From the monthly archives: February 2008

Book of the Month: Lord of the Fading Lands

By On February 29, 2008 · 10 Comments · In 10 Rated Books, 8 Rated Books, Book of the Month, Book Reviews

Each month Thea and I choose one book that we both review. Last month’s was The Time Traveler’s Wife and we read it because it was the choice of our book club. This month, we chose to read Lord of the Fading Lands, due to the rave reviews online and the fact that Katie [...]

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Emotional reading

By On February 28, 2008 · 3 Comments · In Smugglers Ponderings

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. Of sitting down with a book in my hands and get immersed in a story. [...]

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Book Review: If Angels Burn

By On February 27, 2008 · 3 Comments · In 7 Rated Books

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 surgeon. Michael Cyprien is New Orleans’ most reclusive millionaire-and in desperate [...]

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From the Page to the Screen: 30 Days of Night

By On February 26, 2008 · 3 Comments · In 7 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Book to Movie

Title: 30 Days of Night

Graphic Novel by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith

Movie directed by David Slade; starring Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, and Danny Huston

In honor of today’s dvd release, I thought I’d write a review for 30 Days of Night from graphic novel [...]

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Book review: Honor’s Splendour

By On February 26, 2008 · 5 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews

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, in vengeance for a bitter crime, Baron [...]

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Book Review: My Lady Notorious

By On February 25, 2008 · 6 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews

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 Ware hold up a coach. Unfortunately, instead of containing an elderly lord or [...]

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Movie review: Two Days in Paris

By On February 24, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Uncategorized

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 tale of love between two people with very different backgrounds. Marion and Jack have [...]

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Nonsensical Weekend Poll

By On February 23, 2008 · 5 Comments · In 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 what promises to be one of the coolest movie summers ever.

In light of all [...]

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Book Review: Dead Witch Walking

By On February 22, 2008 · 1 Comment · In 7 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: Dead Witch Walking

Author: 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 Cincinnati, to hide, to prowl, to party … and [...]

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From Thea’s Dungeon

By On February 21, 2008 · 4 Comments · In Dungeons

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 haven’t yet read the subsequent books, I believe that you can read each [...]

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