2011 in Review

I posted my top ten books read in 2011 yesterday, but there’s still quite a bit left to say. Bear with me. The Stats: My goal was to read 75 books. That felt wimpy, but knowing that I had recently started a new job when I was setting my goal for this year, it felt realistic. I do not have any reading time at my current job […]

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The Top Ten Books I Read in 2011

First let me clarify that these are books I read in 2011; I don’t believe any of them were actually published this year. I noticed that I have gotten ridiculously stingy with my 5-star ratings. Four! That’s all I gave out! And two of those were re-reads! I’ll be changing one or two ratings because some books that really stand […]

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Review: The Invisible Ring by Anne Bishop Character Connection featuring Marianne Engel from The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson My sign up post for the European Reading Challenge […]

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Posted a sign-up page looking for Southern authors and those who work with them to guest post on my blog in a new feature called Saturdays in the South Review: The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds Review: The Greatest Generation by Tom […]

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I’ve been a little AWOL recently, so here’s what’s been going on over the past two weeks: Posted: Review: ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King Review: Blankets by Craig Thompson Review: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff Character Connection featuring Moses Froben […]

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Character Connection featuring The Lilim from Stardust by Neil Gaiman Review: The Ruins by Scott Smith–Irritating, cardboard characters but nevertheless a page turner Read: The Curse of the Wendigo by Rick Yancey–I think I liked The Monstrumologist a little more, but […]

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff–Creepier than I expected. That’s a good thing. Review: Horns by Joe Hill–Loving this guy Character Connection: The Morrigan Review: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley–I really, really dislike Victor Frankenstein. Read: The Everafter by Amy Huntley–The main […]

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: Ruined by Paula Morris–A ghost story that was a little too young and tame for my personal taste Review: The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey–Scared me to death! Highly recommended if you’re looking for a good Halloween read! Character Connection featuring […]

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Weekly Update for October 10, 2011

Welcome to my weekly update for October 010, 2011! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween around here! I’ve been posting reviews of horror-ish books and diving headlong into more spooky reads. I’m hoping to devote Character Connection to villains this [….]

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