The Gears of Strange Machine (Ten Cent Tales) – A Review

Book: The Gears of Strange Machine (Ten Cent Tales ~ Vol. 2) Author: Marshall J. Stephens Available: $.99 Kindle Version or $4.99 Paperback on Amazon Ten cents a story, and a penny off if you buy all ten, is a bargain especially for these delightfully twisted and ingenious tales.  Each is unique so much so that my …

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Behind

Second week of summer vacation and I am behind already.  My goal was to catch up on my reading and post a new review, today. The reality is that summer vacation for a teacher isn't really a vacation. Especially, when you need to scramble to keep a steady income. Thankfully the district has provide some …

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Awilda: A Review

Book: Awilda (short story ) Author: Edward Medina Price: $.99 Available: Amazon Where authors promise something sexy and delicious then leave their readers wanting...Edward Medina delivers. Edward Medina, author of It is Said and Murder of Crows, has taken his storytelling to a new level. It is also a move away from the youth adult …

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Letting Go..

Recently, I discovered that one of my favorite authors was ending a series that I have been reading for the better part of ten years.  It saddens me, but I get it. She needs to me move on and it is time for us to let go Sookie Stackhouse and her fangy friends. Charlaine Harris's …

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Book Review: All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome

Book: All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome Author: Kathy Hoopmann Available: Barnes & Noble, Amazon ($10.95 - $14.95) Rarely do I venture into bookstore or any major retail store during the holidays unless it Target, but this year I went in search a present for a very special two month old girl.  Truthfully, I had spotted it …

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Getting Back in the Saddle

The past couple of months, I have continued to read with a passion, but haven't produced a book review.  My brain just wasn't in the game.  Not sure where it was, but writing reviews or keeping up with this site wasn't apart of its plans. Then I won two books in a Thanksgiving Contest which I …

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The Kickstartered Ghost

A good friend of mine is publishing his first book, Orlando's Historic Haunts, this December and is working to raise funds for a release party to launch the book. But I think it is best to let Tom speak for himself. The Book Orlando's Historic Haunts is a fascinating combination of Orlando history, including some …

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Never Too Old For A Storybook or Three..

Last week's unstated theme was obsession and addiction. My worst addiction is a life long one. My addiction to the written word began when I was an infant. My family read to me, my teachers encouraged me and in books I found the friends I was unable to make in real life. And it all …

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Micah by Laurell K. Hamilton

Take Two on Micah – Book Review

Review of Micah by Laurell K.Hamilton Available from Amazon.com Beyond Facebook Games I have another serious addiction - Laurell K. Hamilton books.  Each time a new book comes out I reread the entire series.  Last week, I finished Micah, previously my least favorite of the series. It has now successful moved up... The first time …

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The Hunger Games – Satisfied at Last

The Hunger Games review which I posted a few weeks ago was just a quickie; a brief note to let you know where I was in the trilogy. Now that I have finished, I am delighted to say that I am really and truly satisfied with the story and how the author choose to end …

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