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A fear of falling: A book review of ‘Isis’ by Douglas Clegg

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

‘Isis’ by Douglas Clegg advertises itself as a ‘tale of the supernatural’ and it lives up to the promise. Beautifully...
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Parental issues: A book review of 'Eliza’s Daughter' by Joan Aiken

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

If you were ever interested in just what happened to Eliza William’s daughter – you know, the girl who was the ward of Colonel Brandon and...
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Soggy: A book review of 'Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters' by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Galloping directly on the heels of the success of ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ comes a retelling of Jane Austen’s classic,...
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My Father's Book Review of 'The Lost Symbol' by Dan Brown

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Since my father and I often switch books, I thought it would be interesting to get his perspective on a book that is currently on the Bestseller List....
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Save the cheerleader, save the world: A book review of 'The Van Alen Legacy' by Melissa De La Cruz

I think ‘The Van Alen Legacy’ is probably my favorite book out of the ‘Blue Blood’ novel series and follows, ‘Blue...
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Good Vampire, bad vampire: A book review of 'Revelations' by Melissa De La Cruz

‘Revelations’ is the third book in the Blue Blood series by Mellissa De La Cruz following ‘Blue Bloods’ and...
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A life I never had: A book review of 'The Washingtonienne' by Jessica Cutler

This book is a novel in name only. Based on the experiences of Ms. Cutler ‘The Washingtonienne’ covers her brief experience as a low-level...
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Crawl space politics: A book review of 'The Summoning' by Kelley Armstrong

I decided to give this series, ‘Darkest Powers Trilogy’ a whirl while I twiddle my thumbs and wait for the newest ‘House of...
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Bloody table scraps: A book review of 'A Touch of Dead' by Charlaine Harris

‘A Touch of Dead’ is some sort of literary lesson, but I don’t know quite what it is. Charlaine Harris is practically a household...
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Read your Bible: A book review of 'The Lost Symbol' by Dan Brown

One of the things that Dan Brown does well, this I even remember from ‘The Da Vinci Code,’ is that he knows how to end a book chapter with...
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