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New/Old, Past/Future, another year
Today is a day of reflection. A day many look back and acknowledge the triumphs and failures of the past year. Some laugh, others weep, saying goodbye to their pain, others for their luck and prosperity, some for all-of-the-above. If one is truthful to one’s self then it is a day to consolidate last year’s lessons into the category some would call ( Read more... ) -
3 more books, still no social life
It is snowing again and I’ve finally got some time to write. Since my last post I have managed to accomplish pretty much nothing. On the other hand, given my absence of a social life I put to bed three more books, Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost, Touch the Dark by Karen Chance and Frostbite by Richelle Mead (the second book in the Vampire ( Read more... ) -
Nightwalker
I really got to get a life. Just finished another vampy novel. Nightwalker by Jocelynn Drake is a fast paced slicem-N-dicem. Mira is a young 600 year-old nightwalker (vampire) with a unique ability (think Fire Starter). Danaus is a vampire hunter with a hidden past (think Vampire Hunter, only he isn’t a dhampir). The premise that brings our two ( Read more... ) -
Vampire Academy
Ok I just finished Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. I wouldn’t put it up for any writing awards but it was entertaining. Definitely what I would classify as campy vamp material, young reader, similar to Harry Potter only more along the lines of Xena, the warrior princess, complete with a hint of sexual tension between the two principle characters ( Read more... ) -
The Historian
On the recommendation of a friend I just finished reading Elizabeth Kostova's 'The Historian.' For those who love history it is a must read. When I first started the book I had bad flash backs to Dostoevsky's 'The Brothers Karamazov'. If you have ever read Dostoevsky you know he can take 10 pages to describe opening a door. It was painful. The ( Read more... )