Category: Book Review

  • Steampunk, Paranormal Beauty and the Beast

    I do love my work, and how I get to read books before they’re released. 😉 This one will be on store shelves on Aug. 2. I started reading this thinking, “If ever there was a ‘proper romance’ I would enjoy, it should be this one.”  I can’t stand proper romances.  First of all, I

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  • Beginning the “Foundation”

    I needed to keep reminding myself that Isaac Asimov wrote the first three “Foundation” books in the 60s.  Whenever they said “computer,” it meant a person, not a device.  It helped that a large basis for the story was the uses of nuclear power for everyday technology.  Yeah, that sounds like an idea spawned from the

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  • Sanderson Shorts

    My husband loves all Brandon Sanderson stories, so I bought these for his birthday.  Surprisingly, I read them before he did. Mitosis: I was a little surprised it was only 44 pages long.  I bought the hardcover, but found out the second half of the book was a preview for “Firefight.”  It did have interesting

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  • “Resist” the Stereotype

    From my work, I get the rare opportunity to read books before they’ve been released.  You can find “Resist,” by Ilima Todd, on bookshelves on July 5th. “Resist” is the sequel to “Remake,” which is the currently overused “teenage girl in a controlled distopia – escapes and joins the rebellion with a love triangle.”  What separates this

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  • “Key of Kilenya”

    I met Andrea Pearson in person before knowing about any of her books – but oddly enough, that’s how I was with Brandon Sanderson too.  What impressed me about Mrs. Pearson is the fact that she writes purely for eBooks and has made it work.  I wasn’t terribly impressed with her “Discern” (earlier book review

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  • It’s About Time

    It’s about time I wrote another book review blog post, and guess what?  It’s about time… literally. Though, in case you’re interested, I succeeded my Camp NaNoWriMo goal!  While I’m sorry I didn’t have any time for reading, by doubling my usual writing goal, I was able to finish my novel and get a heavy

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  • Possibilities in “The Bands of Mourning”

    Congratulations, Brandon Sanderson.  You’ve impressed me.  Again.  I know I didn’t have a lot to say about “Alloy of Law” or “Shadows of Self,” but “Bands of Mourning” returns to the epic chaos and discovery of the “Mistborn” series. For most of the book, you’re balancing between two main plot ideas, including 1. trying to find a

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  • I’m Taking “The Hobbit” to New Regards!

    Concerning the title, I did say I like heavy beat music… so yes, the stupid video techno-mash-up of “They’re Taking the Hobbits to Isengard,” has been blasted on my computer speakers more times than I’ll admit. 😉 Anyway, I finally finished JRR Tolkien’s “The Hobbit!”  I should have read this back in junior high for the classic

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  • The Mysterious Mist

    Back in January, I said I was done with Stephen King for a while because of the vulgarity.  Then I got a new idea for a horror novel, which meant I needed to study up a bit on the genre.  That was when I ran into “The Mist,” originally in a collection of Mr. King’s short

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  • Calamity of the Reckoners Finale

    I’ve been pretty spoiled so far this year, concerning the great books I’ve read.  Sure, there were two 2-star books in the beginning, but lately I’ve been diving into some great books.  Maybe my expectations were ‘epic level,’ but somehow I wasn’t as impressed by Brandon Sanderson’s “Calamity.” As the finale of the Reckoner’s series (beginning

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