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Book Review: Vanished by Kat Richardson

January 15, 2015

In this fourth installment of the Greywalker series, the stakes have risen incredibly high, and things have gotten very personal for Harper Blaine, paranormal investigator extraordinaire. Kat Richardson’s Vanished is another excellent addition ...

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Book Review: Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian

January 14, 2015

I wanted to love this book. (Though, in fairness, I want to love every book.) I certainly like premise, and I found that Chris Bohjalian’s prose was very good. Yet when it came to characterization, Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands doesn’t pass ...

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Book Review: Underground by Kat Richardson

January 13, 2015

Barring any future complications, I can certainly see myself joining Harper and riding along for the rest of this series. Kat Richardson really found her stride with Underground, and even though this book wasn’t amazing, it was still a lot of ...

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Book Review: Daughter of the Gods by Stephanie Thornton

January 12, 2015

This book was phenomenal: the complete package. Everything I love to see in my historical fiction was provided here. Strong characters, fantastic attention to detail, engaging prose, an excellent storyline. Daughter of the Gods really excels in ...

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Book Review: Duchess by Susan Holloway Scott

January 9, 2015

Duchess being my second novel by Susan Holloway Scott, I had very reasonable expectations going in. The author writes quite well, and though there’s nothing remarkable in the stories she tells, her biographical novels are still pretty solid ...

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Book Review: Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar

January 8, 2015

Kirsty Eagar has concocted the perfect blend of humor, emotion, and authenticity to create a novel whose story is real and true. Raw Blue doesn’t pull punches and it’s difficult to read at times, but it’s so genuine and empowering that the ...

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