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Book Review: Charming by Elliott James

Charming

#1 in Pax Arcana series

by Elliott James

Age: Adult
Genre: Urban Fantasy

Format: Ebook, 390 pages
Published On: September 24, 2013
Publisher: Orbit
Source: NetGalley

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First Sentence: There's a reason that we refer to being in love as being enchanted.

Thursday, October 24, 2013
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Book Review: Parasite by Mira Grant

4.5

Parasite

#1 in Parasitology series

by Mira Grant

Age: Adult
Genre: SciFi, Thriller

Format: Ebook, 608 pages
Published On: October 29, 2013
Publisher: Orbit
Source: NetGalley

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First Sentence: This is not the first thing I remember.

Tuesday, October 08, 2013
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Book Review: The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan

The Crown Tower

#1 in The Riyria Chronicles series

by Michael J. Sullivan

Age: Adult
Genre: Fantasy

Format: Ebook, 416 pages
Published On: August 6, 2013
Publisher: Orbit
Source: NetGalley

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First Sentence: Hadrian Blackwater hadn't gone more than five steps off the ship before he was robbed.

Monday, October 07, 2013
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Book Review: The Fairest of Them All by Carolyn Turgeon

The Fairest of Them

by Carolyn Turgeon

Age: Adult
Genre: Fairy Tales

Format: Ebook, 288 pages
Published On: August 6, 2013
Publisher: Touchstone
Source: Edelweiss

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First Sentence: I was the girl with the long long hair, trapped in the tower.

Thursday, October 03, 2013
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Book Review: The Ruling Sea by Robert V.S. Redick

The Ruling Sea

#2 in The Chathrand Voyage series

by Robert V.S. Redick

Age: Adult
Genre: Fantasy

Format: Ebook, 672 pages
Published On: December 28, 2010
Publisher: Del Rey (imprint of Random House)
Source: NetGalley

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First Sentence: The final, disastrous voyage of IMS Chathrand gave rise to many myths.

Wednesday, October 02, 2013
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Book Review: Dancing with the Devil by Keri Arthur

Dancing with the Devil

#1 in Nikki & Michael series

by Keri Arthur

Age: Adult
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Vampires

Format: Ebook, 352 pages
Published On: July 30, 2013
Publisher: Dell (imprint of Random House)
Source: Edelweiss

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First Sentence: Someone followed her.

Monday, July 29, 2013
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Book Review: Scythe Does Matter by Gina X Grant

Scythe Does Matter

#2 in The Reluctant Reaper series

by Gina X. Grant

Age: Adult
Genre: Urban Fantasy

Format: Ebook, 200 pages
Published On: July 15, 2013
Publisher: Pocket Star
Source: Edelweiss

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First Sentence: Sybil ordered Dante to go find me a glass of water, then plunked down on the bench beside me, her leg brushing against mine.

Monday, July 15, 2013
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Book Review: Cobweb Bride by Vera Nazarian

Cobweb Bride

#1 in Cobweb Bride Trilogy series

by Vera Nazarian

Age: Adult
Genre: Historical Fantasy

Format: Ebook, 318 pages
Published On: June 22, 2013
Publisher: Leda (imprint of Norilana Books)
Source: NetGalley

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First Sentence: He came to them in the heart of winter, asking for his Cobweb Bride.

Saturday, July 06, 2013
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Book Review: The Thousand Names by Django Wexler

4.5

The Thousand Names

#1 in The Shadow Campaigns series

by Django Wexler

Age: Adult
Genre: Fantasy

Format: Ebook, 544 pages
Published On: March 25,2012
Publisher: Roc (imprint of Penguin)
Source: Edelweiss

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First Sentence: The new supreme rulers of Khandar met in the old common room of the Justices, the cudgel-bearing peacekeepers and constabulary that were now the closest thing the city of Ashe-Katarion had to a civil authority.

Friday, July 05, 2013
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Book Review: Wait for You by J. Lynn

Wait for You

#1 in Wait for You series

by J. Lynn

Age: Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Format: Ebook, 331 pages
Published On: April 2, 2013
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Source: Edelweiss

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First Sentence: There were two things in life that scared the ever-loving crap out of me.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013
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Book Review: The Reluctant Reaper by Gina X. Grant

3.5

The Reluctant Reaper

#1 in The Reluctant Reaper series

by Gina X. Grant

Age: Adult
Genre: Urban Fantasy

Format: Ebook, 200 pages
Published On: June 17, 2013
Publisher: Pocket Star
Source: Edelweiss

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First Sentence: The morning of my twenty-fifth birthday, I dragged myself into the office feeling hungover and half dead.

