This book is a collection of shorter works that Gorey had done over the years – if you like his work (which is slightly macabre, and definitely all kinds of wrong), it’s worth a read. There are a couple different alphabet stories that are completely not meant for children, but are so much fun to […]
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This Brother Cadfael book kicks off with a young juggler, hired to perform at the wedding of the local goldsmith’s son, being chased into the Abbey in front of a mob accusing him of having killed the goldsmith. Lilliwin’s a slight young man, who does not look like a murder, so Brother Cadfael is
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In contrast to my last vampire included read, book eleven in the Sookie Stackhouse series is getting a little long in the tooth. I literally could care less about her relationship with Eric, Sam’s dating life leaves much to be desired, there better be a massive payoff to whatever she’s leading up to involving
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I normally don’t read cookbooks, so you won’t often see them reviewed in my blog, but this is one of the rare exceptions. The reason it’s readable is that the author is basing the book on the backyard garden he planted, and goes over what he’s done in that garden in loving detail.
Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard – Nigel Slater Read More »
This book really shouldn’t work. It’s about a wizard, who happens to be a Trainee Assistant Director on a vampire show filming in Vancouver, and a Demon Convergence. Oh, and it turns out their freelance stuntwoman is actually an immortal demon gate, so if she dies, the demongate will open, and her
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Elspeth Gordie has been left in charge of Obernewtyn while Rushton is away, and the responsibility weighs heavily upon her. Events in the outside world are also moving along – the Rebellion, which had previously rejected the help of the Misfits is now asking them to join their fight. And complicating matters, Elspeth
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This is the third book of this series, and due to prior events, Torin Kerr has been promoted to Gunnery Sergeant. She’s also stuck giving briefings to officers, on a seemingly endless rotation. So when Major Svensson, who has recently come back from being reduced to pretty much a brain and
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LibraryThing Early Reviewers book. I’ll admit, I was a little worried about this book based on the preview write up – they’re definitely trying to market this to the Downtown Abbey fan crowd, and have pitched it accordingly. I was a afraid it was going to go for a slightly sensationalist bent, but
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Read for the Once Upon a Time X Reading Challenge. Fiametta is the daughter of a goldsmith in an alternate Renaissance Italy where magic controls many of the arts, including her father’s. Fiamatta herself is a mage, but her father has not trained her – as a daughter, her abilities will eventually be lost
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Read for the Once Upon a Time X Reading Challenge. This is a nicely redone edition of a 1920 Dover compilation (originally entitled The Children of Odin). It covers the range of Norse mythology – from the creation of the world, Odin’s many adventures, Loki’s many adventures, and Sigurd and the Twilight of the
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