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Mohammad Nabil _rchi_imo — Many of you may have already heard of the famous Madam Tussaud and her wax exhibits. But did any of you realize the part her ancestors played in the French revolution? It is both skin-crawling horrifying and chin-tapping fascinating. Although I have read historical novels on the French revolution before, I always forget just how gruesome the recount is. The citizens of France had become mindless, paranoid, bloodthirsty monsters! Such gory descriptions could be used for a book on zombies. Although the uprising was initiated because of the people’s anger towards the royals, eventually, citizens were killing just for the sake of killing. If you aren’t a patriot – Off With Your Head! Are you related to a traitor? To the Guillotine! Do you like the color black? Death to Your Whole Family! Despite the gut-wrenching horror, the great thing about historical fiction is that it can suck readers in, making them feel empathy for the lives of those who lived through such turning events in history. The awful thing about these novels is that they pull me in too much; often making me feel sick at images of mobs hanging and beheading their supposed adversaries. I had to stifle my sobs in the office at the revelation of some undeserved deaths, and there are plenty, but sometimes it is just so overwhelming. Luckily, with over four hundred pages, I eventually got used to all of the killings. No, I am not heartless, but I began to feel like Marie – numbed from all of the death and panic enveloping the country. I knew it was a part of history, but I just kept asking myself, “When does the killing stop?” Though I may appear to be venting about all of the sadness and brutality in this book, I highly recommend it to anyone interested in historical fiction. However, I am compelled to warn those with a weak heart or stomach. It is an excellent depiction of the French revolution, keeping as a fast-paced read since it is so easy to get invested in the characters. But, keep in mind that there will be heart-ache. It is the French revolution. What else did you expect?

Jairo Ortiz coffeeman8fb95 — This review may also be found on A Thousand Little Pages. I am not much of a Middle Grade reader. You could say that I sort of skipped a step in my reading repertoire while growing up, jumping directly from children’s books like Magic Tree House to YA like The Hunger Games. Maybe I should go back and fill in that gaping MG hole now, because The Star Shard exceeded expectations. I was waiting for simplicity and frankly, not much depth. This is a MG faerie fantasy after all. Plus, I admit that my opinion of MG is not terribly high (very hypocritical, I know, since I haven’t read a lot of MG). I was, however, not prepared to be bombarded by the deliciousness that is this slightly rustic high fantasy world and a 12-year-old heroine that displays a lot more common sense than the average hormonal-driven and air-headed YA protagonist. Our darling main character Cybril is a slave on the Thunder Rake. Sold into this giant wheeled city at an early age, Cybril survives, as per Master Rombol’s orders, by singing for crowds during market days. There are snippets of lyrics spread throughout The Star Shard and even complete sheet music for two of the songs. Is that not the coolest supplementary material you’ve ever seen? And then of course, we have Loric, the faerie lad with the silver eyes and enigmatic smile -- as much as young boys’ smiles can be enigmatic, I suppose. Cybril and Loric develop an awkward fascination with each other that later fleshes out into an adorable friendship and maybe even a relationship-to-be. With a plot fraught with twists and turns, skeleton keys and potion-induced beauty, The Star Shard reads like a clear well of water. It’s refreshing and free of angst or love triangles. Just pure adventure. And two little children desperately sprinting together toward their shared finish line, hand-in-hand. Book Source: ARC via VOYA

Sana Sabouni sabounisana — I studied this play for my Leaving Cert English exam and we used to read the whole thing aloud and the only amusing about the play was the chicken noises which I got to make while reading aloud. I found it slow and hard to just read. Now, if we were asked to act it, it's a whole other story!

Luis Bonilla creativite — I refreshed my reading of "Bartleby" to better follow Deleuze's argument about the "formula" I would prefer not to. Then I got hooked on the other stories and now I'm thinking about taking on the great whale itself.