From a Whisper to a Scream by Charles de Lint: Book Review

A serial killer has been viciously murdering women in the Combat Zone, a seedy area of Newford. He makes a mistake when he kills a wealthy man’s daughter, apparently mistaking her for one of the prostitutes he normally targets. There’s a witness to this one too. He swears the killer stepped out of the side […]

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The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson: Book Review

Chicago wins a bid to be the host of the World’s Fair in 1892, the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of America. The city’s top architects immediately swing into gear to make this a fair to remember. Paris had hosted a world’s fair a few years earlier and everyone said that it couldn’t be beaten. […]

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Elliot and the Goblin War by Jennifer A. Nielsen: Book Review

Elliot somehow finds himself appointed King of the Brownies (not the kind you eat–the kind that likes to clean your house as you sleep. I’d be happy with either of them in my house). He first came to the Brownies’ attention after he saved one of them from some evil Goblins on Halloween night. That […]

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Empire Falls by Richard Russo: Book Review

Miles Roby is the manager of The Empire Grill in the heart of Empire Falls, Maine–or what’s left of it, anyway. This once-thriving industrial town is dying now that the factories have all closed. Empire Falls still has a tightly-knit, optimistic community though. There are constantly rumors about new buyers for the factories. Miles feels […]

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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 Thorn and the Blossom by Theodora Goss Review: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull Review: The Ice Limit by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Saturdays in the South with author Olivia deBelle Byrd: Southern Funerals or He […]

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The Ice Limit by Douglas Preston: Book Review

It’s only been about a week since I read this book, but I’m already hazy on the details, so this will be vague. Basically, this super-rich guy hires an engineering firm with a perfect record of doing the “impossible” to extract a meteorite from the ground of a Chilean island off of Cape Horn. In […]

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Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull: Book Review

Kendra and Seth are nearing the end of the school year when a new guy joins Kendra’s class. The other girls talk about how cute he is, but all Kendra sees is a disgusting goblin who plays cruel tricks on people. A mysterious stranger offers to help them get rid of the goblin (or kobold, […]

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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: Second Hand Heart by Catherine Ryan Hyde A very thoughtful Saturdays in the South guest post from author Susan Kelly Read: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull Currently Reading: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell The Bookseller […]

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