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Joint Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

By On November 21, 2008 · 12 Comments · In 9 Rated Books, Book of the Month, Book Reviews, Joint Review

Title: The Graveyard Book

Author: Neil Gaiman

Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Fantasy

Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel

Why did we read this book: Really? Because, obviously, we love Neil Gaiman. (The question should be why did it take us so freaking long to read this book!)

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Book of the Month: The King’s Favorite

By On August 22, 2008 · 5 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book of the Month, Book Reviews

Title: The King’s Favorite

Author: Susan Holloway Scott

Genre: Historical Fiction

Why did we read this book: During our recent Chat With an Author, Loretta Chase mentioned Susan Holloway Scott’s The Royal Harlot as one of her inspirations for her new series, beginning with Your Scandalous Ways. Susan contacted us and [...]

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Book of the Month: Touch the Dark

By On April 25, 2008 · 7 Comments · In 5 Rated Books, 7 Rated Books, Book of the Month, Book Reviews

Title: Touch the Dark (Cassandra Palmer Series, book 1)

Author: Karen Chance

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal

Stand alone or series: First in the Cassandra Palmer series

Summary: (from Amazon.com)

Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when the bloodsucking Mafioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with [...]

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Book of the Month: Sunshine

By On March 28, 2008 · 7 Comments · In 6 Rated Books, 8 Rated Books, Book of the Month, Book Reviews

Title: Sunshine

Author: Robin McKinley

Review number: Ana’s 30th and Thea’s 24th

Genre: (Urban) Fantasy, Horror

Stand alone or series: Stand alone

Summary:

They took her clothes and sneakers. They dressed her in a long red gown. And they shackled her to the wall of an abandoned mansion-within easy [...]

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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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The Time Traveler’s Wife – Ana’s Review

By On January 18, 2008 · 4 Comments · In 5 Rated Books, Book of the Month, Book Reviews

Why did I read this book?: It was the chosen book of the month for our book club.

Review:

I start reading the book and I am immediately sucked into it. I find the first few chapters enchanting, the writing captivating and soon enough I am falling in love with the story of Henry, a [...]

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The Time Traveler’s Wife – Thea’s Review

By On January 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In 4 Rated Books, Book of the Month, Book Reviews

I guess I’ll begin with the regular spiel.

Why did I read this book?: I have heard a LOT about this book from multiple sources, and all the reviews have been positive. That said, this is not a book that typically I would pick up and read on my own, and when the opportunity arose [...]

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Book of the Month – The Time Traveler’s Wife

By On January 18, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Book of the Month, Book Reviews

Since Thea and I read different genres most of the time – Me, reading mostly Romance Novels and Thea reading mostly Sci-fi/Fantasy, although I can feel deep in my bones that she will turn into a voracious Romance reader very soon. I know that she loved Lord of Scoundrels, she just bought Dreaming of You [...]

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