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Tag Archives: kick ass female lead
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The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown I don’t know how much the rest of America/the world learns about the Donner Party in school but for me, growing up in Northern California, it was local history and something that … Continue reading
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
The story begins in 1901, with January Scaller, a young girl who lives in a lovely home in rural Vermont. This home is filled with strange and wonderful objects, found by her father for owner of the home, Mr. Locke. … Continue reading
Book review: J is for Jones #atozchallenge
Okay, I am aware that I have totally failed at this challenge, but I had this entry already 90% completed, so I thought I might as well post it anyway! Remember how I said I might change things up a … Continue reading
Book review: I is for Island #atozchallenge
Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling starts with a mysterious, never explained event which takes the island of Nantucket from 1997* and moves it, and its inhabitants (including a Coast Guard training ship just off shore), back in … Continue reading
Book review: H is for Harlequin #atzchallenge
The Harlequin by Laurell K. Hamilton is the book that finally made me quit the Anita Blake series. And I can put my finger on the exact thing that set me over the edge. Spoilers, I guess, for the 15th … Continue reading
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Tagged anita blake, atozchallenge, fantasy, horror, kick ass female lead, laurell k hamilton, mystery, the harlequin
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Book review: E is for Educating #atozchallenge
Educating Caroline by Patricia Cabot (aka Meg Cabot) is, plot wise, a fairly standard romance novel. Two unlikely people meet and fall in love, despite not really wanting to, and then after a few hiccups, they live happily ever after. … Continue reading
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Tagged atozchallenge, educating caroline, kick ass female lead, meg cabot, patricia cabot, romance novel
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Book review: D is for Dream #atozchallenge
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater is the second book in The Raven Cycle series (fourth and final book to be published later this month). This review is likely to have spoilers for the first book just by nature of … Continue reading
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Tagged atozchallenge, characters who need hugs, fantasy, friendship, kick ass female lead, Maggie Stiefvater, sass, YA
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Book Review: A is for Anne #atozchallenge
It seems fitting to start this month long blog-a-thon with a review of a book by one of my all time favorite authors. There was a time, when I first discovered L.M. Montgomery (thanks to a friend giving me the … Continue reading
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Tagged anne of green gables, atozchallenge, characters who need hugs, kick ass female lead, l.m. montgomery, YA
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Uprooted by Naomi Novik
I did not love this book. The more I think about it, I’m not sure I even liked it. Was some of the writing very pretty? Yes. Was the main character likeable? Sure. But that’s about it for positives for … Continue reading
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The flight. 