I’m not sure how I managed to miss that this book is in the middle of a series when I added it to my Booksfree queue, but I did, and felt bad returning it unread, so I did read through it. Fortunately, this seems to be the start of a separate story arc with some […]
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In this second book of the Temeraire series, the Chinese Emperor has found out that the dragon egg intended for Napoleon went to the British instead, and has sent his brother to demand Temeraire’s return to China. Laurence and the rest of Temeraire’s crew are reluctant to go, but higher ups in the British government
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As the war with the Empire grows closer, Prince Ambrose, otherwise known as Flycatcher, has regained his memories of what happened to his family, and wants to find some way to revenge them. Fly’s one of the kindest people in Fabletown, so it almost doesn’t seem possible that he could find a way to do
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Originally published in 1995 as The Merlin Chronicles, and republished in its current form in 2009, this is indeed a full-sized book of stories centering around King Arthur’s wizard Merlin. And, because Merlin is often linked to Vivian/Nimue, the Lady of the Lake, she features quite prominently in many of the stories as well. She’s
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Set in the 1920s, this book tells the story of four women from England that rent a castle in Italy for a month, and the profound changes that this vacation has upon their lives. The story starts with Mrs. Wilkins spotting an ad for a castle for rent in Italy while she’s visiting her women’s
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Read for the 2011 TBR Lite Reading Challenge. My previous reads of Byatt’s work have been of Possession, and her books of fairy tales – all later works. The Shadow of the Sun was her first novel, and while I’ve loved everything else I’ve read by the author, I wasn’t a big fan of this
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Read for the 2011 YA Reading Challenge. Set just after Napoleon’s reign has come to an end, this sequel to Sorcery and Cecelia takes up where the last book left off. Cousins Kate and Cecy are now married, and along with their husbands, Thomas and James, are off to Europe for a combined honeymoon. In
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This has got to be the most meta Jane Austen adaptation I’ve ever read. Jasmin Field is a columnist for a moderately successful women’s magazine, and has just enough clout to get invited to audition for a charity play being directed by Harry Noble, the most famous, handsome and sought over actor in England. They’re
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Read for the 2011 TBR Lite Challenge. One of my hobbies is languages. Back when I had seemingly unlimited amounts of free time, and a full academic library at my disposal (I do miss college…), I spent a great deal of time looking at dictionaries and reading up on basics of a variety of languages
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Read for the Foodie’s Reading Challenge. I’m familiar with exactly one of Nigel Slater’s cookbooks (Real Fast Food – worth checking out), and not being British, don’t have easy access to much of his non-book work. So I’m not exactly sure why I was interested in reading the story of his life – a feeling
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