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All Our Hidden Gifts
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Caroline ODonoghue
EllenSka
, March 16, 2022
Most witchy novels with a Tarot theme refer to the cards in passing, only enough to justify a Tarot card or two in the cover art. But in this fine YA novel, Irish writer Caroline O’Donoghue has made a Tarot deck a central character. Both O’Donoghue and illustrator Stefani Caponi are long-time Tarot practitioners, and it shows in the naturalness with which they incorporate modern witchcraft into this fantastical novel. It’s by far the best Tarot-themed novel I’ve read. Other than the blatantly Hermione Granger-influenced artwork on the cover (by a different illustrator; too bad about that), I knew very little about it when I started it. The novel could have resolved as a standard mystery, with the weird happenings explained rationally by the end. Instead, it’s the launch of a new YA fantasy series. The story is inventive and unpredictable, with distinct, well-defined central characters, and a few threads left untied to seed future books. Unlike the Harry Potter books, Christianity is acknowledged; one of the subplots concerns a fundamentalist Christian group that is a foil to our group of pagan friends, so expect this inclusive book to be banned by religiously defensive librarians and school districts. Oh, and it’s all set in Ireland! I enjoyed looking up the pronunciations for the Irish names, such as Niamh (which is pronounced “neev”). Anyway, it was a compelling, thoughtful, and unapologetic read, and I’m looking forward to revisiting these characters in book 2.
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Dont Feed the Monkey Mind How to Stop the Cycle of Anxiety Fear & Worry
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Jennifer Shannon
EllenSka
, August 11, 2017
If you're subject to run-of-the-mill anxiety, repetitive worries, or unrealistic expectations of yourself -- and who isn't? -- this easy-to-read book will reassure you and give you practical techniques for effective self-help. The author gives the theoretical basis for cognitive therapy, followed by specific steps and examples from life. Much cheaper than a therapist, and think of all the nice restaurant dinners and movies you can enjoy with the money you save!
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Fante Bukowski
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Noah Van Sciver
EllenSka
, July 29, 2017
This is a short, satirical graphic novel about the self-named Fante Bukowski, a 23-year-old aspiring writer with a big ol’ victim streak. He waits impatiently to be discovered, intruding into the lives of friends, agents, and strangers, meeting a few other misfits along the way. Unlike many "aspiring writers," he actually does write. But he’s living someone else’s life, one that is a parody of writers he admires, as if putting on the suit has made him the man. Everybody knows this person, the guy who demands recognition before logging all the apprenticeship hours, someone who overvalues his own art because he wants fame, and he wants it now. Head-shakingly amusing.
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