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What’s the Big Deal?: Fifty Shades of Grey Live-Blogging Edition, Chapters 7-8

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Wow, guys, can you believe what happened on American Idol this week? I know! It was just, like, so…yeah! I’m kidding. I haven’t watched American Idol since my dog threw up during Carrie… Continue reading

What’s the Big Deal?: Fifty Shades of Grey Live-Blogging Edition, Chapters 5-6

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I have had three people tell me that, having read the live blog, they now want to read Fifty Shades of Grey. Folks, I’m reading this book so you don’t have to. Don’t… Continue reading

What’s the Big Deal?: Fifty Shades of Grey Live-Blogging Edition, Chapter 1

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I love romance novels. I’m not being sarcastic. I love romance novels, honestly. I don’t care who calls them trashy or smutty or non-literary. Romance novels are awesome! If done correctly, they are… 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