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Monthly Archives: January 2011
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book … Continue reading
TSS: Spend Superbowl Sunday Curled Up With a Good Book!
It’s not rare for me to come up with excuses reasons to spend obscene amounts of time reading. With Superbowl Sunday just around the corner, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to curl up with a good book, … Continue reading
Posted in The Big Game's On! Read-a-thon!
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Interview & Giveaway: Naseem Rakha, Author of The Crying Tree
Yesterday, I posted my review of Naseem Rakha’s The Crying Tree. Today I’m excited to present you with an interview with Naseem : Irene Stanley goes through a tremendous cycle of pain and grief in The Crying Tree. You were … Continue reading
Review: The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakha
Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Broadway; 1 Reprint edition (July 6, 201 ISBN-10: 0767931742 Source: Terra Communications When Deputy Sheriff Nate Stanley is offered a deputy post in Oregon, he doesn’t hesitate to pack up his wife, Irene, and his children … Continue reading
Posted in General Fiction, Review, Women's Fiction
Tagged death, death penalty, loss, mourning
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Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader: Splurch Academy for Disruptive Boys: The Rat Brain Fiasco by Julie Gardner Berry
Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader is a feature in which my eleven-year-old son, John, reviews books geared toward reluctant readers. Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (August 12, 2010) ISBN-10: 0448453592 Source: Publisher … Continue reading
Review: Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books; First Edition edition (September 28, 2010) ISBN-10: 0312377045 Source: Get Red PR It’s been six months since the case in the previous book The Brutal Telling was solved. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is still … Continue reading
Posted in Crime Fiction, Minotaur Books, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book Blog, … Continue reading
Bloggeista Ole! My Agenda
Last bloggiesta, I spent my time organizing my books into a new set of bookshelves. This round I want to spend more time focusing on my blog! However, as always, life gets in the way. I’ve attempted to come up … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggiesta
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Bloggiesta Mini-Challenge: Organize Thy Books!
It’s practically impossible to be a successful book blogger unless you have some sense of organization, from how you keep track of the review copies you receive down to how you organize your bookshelves. This post & mini-challenge will help … Continue reading
In Response to Many…the Gushing Review of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
Today is the official release date of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown. To celebrate this wonderful day and, at the request of many, I’ve decided to publish my original, gushing, nonsensical review of the book. Since I’ve already published the … Continue reading
Posted in General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Putnam, Review, Women's Fiction
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