A while back, I entered Tina Pinson's Kindle giveaway contest to promote her new ebook, In the Manor of the Ghost. And then I forgot about it, mostly because I never win contests. And then I got the e-mail from her saying that I was one of the two Kindle winners!

So, I'm getting a Kindle! It's already in the mail and should arrive tomorrow (when I'm ( Read more... )

This has been a stressful month, what with the 24-hour power outage from when the Xcel substation near our home exploded; the kitchen remodel and all the packing, unpacking, phone calls, and errands related to it (I hope I never have to go to Home Depot again!); my car needing to go into the shop and get some expensive repairs; another plumbing ( Read more... )

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Author: Marie Rutkoski
Genre: Juv Fantasy (middle grade)
Pages: 224 pages; 304 pages
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Recently at genrereviews there was a post about the lack of kick-butt female heroines for middle grade girls, and that made me want to put in a plug for this fantasy series, the Kronos Chronicles. This is one of those series that falls under the radar, at ( Read more... )

I had to do these books together. They're both about magical familiars! They both have cats as main characters! They both have cats on the cover! They both use the word "familiar" in the title! They're both fantasies for kids! They both are just okay! (Also, I reviewed both ARCs for Booklist.)


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I doubt any of the books I'm currently working on (of which there are four) will be finished before May ends, so here's my list for May. Book reviews to follow, either a full review or a "quick and dirty" short review depending on the book and on my time.

ETA: I lied - I finished one other book today because I had so much time to read.

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