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  Update 9/28/18: I am now an affiliate with Z Publishing House. I do receive a small commission for items purchased through this link (http://www.zpublishinghouse.com?rfsn=1831564.e6264) if anyone is interested in anthologies of emerging writers. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch is his debut novel in the Gentleman Bastards series. Published in 2006 by Orion Books. Books two and three were published in 2007 and in 2013. Lynch also released an online novel, Queen of the Iron Sands, in 2009. He has also been nominated for the World Fantasy Award (2007), the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (2007-2008), and the Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award (2008). I am so stoked to talk about this book! Everyone knows J.R.R Tolkien, Robert Jordan, and G. R. R. Martin, but no one is talking about Lynch (and honestly, I think Lynch is better than Martin but I digress). After breezing through this book, Lynch deserves more hype. The Lies of Locke Lamora foll...

Update 9/28/18: I am now an affiliate with Z Publishing House. I do receive a small commission for items purchased through this link (http://www.zpublishinghouse.com?rfsn=1831564.e6264) if anyone is interested in anthologies of emerging writers. First of all, I want to apologize for not getting a post up last week. Some things came up and I didn't have time to sit down and write. Hopefully I'll be able to plan my time a little better if it happens again. So, Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell. Published in 2016 by Disney Press, this is the second book in the Twisted Tales Series, though I believe they can be read in any order. Liz Braswell has a degree in Egyptology, has produced video games, and has published Snow and Rx, the Nine Lives of Chloe King series, and the Twisted Tales series. Once Upon a Dream asks the question, what if Prince Philip's kiss didn't wake Sleeping Beauty. We follow Aurora as she discovers the castle life she's bec...

  Update 9/28/18: I am now an affiliate with Z Publishing House. I do receive a small commission for items purchased through this link (http://www.zpublishinghouse.com?rfsn=1831564.e6264) if anyone is interested in anthologies of emerging writers. My Hero Academia is written by Kphei Horikoshi and published by Shueisha Inc. in 2014.Horikoshi has also written Omagadoki Dobutsuen and Barrage. My Hero Academia—Boku No Hero Academia in Japanese—is his third published manga series. This is rated T for teen for cartoon violence and some language. Volume 2 picks up with everyone preparing for combat training under All Might’s instruction. This is the first time we get to see everyone’s hero costumes. Everyone’s is designed by a company that works with the school, but Midoriya’s mother made his based on an old drawing he’d done. Out of all the outfits, his is the most ridiculous looking. All Might splits everyone into teams and randomly assigns one team to act as the...