Monthly Archive: January, 2012

12/12/2012 Challenge: January

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After several futile hours trying to cobble together themed book lists for the 12/12/2012 challenge, I have realized I’m going about this endeavor incorrectly. Instead of entire themed lists, I have decided to… Continue reading

Shelf Unawareness: The Silence of Our Friends

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As anyone who knows me personally has already heard me say 50,ooo times, I write a few reviews for the fabulous newsletter Shelf Awareness. If you don’t already subscribe to the Readers or… Continue reading

12/12/12 Reading Challenge

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Indie bookstore Village Books of Bellingham, WA has a fantastic idea for those of us who want to read more but don’t have the time or speed to power through book after book:… Continue reading

Review: The Gathering Storm by Robin Bridges

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The Gathering Storm (The Katerina Trilogy, #1) by Robin Bridges St. Petersburg, Russia, 1888. As she attends a whirl of glittering balls, royal debutante Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, tries to hide a… Continue reading

The Undateable Undead: Part One

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I recently finished A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. Lured in by the promise of witchcraft, ensorcelled alchemical texts, and fantastical creatures overrunning a library, I couldn’t wait to get started. As… Continue reading

The Undateable Undead: Part Two

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So, you made it through the Big Three and no warning bells sounded? Congratulations! Your modern-minded, commitment-ready vamp man who drinks sustainably and humanely sourced blood through a bendy straw just might be… Continue reading

Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

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Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer Concept: 5 Writing: 3 Character Development: 4 World-Building: 3 Plot: 4 Pacing: 4 Ending: 4 Cover Art: 4 I am one of those women who hates… Continue reading