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February 2008

Smugglers Ponderings

Emotional reading

I am an emotional reader. I love to read. Which probably sounds like the most obvious thing in the world since I share a blog about book reviews but really, I LOVE to read.I love the act of reading.…

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Book Review: If Angels Burn

Title: If Angels Burn: A Novel of the Darkyn Author: Lynn Viehl Review Number: 15 Genre: Paranormal Romance, Dark Fantasy Stand alone or series: First book in the Darkyn series Summary: (From amazon.com)Alexandra Keller is Chicago’s most brilliant reconstructive…

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Book review: Honor’s Splendour

Title: Honor’s Splendour Author: Julie Garwood Review number: 19 Genre: Romance / Medieval Stand alone or series: Stand alone Summary: In the feuding English court, gentle Lady Madelyne suffered the cruel whims of her ruthless brother, Baron Louddon. Then,…

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Book Review: My Lady Notorious

Title: My Lady Notorious Author: Jo Beverley Review number: 18 Genre: Romance/ Historical (Georgian) Stand Alone or series: first of a series of books featuring the Malloren Sibblings Summary From Jo Beverley’s website: To save her sister, Lady Chastity…

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Movie review: Two Days in Paris

I recently watched this on DVD having missed it on the cinema. Writen and directed by Julie Delphy (of Before Sunset and Before Sunrise fame) who also plays the lead character Marion, Two Days in Paris is a bittersweet…

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Weekend Poll

Nonsensical Weekend Poll

Even though it might be a bit cold outside and still technically is winter, we wanted brighten up with a look to warmer times ahead. We are stoked for the bevvy of superhero movies coming out this year in…

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Book Review: Dead Witch Walking

Title: Dead Witch WalkingAuthor: Kim Harrison Review Number: 14 Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Fiction Stand alone or series: First book in The Hollows (Rachel Morgan) series Summary: (From kimharrison.net)All the creatures of the night gather in “the Hollows” of…

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Dungeons

From Thea’s Dungeon

This Episode’s Unearthings: Two of my favorite Daughters–Daughter of the Forest and Mara: Daughter of the Nile Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier This is the first book in the Sevenwaters Trilogy. While I have to admit I…

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Book Review: Working for the Devil

Title: Working for the Devil Author: Lilith Saintcrow Review Number: 13Genre: Paranormal Fiction, Urban Fantasy, pseudo pulp-noir/futuristic?Stand alone or series: First in the Dante Valentine series Summary: (from lilithsaintcrow.net)Necromance-for-hire Dante Valentine is choosy about her jobs. Hot-tempered and with…

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Book Review – No Rest for the Wicked

Title: No Rest for the Wicked Author: Kresley Cole Review number: 16 Genre: Romance/Paranormal Stand alone or series: book 3 on the Immortals After Dark series Summary: From Amazon.com A soldier weary of life . . .Centuries ago, Sebastian…

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Meme Time

We were tagged by Kristie for this one…. Six Unimportant Facts About Me The rules are: 1. Link back to the person who tagged you. 2. Post the rules on your blog. 3. Share six unimportant things about yourself.…

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Happy Sunday!

Wuthering Heights is one of my favourite books of all times. I read it when I was 15 and the story captured my imagination. This is probably when I fell in love with the brooding, dark, type of character…

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The Dare

I Triple Dog Dare You!

No, not to lick the frozen pole outside. Ana and I have embarked on a new Book Smuggler adventure together: The Dare. Not just any dare. The Triple Dog Dare. In my recent “From Thea’s Dungeon” post, I shook…

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Weekend Poll

Nonsensical Weekend Poll

Since things are a bit slower on the weekends, we’ve decided to add in the cool new poll feature to the Book Smugglers. For our first random, nonsensical poll, we ask: Which main man would you rather be stuck…

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Book Review: Wild

Title: Wild Author: Jill Barnett Review number: 15 Genre: Romance/Medieval Stand alone or series: Part of a three book series set on Medieval England: Wonderful, Wild and Wicked. Summary: Shunned by superstitious villagers, Teleri of the Woods learned early…

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars fans rejoice!!!! Image courtesy of starwars.com If you haven’t been completely disconnected from civilization for the past thirty years, you at least have some rudimentary knowledge of the cultural phenomenon that is Star Wars. As a loyal…

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

I hoped to present you with a wonderful review of a heartwarming romance but am sad to report that the one I have now turned out to be a recrap. Or maybe a rerant? (Testing some new words here,…

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Book Review: Trickster’s Choice

Title: Trickster’s Choice Author: Tamora Pierce Review Number: 12 Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Daughter of the Lioness duology; part of Tamora Pierce’s larger collection of work set in Tortall Summary: (from…

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Book review: One Night for Love

Title: One Night for Love Author: Mary BaloghReview Number: 14 Genre: Romance/ Historical Stand alone or series: It is part a of series of books evolving around the same family/friends. This one being the first one can be read…

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Book Review: Wonderful

Title: Wonderful Author: Jill Barnett Review number: 13 Genre: Romance / Medieval Stand alone or series: This is a trilogy set in medieval times: Wonderful, Wild and Wicked. Each has a different knight as a protagonist – First is…

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Chat With an Author

Fried! An Interview with Joel A. Sutherland

Joel A. Sutherland is a librarian, an editor and an author. He and his wife Colleen Morris are co-editors of the recently Book Smuggler reviewed Fried! Fast Food, Slow Deaths–a horror story anthology with some bite (Lame attempt at…

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Book Reviews Dungeons

From Ana’s Dungeon

This episode’s unearthings: About a Boy, the book and the movie. About a Boy by Nick Hornby Nick Hornby is a great novelist who excels at writing about our moderns days; About the struggles to find oneself in this…

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