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Carol Riggs

Författare till The Body Institute

13 verk 96 medlemmar 17 recensioner

Verk av Carol Riggs

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I don't read a young adult fantasy novel that deserves 5 stars every year. This one does. In its fantasy world, words literally are weapons that can be picked out of peope's mnds and stockpiled for use as weapons. It takes two 17-year-olds, doubles, a princess who builds robot pets and a factory girl who's already made it to quality control inspector, to find the way to use the hoarded words to save the kingdom.

I especially liked the characterizations, especially of the girls as dedicated to their own public and private goals so that we can believe they've developed the special abilities aduts don't have, and the hilarious "dialogue" of the robot pets' artificial intelligence.… (mer)
 
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PriscillaKing | Oct 20, 2023 |
Morgan Dey is a fascinating character. Her concern for her family’s welfare and need for money drives her to participate in the reducing program at The Body Institute and also gives us a glimpse of her true nature. It would have been easy to lose herself in the body her mind inhabits, but she remains Morgan and works hard to find out what is really happening with the Institute.

Filled with suspense, I wondered how the author would ever bring the various pieces of this mystery puzzle together, but she managed to give us a strong and satisfying ending.
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DebCushman | 7 andra recensioner | Aug 25, 2022 |
So different from anything else I’ve read recently. Jay is a strong, easy-to-like character. Although relatively naïve at the beginning of the story, he had to grow quickly when he discovered a horrendous secret that changed everything he knew and loved.

I had no idea where the author was going with this impossible situation. However, she managed with great skill and cleverness to provide the necessary twists and turns that took us through a surprising path to a satisfying ending.
 
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DebCushman | Aug 25, 2022 |
This delightful tale of a teenaged human girl raised by ogres was filled with hair-raising adventures, nails-biting worries, magical enchantments, things gone wrong, and a splash of love.

The fast-moving pace kept me reading and Juniper's discoveries about the human world and the mystery surrounding a magical wand added to the fun!
 
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DebCushman | 1 annan recension | Aug 25, 2022 |

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Verk
13
Medlemmar
96
Popularitet
#196,089
Betyg
4.2
Recensioner
17
ISBN
13

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