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I Finally Read the Twilight Books

I started reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyer to see what the fuss was all about. It’s been an interesting experience; my opinion of the series has changed drastically as I’ve worked my way through all four books. I’m betting that most people have a general idea of what these books are about, so I’ll be [...]

One of These Days…

…I will get around to posting Spring Reading and other things. Not having the internet at home (are you getting tired of hearing me complain about that yet?) makes it hard to update this blog. Especially when you’re forgetful like me and you leave the blog posts you’ve already written at home on your desk. [...]

New!

I have posted a brief summary of Fiddlesticks to the “My Writing” page. It’s a historical fantasy set in colonial Maryland and is intended to be the first in a series of three books. I recently finished the first draft. This post is too short. Enjoy this picture of a cupcake that looks like Mr. [...]

Jan and Feb Reading…Slightly Delayed

I wrote this post weeks ago and kept forgetting to post it. Not a very auspicious return to Monthly Reading, is it? So before it’s time for March Reading, here’s January and February. My husband got me The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson for Christmas–my first read of 2011. I am happy to report [...]

I Found It

Does the Joker know about this?

Powerful Stories

I was forced to add the tag “makes me want to kill fictional people most painfully” to my list of book tags on LibraryThing recently. Some books just reach out and grab our heartstrings, touch us someplace deep inside with characters we love and care about, and then rip us apart by having other characters [...]

Happy Belated New Year

Very belated, I should say. I will sum up. Life sometimes takes a turn for the tragic, and the past few months have been so for my family, which is why I’m so behind on keeping up with this site. But life also goes on. So here I am. A couple bits of news. First [...]

Life, the Universe, and Everything

Not having the internet at home has resulted in it being a crazy long time since I posted anything. I really hate that it’s been this long. Still working on getting phone lines run to the new house and all that stuff. In the meantime, I have been doing a lot of reading lately, but [...]

September Reading

I’ve had a lot on my mind this month, which means I’ve been reading a lot to distract myself. Eight books! Some of them have been/will be reviewed at Debuts and Reviews, but I’m short on time, so I’ll add the links later. Anyway, here they are. Shadow Fall, sequel to Shadow Bound by Erin [...]

The House on Durrow Street: Almost Here!

If you’ve been following this blog or my reviews for any length of time, you probably know how utterly, deeply, insanely in love I am with the novel The Magicians and Mrs. Quent by Galen Beckett. Well, its sequel, The House on Durrow Street, comes out late this month, and in preparation, I have scoured [...]

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