Tag Archives: Series
Quickie: The Strain (Book 1 of The Stain Trilogy) by Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan
I read this book in fits and starts during the end of my pregnancy and the first weeks after my daughter was born. That was over two months ago so the exact details of The Strain escape me, but I … Continue reading
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Review: The Emperor’s Tomb by Steve Berry
Book 6 of Steve Berry’s “Cotton Malone” series takes our favorite ex-Magellan Billet agent to China where he must rescue his friend and sometime-lover, Cassiopeia Vitt. Vitt’s gotten herself wrapped up in a web of conspiracy involving the Chinese premier and … Continue reading
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Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Slap-happy review here folks because if you are like me circa a month ago, you’re one of the few people who actually had no idea what this book was about until you picked up a copy from your home-town bookstore … Continue reading
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Review: The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Book 3) by Rick Riordan
**WARNING** May contain spoilers if you haven’t read The Lightning Thief (review) and The Sea of Monsters (review). Once again Percy Jackson and his friends must save all of humanity (and the Gods) in the third entry of Rick Riordan’s … Continue reading
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Review: The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry
I’m sad to say it, folks, Mr. Berry has let me down. Something about The Paris Vendetta, the fifth book in the Cotton Malone series, did not catch me as his previous books have. I wasn’t hooked, I wasn’t excited … Continue reading
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Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
I’m seeing the movie today, so it seems appropriate to post my review of the book! What can I really say about this The Deathly Hallows except that I love it? I think it’s amazing? I wish I had never … Continue reading
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Review: Damaged by Alex Kava
Maggie O’Dell can’t ever relax. As an FBI profiler for murder cases, she’s frequently in the line of fire (and other unpleasant things) when she’s trying to do her job. Barely off a case where she’s blamed for not predicting … Continue reading
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Review: Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
**WARNING** May contain spoilers if you haven’t read Living Dead in Dallas (review) and Dead Until Dark (review) Sookie Stackhouse is in a pickle again, but this time her vampire boyfriend Bill can’t save her… because she’s the one that has to save … Continue reading
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Review: The Passage by Justin Cronin
“I don’t know what we’ll find in Colorado, if we ever get there. I’m not even sure it matters. All those years, waiting for the Army, and it turns out the Army is us.” The Passage – Justin Cronin Close … Continue reading
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Review: The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry
A loneliness crept into his bones as he absorbed the deep silence of the tomb. Proverbs came to mind. A simple truth from long ago. He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind. The Charlemagne Pursuit – Steve … Continue reading
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