From the monthly archives: November 2008
A recent article entitled “Does an Author Have To Live It to Write It” over at Dear Author prompted a firestorm of impassioned responses–and elicited a strong reaction from us powerpuff girls as well. So, we decided to pool our efforts and have a discussion about writing [...]
Title: Impulse and Initiative
Author: Abigail Reynolds
Genre: Historical Romance
Stand Alone/ Series: This is a variation of Pride of Prejudice by Jane Austen – I recommend you read that one first.
Summary: In Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, Mr. Darcy gives up on winning the woman he loves after she [...]
Thanks to DarkUfo, we found this brand new look at the upcoming season of Lost!
Isn’t it great? I love it. Love the “Destiny Calls” line, the fact that in the island side of the photo Sawyer is at the center of the picture and Faraday is alive!!! No sign of [...]
Title: Silent in the Grave
Author: Deanna Raybourn
Genre: Mystery, Historical
Stand alone or series: Book 1 of a (soon to be) three book series.
Why did I read this book: I had picked up Silent in the Grave earlier this year after reading some excellent reviews for [...]
Title: To Seduce a Sinner
Author: Elizabeth Hoyt
Genre: Historical Romance
Stand Alone/ Series: It is book 2 in a series called The Legend of The Four Soldiers but it can be read as a stand alone.
Summary: THE ONE THING HE CANNOT REVEAL
For years, Melisande Fleming has loved Lord Vale [...]
Title: Shadow Kiss
Author: Richelle Mead
Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy
Stand alone or series: Book 3 of the Vampire Academy series.
Why did I read this book: As if our recent Richelle-A-Palooza is any indicator, I’m a huge fan Richelle’s. I love her characters, her fast moving plots, and this young [...]
Happy Sunday! Another weekend comes to a close, and it’s time for another stash.
New Trailers:
(Yes, I know Ana posted it yesterday, but it’s so awesome)
All three trailers together (that last one has some additional footage not in the first two). What’s that smell you might ask? That’s Thea and [...]
There I was yesterday, minding my own business at work when out of their own accord my sneaky little fingers (bad, bad fingers) decided to open Internet Explorer and go the website of The Best Movie Magazine in the World AKA Empire Magazine. And lo and behold, there was a bunch of cool news [...]
For this month’s dare we invited Karen Mahoney, writer of YA Urban Fantasy (her first story will be published in a YA anthology, The Eternal Kiss in Autumn 2009) . We love Karen’s livejournal (how could we not? A fellow comic book, Neil Gaiman and Melissa Marr lover!) and we dared her to read [...]
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