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Jul 05
2008

Desert Heat – A Quick Review

[  Mood: Sleepy ]Joanna Brady is celebrating her tenth wedding anniversary, or will be once her husband Andy, a local sherrif’s deputy, comes home. Unfortunately for her, Andy is shot and left for dead. As Joanne tries to deal with what … Continue reading

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Jul 04
2008

Everyone Worth Knowing – AQR

[  Mood: Happy ][ Currently: Waiting for My Son to Fall Asleep – Here’s Hoping ]Lauren Weisberger burst on the scene with her first novel The Devil Wears Prada in 2004. You may have heard of it. Her second novel, Everyone Worth … Continue reading

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Jul 03
2008

Birth of Venus – AQR

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Breastfeeding my son ]Sarah Dunant used to write trillers. Then she wanted to write a novel about Renaissance Florence. Birth of Venus was the result. The book tells the story of Alessandra, the youngest daughter of a … Continue reading

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Jul 01
2008

Happy Canada Day

[  Mood: Happy ]Geeklet will get to partake of his first celebrations later on today. We have bought him an outfit and everything. (Not exactly as pictured) Husband Unit is looking forward to the Great Canadian Chicken BBQ. I am looking … Continue reading

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Jun 30
2008

It’s on Days Like This I Am Damn Proud to Be Canadian.

[  Mood: Cool ]Toronto had its Gay Pride parade on the weekend, and in a first for Canada, the Canadian Military marched in the parade and set up a recruiting booth. The military wanted to make it clear that it was … Continue reading

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Jun 25
2008

B is for Burglar

[  Mood: Happy ][ Currently: Breasfeeding my son ]In the secon of the "Alphabet Books", Sue Grafton has Kinsey Milhone investigating the disappearance of a wealthy widow. What starts as a simple case becomes complicated as she peels back the layers. Kinsey … Continue reading

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Jun 20
2008

Happy Birthday De

[  Mood: Distorted ][ Currently: Holding My Son ]I know he is gone, but he would have been 88 today. Sigh.

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Jun 20
2008

Specials – A Quick Review

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Breasfeeding my son ]Tally Youngblood is Special. Captured at the end of Pretties, she has been operated on by Special Circumstances and turned into a Special. Specials are the secret police of the city. Her teeth, fingernails … Continue reading

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Jun 19
2008

Undead and Unreturnable – A QR

[  Mood: Silly ][ Currently: Breasfeeding my son ]Christmas is fast approaching, and Queen Betsy has a lot on her plate. She has a wedding to plan to a groom that is not at all interested. Her half-sister is starting to take … Continue reading

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Jun 17
2008

Goblet of Fire – AQR

The great Harry Potter re-read contniues. This time around, I read the Goblet of Fire. I won’t bother with a plot summary, cause if you don’t know what happens in this book, where have you been? Instead, I want to … Continue reading

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