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Guest Dare: Clockwork Heart by Dru Pagliassoti

By On October 23, 2009 · 8 Comments · In Book Reviews, Guest Dare, The Dare

Welcome to another Guest Dare – the October edition. For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone. You can read all previous Dare posts here.

This month’s victim is Kati – from [...]

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Guest Dare: Fables vol. 1 – Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham

By On September 24, 2009 · 11 Comments · In Book Reviews, Guest Dare, The Dare

Welcome to another Guest Dare – the September edition. For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone. You can read all previous Dare posts here.

This month’s daree (yes, we believe just [...]

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The Dare: Ana reads The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King

By On September 19, 2009 · 6 Comments · In 7 Rated Books, Book Reviews, The Dare

Title: The Drawing of the Three

Author: Stephen King

Genre: Fantasy/Horror

Publisher: New English Library
Publishing Date: New Edition – 2003
Paperback: 496 pages

Stand alone or series: book 2 in the Dark Tower series

Summary:Roland of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger, encounters three doors which open to 1980s America, where he [...]

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The Dare: Thea Reads Perfume by Patrick Suskind

By On September 19, 2009 · 9 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews, The Dare

Title: Perfume (Das Parfum)

Author: Patrick Suskind, Translated by John E. Woods

Genre: Fiction, Historical, Thriller

Publisher: Diogenes-Verlag (Germany) / Alfred A. Knopf (US)
Publication Date: 1985 (Germany) / February 2001 (US)
Paperback: 272 pages

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Guest Dare: Mr Impossible by Loretta Chase

By On August 25, 2009 · 25 Comments · In 6 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Guest Dare, The Dare

Welcome to another Guest Dare – the August edition. For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone.

This month we invited Angie (from Angieville),  one of our favorite bloggers and book [...]

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Guest Dare (and giveaway): Principles of Angels by Jaine Fenn

By On July 15, 2009 · 4 Comments · In 4 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Guest Dare, The Dare

Welcome to yet another Guest Dare – the July edition. For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone.

This month’s guest is Liz (A.K.A The Liz) from the wonderful UK-based blog My [...]

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Guest Dare: Ghost Story by Peter Straub

By On June 27, 2009 · 4 Comments · In Book Reviews, DNF Books, Guest Dare, The Dare

Welcome to yet another Guest Dare – the June edition. For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone.

This month’s victim – er, guest – is the fabulous Tia from Fantasy [...]

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Guest Dare: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

By On May 28, 2009 · 4 Comments · In Book Reviews, Guest Dare, Smuggler Specialties, The Dare

Welcome to our May Guest Dare. The Guest Dare is a Monthly feature in which we “dare” guest reviewers to read & review books outside of their comfort zones.

This month’s victim guest is our good friend Harry from Temple Library Reviews. who doesn’t like mysteries and usually doesn’t do “funny” – with [...]

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Guest Dare: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

By On April 22, 2009 · 17 Comments · In Book Reviews, Guest Dare, The Dare

Another month, another dare.

Every month we dare a book blogger to read a book that is outside their comfort zone and invite them to post their reviews or thoughts here. This time, the victim guest is Jessica who writes the excellent Racy Romance Reviews. As soon as we asked her which genre she [...]

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Guest Dare: Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair

By On March 18, 2009 · 21 Comments · In 9 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Guest Blogger, Guest Dare, Smuggler Specialties, The Dare

Every month we dare another book blogger to read a book that is outside their comfort zone and invite them to post their reviews or thoughts here. This month our guest is AnimeJune from the great blog Gossamer Obsessions. She writes reviews that are very detailed, very critical and with a keen sense of [...]

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