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Book Review List P - R

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The Cat Who Couldn't See in the Dark (with Valerie Moolman): Nonfiction, Memoirs/Pets: ****
Enyclopedia of Things that Never Were (with Robert Ingpen): Fiction, Fantasy: *****
The Rights of Man: Nonfiction, Politics: ***+
The Night Raven; The Crow Investigations series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery/Romance: ***
Too Like the Lightning; The Terra Ignota series, Book 1: Fiction, Literary Fiction/Sci-Fi: **
Profit from the eBook Revolution: Nonfiction, Business: **+
Finder; The Finder Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
Driving the Deep; The Finder Chronicles, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
The Scavenger Door; The Finder Chronicles, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
Ruin Your Life Now: Fiction, Humor: ***
Eragon; The Inheritance Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
The Neanderthals Rediscovered (with Michael A. Morse): Nonfiction, Anthropology/Archaeology: ***+
Seafire; The Seafire trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Sci-Fi: **+
She Who Became the Sun; The Radiant Emperor series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****+
The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets (with Rick Parks): Nonfiction, Art: ****
Dragons Love: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book: *****
Six-Shooter Tales; The Six-Shooter series, Book 1: Fiction, Collection/Western: ****
Eyewitness Books: Eagle & Birds of Prey: Nonfiction, MG? Animals: ****+
The Curious World of Shelley Vendor: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *+
Dragons: Truth, Myth and Legend: Nonfiction, CH Folklore: ****
Pearls Before Swine: BLTs Taste So Darn Good; A Pearls Before Swine collection, Book 1: Fiction, Collections/Comic Strips/Humor: *****
Pearls Before Swine: This Little Piggy Stayed Home; A Pearls Before Swine collection, Book 2: Fiction, Collections/Comic Strips/Humor: *****
Sgt. Piggy's Lonely Hearts Club Comic; A Pearls Before Swine treasury, Book 1: Fiction, Collections/Comic Strips/Humor: *****
Pearls Before Swine: Nighthogs; A Pearls Before Swine collection, Book 3: Fiction, Collections/Comic Strips/Humor: *****
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made; The Timmy Failure series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Humor: ***+
A Darkening of Dragons; The Songs of Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
A Vanishing of Griffins; The Songs of Magic series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Witch & Wizard; The Witch & Wizard series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **
Hatchet; The Brian Saga, Book 1: Fiction, MG Adventure: *****
The River; The Brian Saga, Book 2: Fiction, MG Adventure: ****+
Brian's Winter; The Brian Saga, Book 3: Fiction, MG Adventure: *****
Brian's Return; The Brian Saga, Book 4: Fiction, MG Adventure: ****
Brian's Hunt; The Brian Saga, Book 5: Fiction, MG Adventure: ***+
Guts: Nonfiction, MG? Memoir/Survival/True Stories: *****
Gone to the Woods: Nonfiction, MG? Memoir: ****+
Northwind: Fiction, MG Adventure/Historical Fiction: ****
The Rifle: Fiction, MG General Fiction: ****
This Side of Wild: Nonfiction, MG? Animals/Essays/Memoirs/True Stories: ****
The Transall Saga: Fiction, MG Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***
Valkyrie Rising: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
Wolf Brother; The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 1: Fiction, MG Adventure/Fantasy: ****
Three Quarters Dead: Fiction, YA Horror: ***+
The Realm Volume 1, illustrations by Jeremy Haun; The Realm series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***
The Detective Guide Book: Nonfiction, Crime: *
2099: Doomsday; The 2099 series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: ***+
2099: Betrayal; The 2099 series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: ****
Diadem: Book of Names; The Diadem series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Diadem: Book of Signs; The Diadem series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Diadem: Book of Magic; The Diadem series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Diadem: Book of Thunder; The Diadem series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
Diadem: Book of Earth; The Diadem series, Book 5: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
DragonArt: Nonfiction, YA? Art: *****
DragonArt Fantasy Characters: Nonfiction, YA? Art: *****
DragonArt Ultimate Gallery: Nonfiction, YA? Art: *****
The Keeper and the Rune Stone; The Black Ledge series, Book 1: Fiction, CH? Fantasy: **
The Godling Club: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
Meet the Dullards, illustrations by Daniel Salmieri: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ****+
Pax, illustrations by Jon Klassen: Fiction, CH? General Fiction : ****
Anatomy and Drawing: Nonfiction, Art: ****
Scrimshaw? But I Can't Draw!: How to Scrimshaw; The How to Scrimshaw series, Book 1: Nonfiction, Art: ****
Black Leviathan (translated by Lucy Van Cleef): Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ****
Rampant; The Killer Unicorn series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
Crocodile on the Sandbank; The Amelia Peabody series, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure/Historical Fiction/Mystery/Thriller: ***+
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152; The Mouse Guard series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
Life as We Knew It; The Life as We Knew It series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
The Dead and the Gone; The Life as We Knew It series, Book 2: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***+
What's That?: The Oxford Visual Dictionary of Nearly Everything: Nonfiction, Reference: ****
The Visitors (with Lynn Harnett); The Visitors Trilogy, Book 1 - 3: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *
Eyewitness Books: Mythology: Nonfiction, MG? Mythology: *****
Code of Honor; The Intrepid Heroines series, Book 1: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Romance: **+
