Amazon.com Widgets

From the monthly archives:

July 2006

I made a couple of quick purchases that were based on a reader’s recommendation. I’ve missed reading some really good, meaty historical novels. As I blog hopped, I ran across another reader’s blog that featured another interesting title that I must add to my TBR.

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Let’s Talk Editing

by Avid Reader on July 11, 2006

I had a poster who shall remain nameless on this blog post (check the Anya Bast review comments, heehee) who stated that she was the least concerned about editing (in respect to what, I didn’t clarify). It made me think: am I being too picky about wanting a book well edited? When you put a product […]

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A Change of Season by Anya Bast is my second foray into her fantasy/paranormal work. You have two really hot heroes, smoking hot love scenes and some magick. Alas, no book is perfect and this book is far, far from perfect. Is the enemy of my enemy, my friend? I just used that quote because I […]

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The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause has left me ambivalent. I had to read/skim to the end. It deals with loss and loneliness among other things. This is a YA novel and I guess I was really wanting something as captivating as by Stephenie Meyer. Thus, it’s my own fault this novel didn’t work comparing […]

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The Best Of…

by Avid Reader on July 7, 2006

Jayne Ann Krentz
Ms. Krentz has several pen names and you may know her as Jayne Castle/Amanda Quick/Stephanie James. I’ve read maybe one or two titles under each name. Why all the pen names, you ask? I can’t answer that question for you but will say that most fans know what to expect when they read […]

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Happy Fourth

by Avid Reader on July 4, 2006

I had to work today. Yeah, bummer. *eye roll* However, I do deserve your sympathy because I had to listen to The Star Spangled Banner by Cher and everybody else every five minutes. I wanted to pull my hair out.
Hope your day was filled with barbecue and everything artery clogging. It rained here (gleeful look). […]

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