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End of the year Book Reviews part 2 #NewToYouRC #FirstReads

End of the year Book Reviews part 2 #NewToYouRC #FirstReads

The Martian This book was impossible to put down. It’s intelligent, hilarious, and suspenseful. I’d recommend this book to anyone who likes comedy (especially sarcastic wit), drama, realistic fiction, science, thrillers, or suspense. There’s even a romance between two minor characters. It’s a remarkable book that will restore your faith in humanity.

I have farmed potatoes. But I’ve never had to…

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End of the year Book Reviews part 1 #NewToYouRC #FirstReads

End of the year Book Reviews part 1 #NewToYouRC #FirstReads

A Lenape among the Quakers: The Life of Hannah Freeman This book reads the way a TV documentary sounds. Chapter 3 has valuable insights and I wish more people knew these details. I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in history, especially early American history. A fascinating factoid from the book: Pennsylvania’s homicide rate in the 1720’s alone exceeded London’s rate for all…

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#TackleTBR Read-a-thon Wrap-Up Post #FirstReads #NewToYouRC

#TackleTBR Read-a-thon Wrap-Up Post #FirstReads #NewToYouRC

#TackleTBR template from @TresSherm. Progress made, but not finished: Total number of finished books: 6 Titles of finished books: Sam’s Story, The Richest Man in Babylon — Six Laws of Wealth, The Invasion of the Tearling, Pirate Dave and his Randy Adventures, The Colorado Kid , Ignorance, Thy Name Is Bucky: A Get Fuzzy Collection GOALS

Finish reading 3 books

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Fantasy Blog Tour for the War of Six Crowns Books

Fantasy Blog Tour for the War of Six Crowns Books

The Vanished Knight by M Gerrick

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Callan is a wonderful rare character. She’s a foster child in England. But she might be from a fantasy world. The book sits on the edge between Portal and Urban Fantasy. The relatable story of this “Anne-like-luck” girl getting a new family that ships her to a premier private school soon mixes with a portal fantasy leading to another…

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#FirstReads #NewToYouRC Book Review of How to Develop Story Tension: 13 Techniques plus the Five Minute Magic Trick Guaranteed to Keep Your Readers Turning Pages by @amydeardon

#FirstReads #NewToYouRC Book Review of How to Develop Story Tension: 13 Techniques plus the Five Minute Magic Trick Guaranteed to Keep Your Readers Turning Pages by @amydeardon

How to Develop Story Tension: 13 Techniques plus the Five Minute Magic Trick Guaranteed to Keep Your Readers Turning Pages by Amy Deardon My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It was informative. The book itself is much shorter than portrayed. There is “extra” content. But the titled content is straightforward and well-explained. A useful book. The 13 techniques and 5-minute magic can be learned in under an…

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Reviews of Books Read in June #firstreads #NewToYouRC

Reviews of Books Read in June #firstreads #NewToYouRC

As promised in my goal post, here are the three books that I read in June. Reviewed at last! All of these authors were new to me (though they are not debut authors by any standard). I also managed to cross two off my 2015 reading challenge — A popular authors first book (according to the Internet, this was John Green’s debut novel), and a book set in another country (I’m in America, and Mrs.…

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Goals for June #WriteClub2015 #WW #FirstReads #NewToYouRC #NewAuthorsRC2015

  Here are my current goals and review of goals from the past:

  The BIG MAIN GOALS:

Publish two decent-selling book series (speculative fiction)

Survive at least another 40 years

    2015 Goals:

  Have 5000 Twitter followers ~ currently at 4390  — up 146 from last month!

Update / redo what-are-they.com

Download the update for my blog theme, whatever that might entail

Support Diverse Books

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Review of The Imaginary Friend by @kellyhashway #boutofbooks #FirstReads #NewToYouRC

Review of The Imaginary Friend by @kellyhashway #boutofbooks #FirstReads #NewToYouRC

  Time Devoted to Reading I will be reading all week.

  My Goals

To finish three books by May 17, 2015.

  Updates

Monday Number of books I’ve read today: 1 Total number of books I’ve read: 1 Books: The Imaginary Friend by Kelly Hashway

  My Review:

  The Imaginary Friend by Kelly Hashway My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A short read well suited for younger readers.

It’s a story that will assure children…

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