called Suicide Med. It’s bonkers.
  • Classic
    on The Witch by Fredia McFadden
    Oh man. What was that? Did I read that and block it out? LOL
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