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Book Review: The Burning World by Isaac Marion
The Burning World by Isaac Marion Genre: science fiction, romance, drama, Publisher: Atria Date: February 7, 2017 R and Julie live in chaos and upheaval. Normal for them would be considered absolute horror for the rest of us. Cataloging whether someone is completely dead, almost dead, or living is part of their every day. Throw in the fact that they are in a daily fight for survival and it’s not exactly what you could call ideal. But they make it work and together they have carved some semblance of a life. It’s an existence and for R (who remembers being dead not so long ago) it’s as close to heaven…
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Book Review: Moonbreaker by Simon Green
Moonbreaker by Simon R. Green Genre: Science fiction Publisher: Ace Date: June 6, 2017 Eddie Drood is not just a secret agent. He’s a very secret agent. I’m not kidding. He fights things that most of us only read about in books. His girlfriend, Molly, is one of the most powerful witches in existence and the two of them basically travel all over the place fighting the supernatural. It’s big. It’s bad. And right now, it’s deadly. Eddie’s been poisoned by himself. Well, sort of. It’s him from a parallel universe. And he knows he’s dying. So now he’s going to spend his very last days tracking Edmund down to…
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Book Review: Where The Dead Lie
Where the Dead Lie by C.S. Harris Genre: mystery, historical, suspense, Publisher: Berkley Date: April 4, 2017 Sebastian St. Cyr is a man that you do not want to cross. The venerable Viscount Devlin is not a man that lets go of injustice. It’s one of the reasons that his investigations have become so well known. He’s never content to just wrap up a case. Justice must be served. So when a young boy turns up not only dead, but appears to have been torture in the long hours before his death, Sebastian is on a mission. And the stakes go even higher when Sebastian realizes that this isn’t a…
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Book Review: Thirty-Two Going on Spinster
Thirty-Two Going on Spinster by Becky Monson Genre: comedy, romance, contemporary Publisher: CreateSpace Date: December 2012 Julia Dorning is pretty convinced she’s a spinster. And if she’s not, she’s going to be. At the ripe old age of thirty-two, she’s not married and she lives with her parents. Even though that’s not technically in the dictionary definition, it still sounds pretty close to it. Oh and she has a cat, too. So that’s just another check mark in that ‘spinster’ column, right? But how do you shift gears in your life at this point? Can you even do that? Julia’s been living rent free for years so she has a…
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Audiobook Review: Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Genre: mystery, suspense, thriller Audiobook (courtesy of https://www.estories.com/) Anyone who has been to public school knows that it can be hard. Really hard. Any mom who has dropped off their kid for the first day of Kindergarten or at a new school knows that it’s heartbreaking, scary, and nerve wracking to watch your kid disappear into a building where you aren’t sure if they are going to have friends or not. Ratchet that up a level when you realize that your school is situated in one of the most elite areas in the country. Now it’s not just who is in your class, but…
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Audiobook review: Cooking for Picasso
Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray Genre: contemporary, history, audiobook Publisher: Random House (AUDIOBOOK) Date: August 9, 2016 Pablo Picasso. The name conjures up images galore. Even those with virtually no knowledge of art know that he was a genius. He changed everything people ever imagined about art. We know the art, but how much do we know about the man? In 1936 Pablo Picasso was already a well-established master of his craft and well set in his ways. In his 50’s, he knew how good he was. He knew his reputation and what his paintings were worth, so his ego was already pretty well-established too. Seventeen year old Ondine is…
