It's possible that the crazy of the Greek pantheon is even more disturbing when placed in a modern setting... And that's saying something given the whIt's possible that the crazy of the Greek pantheon is even more disturbing when placed in a modern setting... And that's saying something given the whole mortal woman raped by Zeus while he's disguised as a swan. (That story is not in this book, just an illustration of the things that come to mind when thinking about Olympus.) I'm really not sure how I feel about this book....more
A sweet coming of age story about a girl who's friends are all eager to grow up but who isn't ready to give up her childhood fun.A sweet coming of age story about a girl who's friends are all eager to grow up but who isn't ready to give up her childhood fun....more
A spy, an assassin, and a telepath, try to pretend they're normal people and a happy family. The spy (dad) needs his kid (telepath) to become friends A spy, an assassin, and a telepath, try to pretend they're normal people and a happy family. The spy (dad) needs his kid (telepath) to become friends with the child of a person who may be trying to start a war so he can gather info from the parent. The assassin (mom) is trying to make sure people think she's just a normal girl and not be concerned that she's attractive and unmarried. The telepath is just trying to make sure she doesn't get sent back to the orphanage regardless of what it takes (she's five or six)....more
A spy needs a family for his mission so he gets a child who can read from a shady orphanage. The daughter turns out to be a telepath, and they (obviouA spy needs a family for his mission so he gets a child who can read from a shady orphanage. The daughter turns out to be a telepath, and they (obviously) find an assassin to be the wife/mother. Three people, all trying to hide who they are while living together and fooling the rest of the world...it works in a strange way....more
A new high school origin story for Poison Ivy, complete with the requisite overbearing popular boy, principal who says maybe you should dress differenA new high school origin story for Poison Ivy, complete with the requisite overbearing popular boy, principal who says maybe you should dress differently if you don't want attention, and murder. Now with parental abuse and sweet lesbian romance....more
Belle's mother was taken by the Beast who steals beautiful women and takes their faces and her father locked her up because she is so ugly (she has puBelle's mother was taken by the Beast who steals beautiful women and takes their faces and her father locked her up because she is so ugly (she has purple hair and a strange birthmark). She heard that the Beast was seen again and she breaks out to find him (with an axe) so she can get her mother back.
This is a different take on the Beauty and the Beast story....more
Maomao was abducted and sold as a servant, she hides her knowledge of medicine and her ability to read because her abductors get part of her pay and sMaomao was abducted and sold as a servant, she hides her knowledge of medicine and her ability to read because her abductors get part of her pay and she wants to earn as little as possible. However, she gets noticed when her knowledge helps to save the life of one of the consorts and her daughter....more
The blurb says Orwellian but I would go more with Lovecraftian. Welcome to the prestigious prep school of Morning Glory Academy, if you're lucky you mThe blurb says Orwellian but I would go more with Lovecraftian. Welcome to the prestigious prep school of Morning Glory Academy, if you're lucky you might make it out alive? Or maybe if you're lucky you die quickly, hard to know....more
A little troll sneaks into the enchanted forest (from which no one ever returns) to tell off the earth queen for destroying their village with her earA little troll sneaks into the enchanted forest (from which no one ever returns) to tell off the earth queen for destroying their village with her earthquakes. Her always terrified older sister goes in after her to make sure she's okay.
The story alternates between the two girls tales and is very cute.
I finished it in an hour or two and my seven year old finished it the same day (though I don't know how much of the story she really read and how much of it she figured out from the pictures)....more
Alex, a weirn (magic user) enrolls in the Night School her sister taught in to find out why she disappeared. The night school is for vampires, magic uAlex, a weirn (magic user) enrolls in the Night School her sister taught in to find out why she disappeared. The night school is for vampires, magic users, and magical beings (maybe, a mermaid shows up at one point but it's a little unclear).
In another story a group of Hunters (humans, maybe, with magic, who hunt and kill vampires and others who break the treaty) are having issues with the shape shifters because the shifters weren't taking care of the Seer the Hunters gave them.
So far there are a lot of questions and not many answers, but I do love magic schools and all the story lines are interesting, if very confusing....more
Absolutely adorable, I wish I lived in this world (and so does my kid who plays tea dragons at school with a friend). This book has the same calming, Absolutely adorable, I wish I lived in this world (and so does my kid who plays tea dragons at school with a friend). This book has the same calming, happy effect that the movie Totoro does for my family. It's a relaxed, accepting world with fascinating people and animals....more
The back description says it all, "being a teenager isn't easy - especially after you learn you carry the bloodlines of Lovecraft's Great Old Ones in The back description says it all, "being a teenager isn't easy - especially after you learn you carry the bloodlines of Lovecraft's Great Old Ones in your veins..."
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