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Book Review: The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer

February 4, 2015

Much as The Grand Sophy made me laugh, I don’t think it will prove to be memorable. After my first read, the only thing I remembered about the book was the quote at the beginning of this review, which I found fairly amusing. Otherwise, I’m only ...

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Book Review: Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean

February 2, 2015

In some ways, Never Judge a Lady By Her Cover is the best installment in Sarah MacLean’s Rules of Scoundrels series. In other ways, it’s massively frustrating and eyeroll-inducing. But all things considered, it was enjoyable and a quick read and ...

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Book Review: Labyrinth by Kat Richardson

February 1, 2015

With Labyrinth, the fifth installment in the Greywalker series, I feel like Kat Richardson really honed in on her protagonist and the overarching plot, delivering the fastest-paced, most high-stakes Harper Blaine novel yet.

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Book Review: Rooms by Lauren Oliver

February 1, 2015

Lauren Oliver’s first adult novel, Rooms is subtle and unassuming. Six points of view rotate to give the reader a view of a house’s (and family’s) history. The author’s prose is certainly lovely, and the idea itself appeals to me—but at the end ...

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Book Review: First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen

February 1, 2015

I’m really disappointed by this book, overall. I didn’t think it was a sequel that needed to happen, but I read it out of my appreciation for the author’s body of work. But First Frost does not live up to the talent Sarah Addison Allen has ...

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Book Review: The Price of Blood by Patricia Bracewell

January 31, 2015

The Price of Blood is just solid. The research is there, the writing is there, the language and the atmosphere and the characters—all flawless. Not only is Patricia Bracewell portraying Emma of Normandy’s life, she’s captured a snapshot of the ...

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