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Mar 19
2010

Awaken Mage – AQR

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching My son colour ] This novel brings to a conclusion Karen Miller’s epic Kingmaker, Kingbraker series. (OK – admittedly there are only two books long – but they are sooooooo long, that it is epic!) In … Continue reading

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Mar 03
2010

Word Nerd – AQR

Ambrose is an odd kid. Because he has an anaphalactic reaction to peanuts, his mother is over protective. Afraid to loose him after the sudden death of his father, Ambrose’s mother won’t allow him to do anything without her. No … Continue reading

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Feb 26
2010

Hush, Hush – ALWR

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Editing a podcast while I drink my tea ]You want to know what will replace the Vampire as the new teen supernatural boyfriend? Angels or their descendants. Cassandra Clark used them in the Mortal Instruments trilogy, Repossesed … Continue reading

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Feb 23
2010

Ace of Cakes – ALWR

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]You’ve heard of Duff Goldman. You may not know his name, but you know his work. As the owner of Charm City Cakes, he makes his way into your living room every week … Continue reading

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Feb 22
2010

Kitty and the Midnight Hour – AQR

[  Mood: Sick ][  Currently: Watching Tbitha’s Salon Takeover ]Urban fantasy has exploded all over the publishing landscape. In some cases it has gotten messy, with poorly-written potboilers masking as genre fiction. Luckily, Kitty and the Midnight Hour is not one of … Continue reading

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Feb 17
2010

I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil . . . AQR

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching My son colour ]Ful Title: I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President Oliver Watson is of a grade 7 boy whose mother thinks his is brilliant and special, … Continue reading

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Feb 13
2010

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh – LWR

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Watching My son play and hoping he doesn’t trash the joint ]I remeber having Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh read to me when I was in grade 5 by the school librarian. She would take … Continue reading

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Feb 10
2010

Carpe Demon – A Quick Review

[  Mood: Sick ][  Currently: Watching House ]I am familiar with Julie Kenner’s Work and have discussed it here before. Today I finished the first book of her adult series. Imagine if Buffy got married and settled in surburbia. Then you would … Continue reading

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Jan 24
2010

Court of the Air – Long Winded Review

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Watching My son sleep ]The Court of the Air is a brings us a very old plot with slightly new trappings. Two orphans are key to protecting the world from its destruction. They are hunted by the … Continue reading

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Jan 01
2010

The Gun Seller – AQR

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching My son play and trying to stop him from terrorizing the cat ]I picked this book up on a lark. I watch House and LOVED BlackAdder, so I am well aware that Hugh Laurie has many … Continue reading

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