QBD Book-A-Like: Clockwork Angel & Lady Helen
Brave deeds in the shadows of Victorian London feature in these two great YA fantasies! Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare: When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray arrives in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, something terrifying is waiting for her in London’s Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural fold stalk the gaslit streets. Friendless and […]
Book-A-Like: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society & The Help
Moving stories with depth and heart feature in this week’s QBD Book-A-Like. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows: A moving tale of post-war friendship, love and books, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society is a captivating and completely irresistible novel of enormous depth and heart. […]
Book-A-Like: The Hunger Games & Unwind
Suspenseful, sometimes disturbing visions of the future abound in these dystopian adventures. Unwind Dystology 01: Unwind by Neal Shusterman: In America after the Second Civil War, the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life armies came to an agreement: The Bill of Life states that human life may not be touched from the moment of conception until a child […]
Book-A-Like: White Tiger & Stormdancer
Fabulous, fast-paced fantasy adventures with an Asian twist and kick-butt female protagonists feature in this week’s QBD Book-A-Like. Dark Heavens 01: White Tiger by Kylie Chan: When 28-year-old Emma Donahoe becomes a nanny to John Chen’s daughter, Simone, she does not expect to be drawn into a world of martial arts, magic, and extreme danger, where […]
