Book Review: Collision Course
Collision Course (Star Trek Academy)
William Shatner, Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens
http://www.williamshatner.com
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Now, I know what you’re thinking, but William Shatner is funny. You can’t say he isn’t. Have you seen Boston Legal? Shatner reading Palin’s poetry on Conan O’Brian’s show? Yeah. I haven’t read his autobiographies, but I’m informed they are hilarious. Intentionally! So I …
Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
http://irreference.com/quirk-classics/
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The plot: Seth Grahame-Smith adds to and occasionally re-writes Jane Austen’s classic to be about Regency Kung-Fu masters battling zombies as well as looking for love. Miss Elizabeth Bennet has her warrior’s honour besmirched by the rude Mr Darcy, but somehow events and the undead prevent …
Book Review: The Pirates! In An Adventure With Whaling
The Pirates! In An Adventure With Whaling
Gideon Defoe
http://www.gideondefoe.com
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This short novel or novella concerns the adventures of a pirate crew, headed by a pirate captain, who have lost their ship in their previous adventure, which was with scientists. In a fit of macho bravado, the pirate captain decides to purchase the most expensive ship being …
Book Review: Ravished
Ravished
Amanda Quick
http://www.krentz-quick.com
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Note: Surprise Monday Romance Review Extravaganza Review #3.
These are all short reviews previously posted on GoodReads.com, re-written and expanded a little for our first random Review Extravaganza.
I gave up on the romance genre already before I picked up Ravished, but as this novel came specifically recommended, I decided to give it a chance.
The …
Book Review: Stranger In My Arms
Stranger in My Arms
by Lisa Kleypas
http://www.lisakleypas.com
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Note: Surprise Monday Romance Review Extravaganza Review #2.
These are all short reviews previously posted on GoodReads.com, re-written and expanded a little for our first random Review Extravaganza.
The first thing you should know about this historical romance novel is that the hero is utterly repulsive. Oh no, wait. The first …
Book Review: The Snow-Kissed Bride
The Snow-Kissed Bride
Linda Goodnight
http://lindagoodnight.tripod.com
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Note: Surprise! Have our Surprise Monday Romance Review Extravaganza Review #1.
These are all short reviews previously posted on GoodReads.com, re-written and expanded a little for our first Random Review Extravaganza.
I started reading this contemporary romance novel about the love of a rescue-dog trainer and a ranger to expand my education on …
Book Review: Midshipwizard Halcyon Blythe
Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe
by James M. Ward
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/james-m-ward/
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Note: This is a repost of a review previously posted on GoodReads.com. I know I promised not to do that, but I decided to post it to make up for the short Google Wave review.
Short review: Sea-going Marty Stu copies the Harry Potter format into a fantasy setting …
Book Review: The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet
The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet
Colleen McCullough
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_McCullough
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Pride and Prejudice sequels seem to have become a minor epidemic in the romance novel genre. An acclaimed multi-genre author, McCullough seems aware of this, as she’s written a sequel that refers to and incorporates certain romance novel clichés even as it subverts others. I can also see …
Book Review: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Note: I promise I will also post 2-4 star reviews; it’s not all total suck or total win. This is just what I happened to have next in line.
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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Susanna Clarke
http://www.jonathanstrange.com
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It’s long. The plot is convoluted, the characters numerous, and the footnotes copious. It’s archaic; “show” is spelled as “shew”. It …
Book Review: The Castle of the Wolf
The Castle of the Wolf
Sandra Schwab
http://www.sandraschwab.com
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Warning: This review contains profanity.
Marketed as a gothic fairytale and authored by a German English literature professor, I felt this novel, despite the tacky cover and the cheesy setting, had the potential to surprise and entertain. I was wrong. The only surprise is how truly dreadful it was.
The plot …
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