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  Book Review:   Oh my god… I have so many emotions towards this book: happiness, sadness, concern, excitement, and disgusted. I cannot believe how good this book was. I know I loved the first book in the series, but now that I have read all three ( Kingdom of the Wicked, Kingdom of the Cursed, Kingdom of the Feared) it is probably my favorite series so far. I loved how the story never got boring, always had that on the edge of my seat feeling, and that it was dangerous – adventurous. Emilia and Wrath are so great for each other. I loved how they would fight for each other. Even when he was cursed, he loved her without having to say it. That was my favorite part about them. I loved the plot twist. I’m not going to spoil it, but whoever reads it will love it - oh my god!! Anyway, amazing read.   Definitely on my top 5 of 2023, and it’s only March. 5/5 🌶️ 5/5 ⭐️ By Jamie Reid   Author – Kerri Maniscalco Publishing – Little, Brown and Comp...

  Book Review: Okay, I understand that “Cloud Cuckoo Land” sounds like a stupid title. It certainly didn’t inspire me to pick up the book the day it arrived in our library. But the author has multiple book awards under his belt (including a prestigious Pulitzer Prize), and I was in a mood. So, what the heck – take a chance, right? I’m glad I did!! The story weaves together the strands of various characters’ lives in crisis: several youths during the 1453 siege of Constantinople, a kids' drama group embroiled in a modern-day bombing attempt, and a girl trapped in a future-time space voyage gone horribly wrong. The common thread throughout is the Greek myth Cloud Cuckoo Land in which Aethon searches for a paradise where all his troubles will end. Each character in the book encounters this tale in their own way, holding on to it’s crazy promise of a better future. Whether or not their hopes are ill-founded is by no means certain. Anthony Doerr flings out a disparate array of story pi...