Sandry's Book; The Circle of Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Tris's Book; The Circle of Magic series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Daja's Book; The Circle of Magic series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Briar's Book; The Circle of Magic series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Magic Steps; The Circle Opens series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Alanna: The First Adventure; The Tortall universe: The Song of the Lioness series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
In the Hand of the Goddess; The Tortall universe: The Song of the Lioness series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man; The Tortall universe: The Song of the Lioness series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Lioness Rampant; The Tortall universe: The Song of the Lioness series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
First Test; The Tortall universe: The Protector of the Small series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Page; The Tortall universe: The Protector of the Small series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Squire; The Tortall universe: The Protector of the Small series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Lady Knight; The Tortall universe: The Protector of the Small series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Crap Kingdom: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Humor: ****+
13 Minutes: Fiction, YA Thriller: ****
Little Fuzzy; The Fuzzy Sapiens series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **+
Felidae; The Felidae series, Book 1: Fiction, Mystery: ****
The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective: Fiction, Collection/Mystery: ***+
The Adventures of Whatley Tupper: A Choose-Your-Path Novel (with Rudolph Kerkhoven): Fiction, Gamebook/Humor: **
The Builders: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***+
The Vampyre: A Tale: Fiction, Horror: **+
Even Though I Knew the End: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****+
Witchmark; The Kingston Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
Dragon Rose; Tales of the Latter Kingdoms, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: **+
True Grit: Fiction, Western: ****
Starswarm; A Jupiter novel: Fiction, MG? Sci-Fi: **
Embers of War; The Embers of War trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
The Dragon Round: Fiction, Fantasy: **
The Dragon Slayer With a Heavy Heart: Fiction, Fantasy/Spirituality: ***
The Bromeliad Trilogy; The Bromeliad Trilogy, Books 1 - 3: Fiction, MG? Humor/Sci-Fi: *****
The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents; A Discworld novel: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Humor: *****+
The Color of Magic; A Discworld novel: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
Small Gods; A Discworld novel: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
The Wee Free Men; A Discworld novel: The Tiffany Aching series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Humor: *****+
The Dragons at Crumbling Castle: Fiction, CH? Collection/Fantasy/Humor: ****
Only You Can Save Mankind; The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
Nation: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
The Illustrated Good Omens (with Neil Gaiman), illustrations by Paul Kidby: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Media Tie-In: ****+
Hero for Hire; The Eno the Thracian series, Book 1: Fiction, Action/Fantasy/Humor: ***+
Dragonworld (with Michael Reaves): Fiction, Fantasy: **
The Dragons are Singing Tonight, illustrations by Peter Sís: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book/Poetry: *****
The Gargoyle on the Roof, illustrations by Peter Sís: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book/Poetry: ****
Monday's Troll, illustrations by Peter Sís: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book/Poetry: ***
Sharcano; The Sharkpocalypse Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Action/Humor/Sci-Fi: ***+
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: Nonfiction, Writing: ****
The War of Art: Nonfiction, Creativity: ****
The Lost City of the Monkey God: Nonfiction, Cultures/History/True Stories: ****
Tyrannosaur Canyon; The Wyman Ford series, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure/Sci-Fi/Thriller: ****
Boneshaker; The Clockwork Century series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: **
Switch! The Lost Kingdoms of Karibu; The Lost Kingdoms of Karibu series, Volume 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: **
The Golden Compass; The His Dark Materials series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ***
The Ruby in the Smoke; A Sally Lockheart Mystery, Book 1: Fiction, YA Historical Fiction/Mystery: ****

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How I Wrote My First Book (with Anne K. Edwards, editors): Nonfiction, Essays/Writing: ***+

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The Glass Dragon; The Dragon Nimbus series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: **
Eyes Like Sky And Coal And Moonlight: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy: ****
Arcana Universalis: Terminus; The Arcana Universalis series, Part 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
Arcana Universalis: Danse Macabre; The Arcana Universalis series, Part 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
What Unites Us (with Elias Kirschner): Nonfiction, Autobiography/Essays/Politics: ****+
How to Draw and Paint Fairies: Nonfiction, Art: *****
Time Treasure; The McFey Treasures series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
Mysteries of the Unexplained: Nonfiction, Paranormal/True Stories: ***
Reader's Digest Facts and Fallacies: Nonfiction, Paranormal/True Stories: ***
In An Instant: Fiction, YA? General Fiction: ***+
A Cry Out of Time; The Esme Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
Photography for Beginners Box Set: 2 in 1: Nonfiction, Photography: **+
ExtraNormal; The ExtraNormal Academy series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Romance/Sci-Fi: ***+
Larklight; The Larklight series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Adventure/Humor/Sci-Fi: **+
