Monthly Archives: August 2010
Review: Secret Keepers by Mindy Friddle
He’d been quite mad, her grandfather McCann. For some reason, Emma hadn’t realized that until now. Secret Keepers – Mindy Friddle I had high hopes for Secret Keepers. I’m not ashamed to admit I judge books by their covers and this … Continue reading
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In My Mailbox Monday: The Marriage Artist
In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren, and Mailbox Monday is hosted by Chick Loves Lit. From Henry Holt & Co: I am so excited I received The Marriage Artist by Andrew Winer (Oct. 26, 2010) When the wife … Continue reading
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The Inevitable Change
In the last year since I’ve had The Crowded Leaf I’ve grown and matured as a writer and reader. I’ve gotten to know fabulous publishers and awe-inspiring authors. I’ve read more than I ever used to, and loved it more … Continue reading
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Review: Burning Silk by Destiny Kinal
There is an art to writing a novel; an arc of movement, a thread of thought, an inner fire stoked by imagination and all the writers come before. A writer can be a person who strings words together in an … Continue reading
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WWW/Waiting On/Wishful Wednesday: Dark Road to Darjeeling
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted at Breaking The Spine and Wishful Wednesday is hosted at The Bluestocking Guide. I’ve had Deanna Raybourn’s Lady Julia Grey Series on my TBR list for ages. Lord knows if I’ll ever get to read any of the … Continue reading
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In My Mailbox Monday: By Nightfall, The Emperor’s Tomb
In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren, and Mailbox Monday is hosted by Chick Loves Lit. A few weeks ago I posted a Waiting On/Wishful Wednesday for By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham. That same day I received an … Continue reading
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WWW/Waiting On/Wishful Wednesday: Bitter in the Mouth
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted at Breaking The Spine and Wishful Wednesday is hosted at The Bluestocking Guide. Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong For as long as she can remember, Linda has experienced a secret sense—she can “taste” words, which have … Continue reading
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Review: Juliet by Anne Fortier
I saw you, dear savage, before you saw me. Yet you heard me, before I heard you. And as such we might have lived, our love separated by our senses, had not Fortuna, tonight, granted you eyes, and I ears. … Continue reading
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