Monday, June 17, 2013
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Book Review: Full Blooded by Amanda Carlson

Full Blooded

#1 in Jessica McClain series

by Amanda Carlson

Age: Adult
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Werewolves

Format: Ebook, 322 pages
Published On: September 6, 2012
Publisher: Orbit Books
Source: Purchased

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First Sentence: I drew in a ragged breath and tried hard to surface from one hell of a nightmare.

Thursday, June 13, 2013
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Book Review: Downtown by Daneina Roltren

Downtown

by Daneina Roltren

Age: Adult
Genre: Historical Fantasy

Format: Ebook, 381 pages
Published On: February 17, 2013
Publisher: Crooked Chimney Books
Source: Accepted review request

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First Sentence: Vittoria Goritz trotted a finger over the columns of tiny text on the back few pages of the Downtown Daily, absently stabbing at a dish of white asparagus flecked ball bearing-sized pepper corns as she did so.

Friday, June 07, 2013
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Book Review: Faking It by Cora Carmack

3.5

Faking It

#2 in Losing It series

by Cora Carmack

Age: Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Format: Ebook, 352 pages
Published On: June 4, 2013
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Source: Edelweiss

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First Sentence: You would think I'd be used to it by now.

Thursday, June 06, 2013
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Book Review: Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead

Gameboard of the Gods

#1 in Age of X series

by Richelle Mead

Age: Adult
Genre: Dystopia, Mystery

Format: Ebook, 464 pages
Published On: June 4, 2013
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Source: Edelweiss

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First Sentence: Mae dealt out death regularly.

Monday, June 03, 2013
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Book Review: The Sword Dancer by Jeannie Lin

The Sword Dancer

#4 in Tang Dynasty series

by Jeannie Lin

Age: Adult
Genre: Historical, Romance

Format: Ebook, 288 pages
Published On: June 1, 2013 by Harlequin Historical
Source: NetGalley

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First Sentence: A lone reed flute sang the opening melody.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Book Review: The Runaway Princess by Hester Browne

The Runaway Princess

by Hester Browne

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Format: Ebook, 448 pages
Published On: October 2, 2012 by Gallery Books
Source: Edelweiss

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First Sentence: "Like most girls raised on a diet of glass slippers and royal weddings, I used to believe that princesses were born, not made."

Friday, May 10, 2013
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Book Review: Oxford Shadows by Marion Croslydon

Blog Tour: Oxford Shadows by Marion Croslydon

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Today as part of the blog tour for Oxford Shadows by Marion Croslydon, you have an opportunity to read my thoughts about this new adult paranormal romance about voodoo magic and reincarnation.

Oxford Shadows by Marion Croslydon

#2 in The Oxford Trilogy series

Genres: Paranormal Romance

Format: Ebook, 300 pages
Published On: May 6, 2013
Source: Received as part of blog tour.

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First Sentence: "The river Arno swallows my body."

Monday, May 06, 2013
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Book Review: Losing It by Cora Carmack

Losing It by Cora Carmack

#1 in Losing It series

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Format: Ebook, 289 pages
Published On: December 5, 2012 by William Morrow Paperbacks
Source: Requested for review via Edelweiss.

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First Sentence: "I took a deep breath."

Thursday, April 18, 2013
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Book Review: Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley

Blog Tour: Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley

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Today I'm part of another blog tour. Yes, I'm full of blog tours this April. :) As part of the blog tour organised by The Bookish Brunette I had a chance to read and review Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley - awesome mix of alternate history, steampunk, mystery and romance. Read on to find out more. ;)

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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Charming

#1 in Pax Arcana series

by Elliott James

Parasite

#1 in Parasitology series

by Mira Grant

The Crown Tower

#1 in The Riyria Chronicles series

by Michael J. Sullivan

The Fairest of Them

by Carolyn Turgeon

The Ruling Sea

#2 in The Chathrand Voyage series

by Robert V.S. Redick

Dancing with the Devil

#1 in Nikki & Michael series

by Keri Arthur

Scythe Does Matter

#2 in The Reluctant Reaper series

by Gina X. Grant

Cobweb Bride

#1 in Cobweb Bride Trilogy series

by Vera Nazarian

The Thousand Names

#1 in The Shadow Campaigns series

by Django Wexler

Wait for You

#1 in Wait for You series

by J. Lynn

The Reluctant Reaper

#1 in The Reluctant Reaper series

by Gina X. Grant

Full Blooded

#1 in Jessica McClain series

by Amanda Carlson

Downtown

by Daneina Roltren

Faking It

#2 in Losing It series

by Cora Carmack

Gameboard of the Gods

#1 in Age of X series

by Richelle Mead

The Sword Dancer

#4 in Tang Dynasty series

by Jeannie Lin

The Runaway Princess

by Hester Browne

Oxford Shadows by Marion Croslydon

#2 in The Oxford Trilogy series

Losing It by Cora Carmack

#1 in Losing It series

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