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Book Review: Between the Sea and Sky

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Prom?

I love this dress! When I saw it, the first thing I thought of was Evie from Paranormalcy by Kiersten White. Such an Evie dress! I know, you are all wondering why I am talking about a prom dress in August when most areas haven’t...

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Book Review: Taming of the Rake

Article first published as Book Review: The Taming of the Rake by Kasey Michaels on Blogcritics. The Taming of the RakeBy Kasey Michaels HQN Books978037377591007/26/2011 I am not always a fan of Harlequin titles, but Kasey Michaels is one of my favorite historical romance writers,...

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Book Review: Queen of the Dead

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Of zombies, ghosts, and death gods…

Tomorrow may be the Rapture, or then again maybe not… I love the fact that right now #zombieApocalypse is now trending on Twitter. Even the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is jumping on the social media bandwagon and adopting the zombie trend to promote disaster...

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Book Review: Magic Under Glass

I am going to share an old review I wrote for the Florida Library Youth Program blog with you because I think both the book and the author are just awesome. The paperback edition of this book comes out on May 24, 2011 and Dolamore’s...

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Update Your Home

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Supernaturally Rocks

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O is for Olivia Parker ‘s Guarding A Notorious Lady

So far on the blog, we have seen reviews for picture books, Young Adult, graphic novels, and craft books. Now it is time for some guilty pleasure reading. I am not a big fan of contemporary literature, I prefer my reading to send me either...

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Made For Each Other

Book Review: Ascendant

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Book Review: Magic Under Glass

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