No Such Thing as Dragons: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Bidding on Brooks; The Blueberry Lane Series: The Winslow Brothers, Book 1: Fiction, Romance: ***
Ghost Ship: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Mystery: ***
Neanderthal Seeks Human; The Knitting in the City series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Romance: ***
Year Zero: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***+
The Black Count: Nonfiction, Biography/History: ***+
Mort(e); The War With No Name series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
Cold Cereal; The Cold Cereal Saga, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****+
The True Meaning of Smekday; The Smek Smeries series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
Carnivores, illustrations by Dan Santat: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: *****
Revenger; The Revenger series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Sci-Fi: **+
Long Way Down: Fiction, YA Chiller/Poetry: *****
Ghost; The Track series, Book 1: Fiction, MG General Fiction: ****+
Five Total Strangers: Fiction, YA Thriller: ***+
Mystics #1: The Seventh Sense; The Mystics series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
Watercolor Fairies (with Anna Franklin): Nonfiction, Art: ****
Close Encounters of the Worst Kind; A Brewster Rockit, Space Guy! collection, Book 1: Fiction, Collection/Comic Strips/Humor/Sci-Fi: *****
The Takers; The Oz Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ***+
Story Thieves; The Story Thieves series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ****+
The Red Pyramid; The Kane Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Lightning Thief; The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Sea of Monsters; The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Titan's Curse; The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Battle of the Labyrinth; The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Book 4: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
The Last Olympian; The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Book 5: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
Your First Novel (with Laura Whitcomb): Nonfiction, Writing: ****
The Tiger's Daughter; The Ascendant series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: *****
Just In Time Cowboy; The Lost Mine series, Book 1: Fiction, Romance/Sci-Fi: ****
The Girl in the Well is Me: Fiction, MG Suspense: ****
Trail of Lightning; The Sixth World series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
Sword-Dancer; The Tiger and Del series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Sword-Singer; The Tiger and Del series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
Avalon: Circles in the Stream; The Avalon: Web of Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ***
The Egg; The Egg series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book: ****
Rough Draft: Fiction, Horror: ****
Red Mars; The Mars Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
Deal with the Devil; The Mercenary Librarians series, Book 1: Fiction, Action/Romance/Sci-Fi: ***
Deltora Quest: The Forests of Silence; The Deltora Quest series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ***
The Cinder-Eyed Cats: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Picture Book/Poetry: ****
Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow; The Jake Ransom series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ***
Guardians Inc.: The Cypher; The Guardians Incorporated series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
The City Beyond the Sands; The Strange Lands Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***
Paint Radiant Realism with Watercolor, Ink and Colored Pencil: Nonfiction, Art: ****
The Name of the Wind; The Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
Fangirl: A Novel: Fiction, YA General Fiction: *****
Carry On; The Simon Snow series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Romance: ****
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; The Harry Potter series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; The Harry Potter series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; The Harry Potter series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; The Harry Potter series, Book 4: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; The Harry Potter series, Book 5: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; The Harry Potter series, Book 6: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; The Harry Potter series, Book 7: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; The Harry Potter series: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
Quidditch Through the Ages; The Harry Potter series: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
The Tales of Beedle the Bard; The Harry Potter series: Fiction, MG Collection/Fantasy: *****
Root Magic: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ***+
Dragons Love Tacos, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri; The Dragons Love Tacos series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor/Picture Book: ****
Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri; The Dragons Love Tacos series, Book 2: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor/Picture Book: ****
Secret Pizza Party, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri: Fiction, CH Humor/Picture Book: ****
When They Find Us; The Agent Victoria Heslin series, Book 3: Fiction, Action/Mystery/Thriller: **
Artist's Photo Reference: Wildlife: Nonfiction, Art/Photography: ***
The Dragon of Lonely Island; The Dragon of Lonely Island series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ***+
The Return of the Dragon; The Dragon of Lonely Island series, Book 2: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ***+
The Lord of the Rings: The Art of the Fellowship of the Ring: Nonfiction, Art/Media Reference: *****
Swamplandia!: Fiction, Literary Fiction: **
The Waking Fire; The Draconis Memoria series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****

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