Monthly Archives: January 2013

Review: The Promise of Stardust by Priscille Sibley

Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (February 5, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062194178 Source: Publisher Matt and Elle have known each other all their lives, growing up right next door to one another. Matt was two-years-old when he held … Continue reading

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Book Club Discussion: Favorite Books of 2012

  As the fiction book club leader at One More Page Books, I wanted to come up with a unique way to celebrate our January meeting. Held right after the holidays, I knew many of the book club members wouldn’t … Continue reading

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Review: The Tell by Hester Kaplan

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (January 8, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062184024 Source: Publisher Mira and Owen live in Providence, Rhode Island, in Mira’s family home. Surrounded by her past, unable to get rid of any remnants of her deceased parents, causes a … Continue reading

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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 read, and the books to be finish this week. It is hosted by Sheila from One Person’s … Continue reading

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Frightful Friday: Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured title is Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa: Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Picador; First Edition … Continue reading

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Review: Royal Street by Suzanne Johnson

Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Tor Books; Original edition (April 10, 2012) ISBN-10: 076532779 Source: Library Drusilla (DJ) Jaco is the young junior wizard sentinel for New Orleans. The title sounds big, but it isn’t. Her boss and mentor,Gerald (Gerry) St. Simon, is the wizard in charge … Continue reading

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The Big Game’s On Read-a-thon, 2013 Edition!

It’s been a few years, but I thought it high-time to reincarnate the great Big Game’s On Read-a-thon! Following is the original announcement from 2011: It’s not rare for me to come up with excuses reasons to spend obscene  amounts … Continue reading

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Review: Suspect by Robert Crais

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (January 22, 2013) ISBN-10: 039916148 Source: Publisher Eight months ago, LAPD police officer Scott James lost his partner, Stephanie, in a brutal nighttime assault. Nearly killed himself, Scott is still recovering from the bullet … Continue reading

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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 read, and the books to be finish this week. It is hosted by Sheila from One Person’s … Continue reading

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TSS: Reading and Recovering!

A week after being diagnosed with the flu, I’m finally starting to see the light at the end of the long, dark tunnel. I still have a good deal of pain while breathing and still have a slight wheeze, but … Continue reading

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