by Will Dean – 5/5 Stars – Mollie Raven travels to NYC to apprehend her twin sister’s murderer.
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BFG
by Roald Dahl – 5/5 Stars – Sophie is kidnapped by the BFG and embarks on an adventure to rescue him from eating snozzcumbers!
The Alcoholic Mercenary
by Phil Hughes – 4/5 stars – Nicolo Di Cuma starts life fresh from the military as a mercenary for the Italian mafia in order to protect his brother from their wrath.
The Duke and I
by Julia Quinn – 3/5 Stars – Daphne Bridgerton is looking for a husband, but lacks suitors. The newly arrived Duke has a plethora of suitors, but doesn’t want a wife. The two scheme together to aid their causes and avoid societal shame.
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis – 4/5 stars – The Pevensie children stumble upon a magic wardrobe that leads to the world of Narnia.
Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt – 4/5 Stars – Winnie Foster discovers the Tuck family, who have lived an unusual life after drinking from a stream that provides eternal life.
Poison for Breakfast
by Lemony Snicket – 4/5 Stars – Philosophical musings of life provided by a narrator after receiving a note that he had eaten poison for breakfast.
Ordeal by Innocence
by Agatha Christie – 3.5/5 Stars – Dr. Calgary provides an alibi for Jacko Argyle, 2 years after he is imprisoned for the murder of his adoptive mother. Jacko is now dead, and the family realizes someone in the house is the real murderer.
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman – 4/5 Stars – Girl and boy fall in love. Boy leaves girl on personal quest. Girl believes boy dead and agrees to a loveless marriage. Girl is kidnapped and subsequently rescued by boy and two of her original kidnappers.
The Santa Suit
by Mary Kay Andrews – DNF – Ivy Perkins finds a Santa suit containing a letter from a little girl asking for the safe return of her father from the war. Perkins makes a personal mission out of discovering what the fate of the father was.
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