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A decent read somewhat spoiled by sky-high expectations

Making Friends by Adrian Tchaikovsky

August 13, 2020 by Bothari43 Leave a Comment

This is by the author of Children of Time, which catapulted onto my top 10 list last year. This one’s a novella, so not quite as juicy as that one, but it was still a fun read. Coppelia is a puppeteer and a small-time thief in a city that hoards magic. When she is approached by actual living homonculi, she is astonished and delighted. They form a team, with her making new bodies for them to bring to life, and the tiny doll-people stealing trinkets […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Bothari43, Children Of Time, kind of like that animated movie Nine, Making Friends

Bothari43's CBR12 Review No:24 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Bothari43, Children Of Time, kind of like that animated movie Nine, Making Friends ·
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A book so sweet you’ll get cavities

December 13, 2016 by crystalclear 9 Comments

This is a very sweet book about acceptance and friendship.  Twig Fowler is a 12-year-old girl living in Sidwell, Massachusetts who doesn’t have any friends.  That is not by choice, but her mother insists that they not visit other people, because then a reciprocal visit would be expected, and no one is to come to their house. Because they have a secret.  The secret is Twig’s brother, James, who no one else knows exists.  He is a secret because he has been hit with the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: Children's, children's fiction, fantasy, Fiction, magic, Making Friends

crystalclear's CBR8 Review No:26 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: Children's, children's fiction, fantasy, Fiction, magic, Making Friends ·
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