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Kid Book Review: The Monster at the End of this Book reviewed by Rhiannon

They say that kids and pets are the two most frustrating creatures to work with.  I think we’re giving pets a bad rap.  This is the closest I could get to an interview with either of my kids this past...

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Snarking Nostalgic: Sweet Valley High #4 Power Play

Hi Guys–Sorry the only pic is the book cover.  I’m on vacation and the internet is unreliable and slow. Sweet Valley High #4: Power Play All SVH were written by ghostwriters. Alternate Title–Why...

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Snarking Nostalgic: The Baby-sitters Club #3 The Truth About Stacey

Thank god it’s a BSC week.  I need to get the taste of that horrible Sweet Valley book out of my mouth.  Say what you will about the BSC (and we can and will say plenty) at least there was never this...

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Travel Guides–Physical versus E-Book

On my recent trip to Cambodia, I took both physical and electronic travel guides.  Here is a short pro/con list I made up for each format. E-books   PRO It doesn’t take up any additional weight in your...

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Snarking Nostaligic: Prom Dress by Lael Littke

I delayed posting this in hopes that I could find the fraction of a story I wrote in 1994 called “The Curse of the Silver Teddy Bear” about a cursed necklace with a teddy bear charm.  I’m pretty sure I...

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This week in Reading

This week there is great joy and great sadness in the world of reading.  There is so much more that I can talk about, but I’ll stick to the two things that have touched me the most–the passing of Dr....

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And Tango makes a banned book

Expat Bostonians:I’m crossposting this from my expat blog because the subject of book banning is worth addressing more than once. Originally posted on Expat Bostonians: Dear parents who challenge this...

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Snarking Nostalgic: The Baby-Sitters Club #4 Mary Anne Saves the Day

Mary Anne Saves the Day Ann M. Martin Originally Published February 1987   If you recall, book 3’s co-plot (along with Stacey’s DIABETES) was about how the Baby-Sitter’s Agency honed in on the BSC’s...

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I’m an official Goodreads Author

If you’ve read my bio, you know that I am an erotica author.  I’m currently in three anthologies, with another due to be published in November 2014.  I have some other acceptances that I can’t...

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10 Book Challenge

I was challenged to share the 10 books that have most affected me as a reader on Facebook by my friends J and P.  I then spent at least the last few weeks paralyzed every time I tried to compile the...

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ARC review–Cocksure by Shiloh Walker

There’s only eight days left in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and although I’ve already “won”–written 50k words–I want to finish strong. I completed the long novella/short novel I’d started...

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ARC review–A Season to Dance

Buy A Season to Dance here 4/5* Publication date–Dec 2018   I received this book as an Advanced Reader Copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. After Olivia’s mom dies, Olivia must return...

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ARC review–The Chance of a Lifetime by Kendra Smith

The Chance of a Lifetime by Kendra Smith 2/5* Published 2018   I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review. I didn’t like this book. If I had picked it up on my own,...

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ARC–Kingdom of Needle and Bone by Mira Grant

Purchase The Kingdom of Needle and Bone 5/5* Publication date Dec 31, 2018   I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I don’t know how Mira Grant does it, but she’s created...

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Best Books I Read in 2018

According to Goodreads, I’ve read one hundred fifty books this year. Having read so many books, which were the best ones? The ones that stuck with me, that I want to grab you and tell you to read this...

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ARC review-The Fearless King by Katee Robert

The Fearless King by Katee Robert4.5/5* Publication date–Feb 5, 2019 I received The Fearless King from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I wanted to start my new year’s reading off with a...

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Review–Cash by Cassia Leo

Cash by Cassia Leo 3/5* Published November 2018 I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Cash is a billionaire playboy in danger of being pushed out of his family business...

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Book recommendation

I’ll be posting a review of this soon, but I’m just popping in to say that if you like fantasy or YA, you really need to be reading The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee. The magic system is grounded...

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Book Review–The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Lee

Buy The Epic Crush of Genie Lo here 5/5* Pub Aug 2017   I’m very late to the party on this book, and I wish I’d read it before now. I *need* a sequel, STAT. TLDR–LOVED this book. Full on considering...

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Pucked by Helena Hunting

Purchase Pucked here 5/5* Pub May 2015 I owe a huge thanks to my friend C, who recommended it to me when we were recently talking books because I have never laughed so damn hard while reading a...

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