The idea behind the original Austenland book was that Austenland is basically a Regency theme park – set in an English country home – where rich women can pay to be romanced for a couple of weeks as if they were in a Jane Austen novel. The main character in the original book
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Only one of these this year: The Golden Key – Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson and Kate Elliot I can’t even put my finger on why I didn’t like this book. Too much fake Italian, I think. The set up (documenting masterworks done by a family that apparently has the ability to
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Mercedes Lackey’s Elemental Magic books are fairy tale retellings set in the late 19th and early 20th century – the magic in these stories centers on the elements of Air, Fire, Water and Earth. This is the first book that opened up that concept to other authors – and I really enjoyed it.
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So this series ends in a way that really does make sense, but still comes across as a bit of a reset back to the beginning. I’m really not sure how I feel about it. Part of me feels cheated, but on the other hand, it was stated early on that
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Once Upon a Time IX Reading Challenge: 3/21/15 – 6/21/15 – finished 6/14/15 I actually only finished one challenge this year. I’d pretty much gone down to just doing two challenges from Stainless Steel Droppings, and when he decided not to do the RIP challenge himself this year, I decided to drop it.
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This is the penultimate book in this series, and Arthur Penhaligon, Rightful Heir to the Architect, has now gained enough power to move to the Upper House and find the sixth part of the Architect’s Will in Saturday’s domain. Saturday is the best sorceress among the Denizens, but Arthur himself has been changing,
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I really liked this book- though it took me a little while to get into it. I later realized it was because there was a very slight Twilight vibe at beginning of it (girl meets vampire and much brooding commences), but thankfully, it quickly shed that. Diana Bishop is a witch (we’re talking distinct
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So Georgette Heyer’s books tend to fit certain themes – one of her favorites is when a noble, slightly older (but still single) gentleman finds a younger lady running away from home, and basically takes it upon himself to keep her safe. She’s never the object of his affection – there’s always some
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Peter Grant has just reached the end of his probationary period in the London Metropolitan Police. He wants to be a detective, but his superiors have pretty much decided he’s ripe for a desk job. But that changes the night that he’s given an exclusive eye witness account to a
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This book is Sense and Sensibility for the modern age – sisters Annie and Miranda are accompanying their mother to a extended exile in Westport, Connecticut when their step-father dumps Betty for a much younger woman. Annie’s Edward is Frederick, famous author and brother to the much younger woman now shacked up with her step-father.
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