From the monthly archives: March 2008

Nonsensical Weekend Poll

By On March 22, 2008 · 8 Comments · In Weekend Poll

For this week’s ponderings: What is your favorite ’80s Action/Adventure/Fantasy Movie?

(Broad categorization, yes. But necessary since there are so many wonderful ones!)

The Goonies – The quintessential adventure movie. Everyone fantacized about finding One Eyed Willies treasure after watching this one.


Willow -Fantasy [...]

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Movie review: Grow Your Own

By On March 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized

Generally speaking, British people love gardening. I guess 90% of the houses have its own garden, there is a huge amount of the TV shows about the subject, and people actually talk about it on a daily basis: at work, three of my colleagues start their day by telling each other [...]

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The Dare: No Rest for the Wicked

By On March 21, 2008 · 2 Comments · In 4 Rated Books, The Dare

Title: No Rest for the Wicked

Author: Kresley Cole

Review Number: 22

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Stand alone or series: Second book in the Immortals After Dark series

Summary: (From amazon.com)
A soldier weary of life . . .Centuries ago, Sebastian Wroth was turned into a vampire — a nightmare in his mind [...]

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The Dare: Kushiel’s Dart

By On March 20, 2008 · 5 Comments · In 7 Rated Books, Book Reviews, The Dare

Title: Kushiel’s Dart

Author: Jacqueline Carey

Review number: 27

Genre: Fantasy

Stand alone/series: first in a series of books – so far there are six.

Summary: Amazon.UK says A massive fantasy tale about the violent death of an old age and the birth of a new one. Here is a novel [...]

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Upcoming release: My Lord and Spymaster

By On March 20, 2008 · 6 Comments · In Uncategorized

Will you have a look at this! The cover for the upcoming Joanna Bourne’s book, My Lord and Spymaster is out and it is very very nice!!!!

I loved The Spymaster’s Lady and can’t wait for this one!

ETA: Joanna is just awesome! She just sent me the stepback [...]

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Book Review: Demon Angel

By On March 18, 2008 · 6 Comments · In 10 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: Demon Angel

Author: Meljean Brook

Review number: 26

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Stand alone/series: First full novel in the Guardians series.

Summary: For two thousand years, Lilith wrought vengeance upon the evil and the damned, gathering souls for her father’s armies Below and proving her fealty to her [...]

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From the Page to the Screen: I Am Legend

By On March 18, 2008 · 8 Comments · In 10 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Book to Movie

Title: I Am Legend

Novel by Richard Matheson

Movie directed by Francis Lawrence; starring Will Smith

Today the most recent movie adaptation of Richard Matheson’s classic vampire story I Am Legend comes out on dvd. The novel is one of my favorite of all time, the inspiration for many [...]

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Book Review: Every Which Way but Dead

By On March 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: Every Which Way but Dead

Author: Kim Harrison

Review Number: 21

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Fiction

Stand alone or series: Third book in The Hollows (Rachel Morgan) series

Summary: (From amazon.com)
Some days, you just can’t win. Witch and former bounty hunter Rachel Morgan’s managed to escape her corrupt [...]

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Book review: Peter Pan in Scarlet

By On March 16, 2008 · 4 Comments · In 9 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: Peter Pan in Scarlet

Author: Geraldine McCaughrean

Review number: 25

Genre: Fantasy

Stand alone/ series: sequel to Peter Pan, by JM Barrie

Summary: Neverland is calling again…Something is wrong in Neverland. Dreams are leaking out-strangely real dreams, of pirates and mermaids, of warpaint and crocodiles. For Wendy and the [...]

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A Place I know

By On March 16, 2008 · 4 Comments · In Uncategorized

Last Saturday I went to London with a friend to spend the day. As we were strolling on one of my favorite streets – Charing Cross Road, the one with loads of interesting bookshops, we walked past Murder One, a Crime & Mystery bookshop. I had walked past it before but since Crime is not [...]

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