Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger: Book Review

Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality has taken boys on board and is heading to London. Sophronia knows that something is afoot, if she can only figure out just what it is. Someone seems to be determined to kidnap Dimity and her brother (What is his name? I can’t be bothered to […]

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Cress by Marissa Meyer: Book Review

4 Stars. Holy smokes. When does the next one come out? November? *sigh* For some reason, I thought this series was a trilogy, so I expected everything to be wrapped up neatly. I just got more and more stressed out as everything fell apart. Let’s face it–Cinder and company are very much the underdogs. But things just got worse […]

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Weekly Update for February 2, 2015

Welcome to my weekly update for February 2, 2015. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I didn’t have too much going on this week. My grandmother came home from the assisted living facility on Thursday afternoon. Yay! Thanks for all your well-wishes! I finally spent all my Christmas Barnes […]

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Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger: Book Review

Sophronia Temminick is a tomboy in Victorian England. The youngest of innumerable sisters, she is left alone to pretty much do as she pleases. What pleases her is climbing dumbwaiter shafts, spying on her sisters, and generally acting in ways not becoming to a lady. When she is packed off to finishing school one day, […]

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Time Stops for No Mouse by Michael Hoeye: Book Review

Hermux Tantamoq is a quiet, rather shy watchmaker who just happens to be a mouse. His world is turned upside down when the lovely Linka Perflinger walks into his shop and asks him to repair her watch. She never returns to pick it up, even though it seemed to be important to her. When a […]

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Meeting the Authors: Sarah Addison Allen

My mom and I went to see Sarah Addison Allen at Malaprop’s for her First Frost book launch. We’ve seen her several times before and we always enjoy hearing her speak and meeting her. She is just the cutest, sweetest thing you’ve ever met. We got there 30-45 minutes early and the space was filling […]

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Weekly Update for January 26, 2015

Welcome to my weekly update for January 26, 2015! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. It’s been a fairly busy week. My grandmother had back surgery on January 15 and we’ve been trying to make sure someone is with her, temporarily in an assisted living facility for physical therapy, and my […]

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