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SOLVED. YA Horror where a boy try to stop bad guys in a haunted hotel. Read 2011-2013.
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SOLVED. YA fiction. Ballet dancers, 1980s book, two friends dance
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By Kylen · 5 posts · 27 views
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This was enormous fun, and had some delicious ideas in it. The ending, however, irritated me beyond measure. Some of the characters did, too. I strongly suspect I will read the next installment, but I hope it is better, and just as much fun.
3.5.
This is an interesting take on the "alternate reality/Gods Walk Among Us" genres. I didn't like that it clearly sets up a sequel (authors: either declare it's part of a trilogy/series or tie it up at the end and let a sequel be a surprise. Please!), but I did like that it interwove bits of Manhattan's history with this fantasy world -- as a teacher, I can easily see creating ways to get students researching Hamilton Fish or the Stuyvesant Farm.
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