Monthly Archives: June 2010
WWW/Waiting On/Wishful Wednesday: A Secret Kept
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted at Breaking The Spine and Wishful Wednesday is hosted at The Bluestocking Guide. A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay It all began with a simple seaside vacation, a brother and sister recapturing their childhood. Antoine Rey thought he … Continue reading
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Review: Lumby on the Air by Gail Fraser
In 2007 Gail Fraser’s first novel The Lumby Lines was published and the Lumby series was born. This July, the fifth book in the Lumby series will be released. I had the pleasure of reading Lumby on the Air but … Continue reading
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In My Mailbox Monday: Crashers, Blue Diary
In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren, and Mailbox Monday is hosted by The Printed Page. My GoodReads copy of Crashers by Dana Haynes finally showed up! Whenever a plane goes down in the U.S., a “Go Team” … Continue reading
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Friday Finds: Blackbird House
In case you haven’t already figured it out, you should know that I love Alice Hoffman’s novels, even though I’ve only read three now. Andi over at Estella’s Revenge mentioned that her favorite Hoffman is Blackbird House, which is a … Continue reading
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Review: The River King by Alice Hoffman
At Hadden, it was possible to hear the air moving in waves. There was the call of birds, the rustle of the branches of the beech trees, and just beyond that, someone was crying, a thin ribbon of anguish rising … Continue reading
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Booking Through Thursday: Reviews
This week, Booking Through Thursday wants to know… Do you read book reviews? Do you let them change your mind about reading/not reading a particular book? My answer is yes, of course I read book reviews. I write them so how … Continue reading
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WWW/Waiting On/Wishful Wednesday: What is Left the Daughter
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted at Breaking The Spine and Wishful Wednesday is hosted at The Bluestocking Guide. Skipping over the fact that the title of my pick makes zero grammatical sense, I’m choosing… What is Left the Daughter by Howard Norman Seventeen-year-old … Continue reading
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Review: Shadow of the Swords by Kamran Pasha
I’ve never been a history buff; I’m not good at remembering things in general, let alone things that happened one thousand years ago. I enjoy historical fiction novels, but not history books. Shadow of the Swords is somewhere in between these … Continue reading
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