Archive for January, 2012

Science Fiction & YA books

Despite my love of Star Trek, spaceships, alien cultures and all things Doctor Who, I only read two science fiction books in 2011, and both were technically “teen” books, not that the designation matters much anymore in such a prospering genre. I rarely read adult sci-fi as it tends to be a little too heavy […]

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Shadow Heir- Richelle Mead

Synopsis: Shaman-for-hire Eugenie Markham strives to keep the mortal realm safe from trespassing entities. But as the Thorn Land’s prophecy-haunted queen, there’s no refuge for her and her soon-to-be-born-children when a mysterious blight begins to devastate the Otherworld… The spell-driven source of the blight isn’t the only challenge to Eugenie’s instincts. Fairy king Dorian is […]

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Tools for reaching your writing resolutions

With any luck, 2012 will be a big writing year for me, and hopefully some of you. Alas, wee one hasn’t been quite as successful as I’d hoped. So, I’ve put together a list of some tools we can use as writers to help us achieve writing goals for 2012. 1. Communities This is a […]

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Bloodlines Discussion

Warning: This is a discussion post and will absolutley contain spoilers. If you have not read Bloodlines by Richelle Mead yet, I suggest you skip this post for now and head over to the review. After writing the review for Bloodlines a few days ago, I’m itching to talk to some people about it. Part […]

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Bloodlines- Richelle Mead

Synopsis: When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California. But at their new school, the drama is only just beginning. Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Bloodlines […]

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Top Ten Books I’m Excited to Read in 2012

This week, Top Ten Tuesday focuses on everyone’s most anticipated books of 2012. These are the ones I can’t wait to read! 1. Rage Within by Jeyn Roberts I thiink I might have mentioned it a few times now, but I loved the first book in this dystopian series. So needless to say I’m pretty […]

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New Year, New Books Giveaway

Happy new year everyone! One day down, so far so good. To celebrate 2012, I’m going to be giving away some of my favorite titles of 2011, to try and spread the love around a bit. The three titles I chose were all featured in my list of Standout books of 2011.           This […]

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