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Review: The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett

Title: The Secret Garden (Goodreads) Author:  Frances Hodgson Burnett Rating: What secrets lie behind the doors at Misselthwaite Manor? Recently arrived at her uncle’s estate, orphaned Mary Lennox is spoiled, sickly, and certain she won’t enjoy living there. Then she discovers the arched doorway into an overgrown garden, shut up since the death of her aunt ten […]
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Posted on April 18, 2013
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Review: The Dirty Streets of Heaven, Tad Williams

Title: The Dirty Streets of Heaven (Goodreads) Author:  Tad Williams (website)  Follow @tadwilliams Rating: Bobby Dollar is an angel—a real one. He knows a lot about sin, and not just in his professional capacity as an advocate for souls caught between Heaven and Hell. Bobby’s wrestling with a few deadly sins of his own—pride, anger, even lust. But […]
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Posted on April 15, 2013
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Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, JK Rowling

Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Goodreads) Author:  J.K. Rowling (website) (twitter) Rating: Harry, Ron and Hermione have returned to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their second year. (But Harry and Ron only just made it-they missed the Hogwarts Express and had to get there in a flying car…!) Soon the threesome are […]
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Posted on April 11, 2013
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Review: The Immortal Rules, Julie Kagawa

Title: The Immortal Rules (Goodreads) Author:  Julie Kagawa (website)  Follow @Jkagawa Rating: Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a walled-in city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten. Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them—the vampires who keep humans as […]
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Posted on April 9, 2013
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Cover Reveal and Giveaway: Shudder, Samantha Durante

I’m very pleased today to be able to join in with the cover reveal for the second book in the Stitch trilogy, Shudder by Samantha Durante! Samantha is also hosting a giveaway of an ARC of this book – details are at the bottom of this post. If you haven’t read the first book in […]
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Posted on April 8, 2013
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Review: Jack Templar: Monster Hunter Academy, Jeff Gunhus

Welcome to The Oaken Bookcase’s stop on the Jack Templar Monster Hunter Academy tour! Following my review, there are links to the rest of the tour, plus a great giveaway.  Warning: Only proceed if you are absolutely sure you want to find out about Monster Hunters. Reading this book will almost certainly cause a load […]
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Posted on April 5, 2013
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Book Blast: Jack Templar: Monster Hunter Academy, Jeff Gunhus

  Warning   If you are not a Monster Hunter, click the back button NOW!   Last chance.   Continuing with this post will give monsters the go ahead to attack you.   You have been warned! From today, the highly anticipated sequel to Jack Templar Monster Hunter by Jeff Gunhus, a 2012 ForeWord Reviews […]
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Posted on April 4, 2013
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Roundup: March 2013

It’s time for a look back at the past month on the Oaken Bookcase. I do apologise – I totally dropped the ball at the end of February and missed a round up post, but here’s what I’ve been up to in March at least. It’s been a month of exciting happenings on the blog […]
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Posted on March 31, 2013
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Review: Soul of Kandrith, Nicole Luiken

Title: Soul of Kandrith (Goodreads) Author:   Nicole Luiken (@NicoleLuiken) Rating: Lance is a healer and wielder of slave magic, a power that demands sacrifice. He gave up his health to gain the ability to heal others, but he’s powerless to cure his beloved Sara, who sacrificed her soul to save Lance and all of Kandrith. Returning her […]
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Posted on March 27, 2013
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