I’ve been waffling about signing up for the 2011 YA Reading Challenge, because I read enough YA books that I don’t necessarily feel like I’m challenging myself by committing to read some again this year, but I really like the excuse to scroll through the review page every time I post a new one of […]
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Pete was 16 when she met Jack, her older sister’s boyfriend. He could do magic, and even asked her along for help when he needed to do a particularly difficult spell. But the spell got the better of him, and he died. Or so Pete thought. Years later, Pete’s a member of the London police
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It being the last day of the year, and having the plans that I do, I think I can safely say that I will not be completing any more books this year, so I can now safely publish this year’s list. In addition, there were a few books I couldn’t finish, but they were definitely
Castle is one of my favorite shows on television right now. Mostly because I love Nathan Fillion, and will probably watch anything he’s in until he’s old, gray and toothless. Naked Heat was one of my Christmas presents. It’s the second book supposedly written by Richard Castle in the course of the “research” that keeps
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I’m very much a completest, so it was extremely unusual that this year, I had not one, not two, but three books I started, but was unable to finish. Without further ado: 1. Keeping it Real – Justina Robson I picked out this book after seeing it at Barnes and Noble. It takes place after
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I’m going to do the TBR Lite Reading Challenge again in 2011, because I have plenty of books that have been hanging around for far too long at my house, unread by me. I’m going to do level B again, which is to read 6 books throughout the year that I’ve had hanging around for
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Tis the season for signing up for next year’s reading challenges, already! Time certainly flies. I saw The Foodie Challenge on A Novel Challenge, and pretty much had to sign up, based on some books I know are lurking my TBR Tote of Shame. I’m going to commit to the Nibbler level, which is to
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Through a Brazen Mirror takes on the familiar folk tale trope of a young woman wronged who disguises herself as a man and goes to work for the king. In this case, it’s an evil sorceress that has done the wrong – killing Elinor’s husband and baby son. And so she takes refuge at the
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As of last night, I’ve finished the 2010 Complete Booker Challenge. I decided to read six books that were long-listed for the prize. I started with a list of eight, and read the following: I had started a book called The Mulberry Empire, which I’ll be addressing in a separate post closer to the end
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With the completion of my Booker Challenge Reading, I can now safely say that I am done with my 2010 challenge reading. It’s been a good year. I used the Booker and Historical Fiction challenges to read a bit outside of my fantasy/scifi comfort zone, and feel all the better for it. I’m tempted to
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