From the monthly archives: May 2009

Patrick Rothfuss loves me!!!!

By On May 24, 2009 · 13 Comments · In Miscellaneous

Patrick Rothfuss, writer of the glorious, amazing, BEST BOOK I READ IN YEARS, The Name of the Wind was in London last Thursday signing his books at Forbidden Planet. Unfortunately I could not attend the event (DAMN IT!) and I don’t think I have ever regretted missing anything as much as I [...]

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Lost Finale Recap- AKA WTF was that?!

By On May 23, 2009 · 9 Comments · In Popgeekery

Hello there! This is our recap/review (or rant as the case may be) of the season finale of Lost. We kick-off with a Flash-recap (25 caps or less!) of the 2-part finale followed by a discussion between us where we go mental with all the WTF?! and HOLY CRAPs and with our theories for next [...]

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Movie Review: Terminator Salvation

By On May 22, 2009 · 16 Comments · In 3 Rated Books, Popgeekery

Title: Terminator Salvation

Movie directed by MCG; screenplay by John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris; starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Moon Bloodgood

Review:

I think I speak for much of my generation when I say that the Terminator movies played a major, influential role in our formative years. The [...]

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Chat with an Author (and giveaway): Kate Noble

By On May 22, 2009 · 40 Comments · In Chat With an Author

I discovered Kate Noble’s books by chance – I got a batch of books sent to me by Berkley (thank you Berkley) and amongst them there was this mass market paperback called Revealed. I liked the look of it, I thought the title was intriguing and I thought the cover was pretty. I had never [...]

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Book Review: Compromised by Kate Noble

By On May 21, 2009 · 22 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: Compromised

Author: Kate Noble

Genre: Historical Romance

Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Publishing date: Reprint edition – February 3, 2009.
Paperback: 368 pages

Stand Alone/ Series: Stand Alone

Summary: Miss Gail Alton is not having a good day. Or a good year. First, her new stepmother strong-arms her into attending the Season as [...]

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Joint Review: The Black Act by Louise Bohmer

By On May 20, 2009 · 4 Comments · In 4 Rated Books, 5 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Joint Review

Title: The Black Act

Author: Louise Bohmer

Genre: Dark Fantasy, Horror

Publisher: Lachesis Publishing
Publishing Date: March 13, 2009
Paperback: 332 pages

Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel.

Summary: (from LachesisPublishing.com)
The history of a curse is fraught with bloody battles, bitter hatred, and dark secrets.

Through five generations, [...]

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Book Review & Giveaway: Don’t Look Twice by Andrew Gross

By On May 19, 2009 · 17 Comments · In 6 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Giveaways

Title: Don’t Look Twice

Author: Andrew Gross

Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense

Publisher: William Morrow
Publication Date: March 2009
Hardcover: 384 pages

Stand alone or series: Book 2 following the main character, Lieutenant Ty Hauck; but can be read as a stand alone novel.

Why did I read this book: I haven’t really [...]

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Book Review: A Hint of Wicked by Jennifer Haymore

By On May 18, 2009 · 22 Comments · In 6 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: A Hint of Wicked

Author: Jennifer Haymore

Genre: Historical Romance

Publisher: Forever
Publishing Date: May 26, 2009
Paperback: 432 pages

Summary: CAUGHT BETWEEN DUTY AND DESIRE . . .

Sophie, the Duchess of Calton, has finally moved on. After seven years mourning the loss of her husband, Garrett, at Waterloo, she [...]

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Part II of our interview is up!

By On May 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Miscellaneous, Smugglers Ponderings

At Temple Library Reviews: Here

In this second part we talk about negative reviews, how does it feel to be part of a team and if we ever fight, pet peeves about the genres we read and about cliches in Fantasy and Romance.

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Smugglers Stash and News

By On May 17, 2009 · 3 Comments · In Smugglers Stash

Another day, another stash, another really damn important Laker game we MUST WIN OR DIE.

*Thea’s in a very vulnerable place today (especially when 30 mins before the game, ESPN.com takes it on themselves to post stuff like THIS) so don’t mind her*

Covers, Excerpts and Release Dates:

Richelle Mead’s [...]

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