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Books set in Ominous Places
This week’s Top 10 Tuesday prompt (ten books in special settings or time period) was so cool and could have gone a thousand different ways. Yet, what I ended up thinking of were books set in ominous places. I was thinking of places that are remarkable and likely very dangerous, not somewhere you may want to venture — at least, not outside of a book. 1 / The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann…
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Ten Changes in Reading Habits
This week’s Top 10 Tuesday has an interesting theme – how our reading habits have changed over time. This actually proved to be a fun walk down memory lane. Let me count the ways, then! Continue reading Ten Changes in Reading Habits
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In Praise of the Plot Twist
It’s time for Top 10 Tuesday again! This week we are looking at books that caught us by surprise – for better or for worse – and I’m sticking to the “plot twist”. Here are 10 books that went to a totally unexpected place for me. 1 | Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier All that obsession with the first Mrs. Maxim de Winter was bound to end some time. 2 | The Queen of Attolia/ The King of Attolia by…
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Eye of Newt: Fictional Food for Thought
A very intriguing prompt for this week’s Wyrd & Wonder: Eye of Newt! Magical ingredients, spell components or fantasy cooking… or any story tropes or character ingredients that make the perfect brew for the reader in us. This got me thinking of some of the interesting fictional cuisine items that I have come across in fantasy books! Butterbeer | Harry Potter series Lembas Bread | The Lord of…
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Predicted by the Stars (or what have you)
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Magic Mayhem Music
(Credits: Portal by Tithi Luadthong) The wonderful Wyrd & Wonder reading/ blogging marathon is being hosted by Annemieke (A Dance With Books), Ariane (The Book Nook), Jorie (Jorie Loves A Story), Lisa (Dear Geek Place) and Imyril (There’s Always Room For One More). This Sunday, the prompt is our favorite songs that we associate with the Magical. Some great food for thought – and obviously my…
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Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Book: Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance (Series: Vorkosigan Saga)Published: November 2012 (Baen Books)Audiobook Narrator: Grover Gardner (Blackstone Audio)Genre/ Trope: Space Opera, Humor, Meet the FamilyRating: 9 of 10 / Highly Recommended A perfect feel-good read for a lazy summer afternoon! I was chortling my way through this book about Captain Ivan Vorpatril, a rather laidback bureaucrat in the…
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Eye for an Eye: Ten Tales of Revenge
Eye for an Eye: Ten Tales of Revenge
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Every Tuesday, you pick ten books on that week’s topic. This week’s topic was books similar to Crayola Crayon Colors. But it was really difficult — so I decided to go with tales of revenge. Here are 10 books where the main driving force was revenge, or where the characters spend a lot of time figuring out the mechanics of vengeance or…
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