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Category Archives: Book Reviews
All this talk about Valentine’s Day has me thinking of my favorite romances. Sure, I enjoy a good love story with a fairytale ending, but lately, I’ve had more bittersweet novels on my mind. Basically, I’m a sucker for star … Continue reading
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| Tagged Carolee Dean, Chocolate, Rocky Road Brownies, Star-Crossed Romance, Take Me There, YA novel
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Okay, I’m just gonna admit up front…this blog post is just an excuse to gush about TWO GLORIOUS THINGS THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK: 1.) I finally got to devour Beth Revis’ sparkling debut, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE… 2.) And I finally … Continue reading
They say the devil is in the details. And as far as books go, I’d have to agree. World-building plot points. Convincing character quirks. White knuckle moments of tension. All those details matter. Combined, they define a story. And in … Continue reading
I have a kid. A rough and tumble, Xbox playing, iTouch texting, nerf shooting tween boy. And you know what? He loves books. Year after year, they’re on his Christmas list, alongside the video games, Lego sets, and foam darts. … Continue reading
I tend to think of a book as a guided tour in which a character interprets everything for me. Between the pages, I’m in new, uncharted territory and I’m relying on the POV person to convey the setting, the plot, … Continue reading
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| Tagged Matthew Quick, Ooey Gooey Butter Cakie, Sorta Like a Rock Star, Voice, Writing, writing voice
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I’m not entirely convinced PAUL IS UNDEAD isn’t an elaborate ruse. I have a theory. What if Lewis Carroll, Salvador Dali, Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and George Romero ran a Beatles History Fan Club and Hunter S. Thompson kept the … Continue reading
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| Tagged Alan Goldsher, PAUL IS UNDEAD, The Beatles, Zombeatles, Zombies
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