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2010 Reads

The Plague, Joanne Dahme

by Avid Reader on February 11, 2010

in Book Reviews, Ebooks, Save the Trees, Teen Fiction

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The Plague (Run­ning Press 2009) by Joanne Dahme is a his­tor­i­cal fic­tion, young adult novel. The hard­cover con­tains 272 pages and has a list price of $16.95 with the cheap­est ebook price I’ve seen of $9.99 at Ama­zon (Kin­dle) and B&N (Nook).
The pur­chase of this ebook was an impul­sive one. I’d read a pos­i­tive review of it somewhere […]

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The Girl With the Dragon Tat­too (Vin­tage 2009) by Stieg Larrson (author) and Reg Kee­land (trans­la­tor) is the first book in the Mil­len­nium Tril­ogy, set in Swe­den.
The Girl With the Dragon Tat­too was the biggest best­seller last year. The orig­i­nal, Swedish title was “Män som hatar kvin­nor” which trans­lates to “Men That Hate […]

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Lead Me On, Victoria Dahl

by Avid Reader on January 26, 2010

in Book Reviews, Grade C Reviews, Romance

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Lead Me On (Har­le­quin 2010) by Vic­to­ria Dahl is a con­tem­po­rary romance at 352 pages with a list price of $7.99 for paper­back. Lead Me On is the third book in the Tum­ble Creek series. The other two titles are Talk Me Down and Start Me Up.
I’ve been finally intro­duced to a Vic­to­ria Dahl con­tem­po­rary romance. The […]

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Manhunting, Jennifer Crusie

by Avid Reader on January 21, 2010

in Book Reviews, Grade B Reviews, Romance

Man­hunt­ing (1993) by Jen­nifer Crusie, 288 pages, list price: $6.99 (B&N). That cover is of a reprint. I have in my hands the orig­i­nal, Har­le­quin Temp­ta­tion #463 from Sep­tem­ber 1993. Just what is up with boxer shorts on the cover,huh?
Crusie’s con­tem­po­rary romances are quite good. I say that only because I’ve had suc­cess with quite a few of […]

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