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Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

  Lonely Castle in the Mirror   Would you share your deepest secrets to save a friend? In a tranquil neighbourhood of Tokyo, seven teenagers wake to find their bedroom mirrors are shining. At a single touch, they are pulled from their lonely lives to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways, watchful portraits and twinkling chandeliers. In this new sanctuary, they are confronted with a set of clues leading to a hidden room where one of them will be granted a wish. But there's a catch: if they don't leave the castle by five o'clock, they will be punished. As time passes, a devastating truth emerges: only those brave enough to share their stories will be saved.   *** Lonely Castle in the Mirror Author : Mizuki Tsujimura Published year :  2017 Pages : 355     Language: English Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Japan-Lit Age recommendation : 11+ This book is highly recommended by the literature base, many peoples praised the story and the lovely cover. So, it is natural for

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

  The Hating Game Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.                      2) A person’s undoing                      3) Joshua Templeman Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Not dislike. Not begrudgingly tolerate. Hate. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company. Lucy can’t understand Joshua’s joyless, uptight, meticulous approach to his job. Joshua is clearly baffled by Lucy’s overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and Pollyanna attitude. Now up for the same promotion, their battle of wills has come to a head and Lucy refuses to back down when their latest game could cost her her dream job…But the tension between Lucy and Joshua has also reached its boiling point, and Lucy is discovering that maybe she doesn’t hate Joshua. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or m