I have started reading Romance Novels only a few months ago and already I am suffering the prejudice and misconceptions of the non-romance reader. My friends look at me and think I have gone nuts – “are you reading…
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Title: The Spymaster’s Lady Author: Joanna Bourne Review Number: 6 Genre: Romance Stand alone or series: Stand Alone Summary: Amazon.com says – She’s braved battlefields. She’s stolen dispatches from under the noses of heads of state. She’s played the…
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Last Week at The Book Smugglers
We managed to review quite a few books. Had a good discussion about The Time Traveler’s Wife. Made new friends over at Ramblings on Romance and joined a crusade! All in all, a very good week indeed. Books I…
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Cloverfield…A Warning!!!
I just got back from the theater after spending 90 minutes “watching” Cloverfield. And I feel compelled to warn everyone about this…movie. I nearly yakked trying to watch the damned thing. The camera is handheld and inexpertly filmed for…
Why did I read this book?: It was the chosen book of the month for our book club. Review: I start reading the book and I am immediately sucked into it. I find the first few chapters enchanting, the…
I guess I’ll begin with the regular spiel. Why did I read this book?: I have heard a LOT about this book from multiple sources, and all the reviews have been positive. That said, this is not a book…
Since Thea and I read different genres most of the time – Me, reading mostly Romance Novels and Thea reading mostly Sci-fi/Fantasy, although I can feel deep in my bones that she will turn into a voracious Romance reader…
Title: The Rake (Formerly The Rake and The Reformer – a better title I think) Author: Mary Jo Putney (beautiful cover *pats book adoringly* )Review Number: 4 Genre: Romance – Regency Stand alone or series: Stand alone although for…
Title: Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson Series, Book 3)Author: Patricia Briggs Review Number: 4 Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Fiction Stand alone or series: Third (most recent) entry in the Mercy Thompson Series Summary: (From amazon.com)When her former boss and mentor…
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Theatre review: King Lear
Last Saturday I saw the very last performance of King Lear by the Royal Shakespeare Company with Sir Ian McKellen as Lear. I love Shakespeare. I always have. The man was pure genius. I have read a few of…
