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A sinfully sweet southern confection by chiliqueen Pros: Characters, little touches of magic, food descriptions
Cons: None Much like her charming debut novel Garden Spells, Sarah Addison Allen's Sugar Queen is a blend of food and magic. Josey Cirrini is fast approaching thirty. She's a plump, painfully shy recluse who hides in her closet stuffing herself with ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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The Art of Desire by owling Pros: Languid, searing, mesmerizing
Cons: Too erotically adventuresome for some audiences Museum curator Mandy Cooper is obsessed with an old tale---that of nineteenth century bohemian artist Catherine Burke, and her rumored lover, Atacar, a Native American warrior. She's the caretaker of Catherine's greatest work, a portrait of Atacar that ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Beeing There by msiduri Pros: Pleasant little tale, descriptions of Gary's life as a bee
Cons: Some of the minor characters a little flat In this seventeenth of the 62 of the original Goosebumps series, 12-year-old Gary Lutz hates his life. His parents ignore him, his little sister disses him, even her cat shows him contempt. His bee-keeping neighbor, Mr. Andretti, knowing how ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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A bit of a mis-step from one of my favorite authors by rmurray847 Pros: Hunter (McBain's) usual impeccable ear for dialogue.
Cons: A main character we dislike, and a needlessly complicated structure. THE MOMENT SHE WAS GONE is a book trying to tackle an unusual subject and bring it to a human, understandable level. It is about a very mentally ill young lady, and the devastating effects her illness has on her family. Annie and Andrew are twins, and as ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Ouch! The Fly Trap bit back.... by jnbmoore Pros: Lots of facts
Cons: None Monkey Girl seems to prefer non-fiction to fiction. Being that my book reviews are almost evenly divided between the two and the first book she ever read was non-fiction (...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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It's Stephanie but not at her best by terrid Pros: Stephanie
Cons: Not up to Ms Evanovich's normal standards Stephanie Plum works for her cousin, Vinnie, as a bail bond enforcement agent or bounty hunter in Trenton, NJ. She’s not great at it which is why she drives a very beat up car and lives in an older apartment building. This is also why she occasionally ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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And the name of the killer is . . . INSULIN SHOCK!!! by countess_eva Pros: It finally ended
Cons: It was ever written A movie is being made in Lake Eden. Surprisingly, everyone in the town was just made for the big screen and instant stardom. Lights, cameras, action --- are you feeling the intoxication of fame and wealth yet? Meanwhile, Hannah is being chased down by ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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An influential book lacking in important specification of measurements by Stephen_Murray Pros: stimulating
Cons: much that it has stimulated is dubious; elusiveness of key terms Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in 1962, expanded in 1970 has been an enormously influential book, though what it says about past changes in scientific "paradigms" and the implications for current practices have been ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Autumn Is for Apples Gives Young Readers Plenty to Look Forward To by bilbopooh Pros: great rhyming text, celebration of fall
Cons: somewhat generic pictures Two of my favorite aspects of autumn involve trees. One, of course, is all the gorgeous foliage, the way all the leaves change to red, gold and brown, enticing people lucky enough to live someplace where this phenomenon is truly spectacular to spend a ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Can young Love wait 30 years? by terrid Pros: Realistic
Cons: none Julie Mueller is a forty something single mother of a teenage daughter, Em. It’s not like Em’s father was the love of Julie’s life but he was the guy who got her pregnant in her 20s so she needed to get married, at least according to Julie’s mother. ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Blue Hat, Green Hat is a Cute and Catchy Board Book by Javelina Pros: Cute, catchy, funny, "oops"
Cons: Gets annoying to read over and over! My daughter's book collection started pretty well and has grown quite a bit, even though she is just about 15 months old. Despite her age, one of her favorite books that she brings to me all the time is Blue Hat, Green Hat. We actually were lucky to ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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One of the Best Books About Utah is from...Canada? by JediKermit Pros: Outstanding photography, good captions, limited text, great cross-section of Utah.
Cons: None. I was looking for a gift for my hosts in Germany that represented the region of the United States that I'm from. So in addition to a few other trinkets, I found a great coffee table book that I'm taking with me as a gift: Helen Stortini's "Utah." Part ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Tinker, Tailor, Inventor, Wife? by quasar Pros: interesting premise, starts well, Tinker is engaging
Cons: horrible sex as transformation construct, most characters underdeveloped, many dropped threads I read Tinker by Wen Spencer soon after its release a few years ago and wasn't very impressed. A friend of mine loves the book and, at her urging, I decided to give it another try. An urban science fantasy set in a world where Pittsburgh is ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Home Sweet Hell by countess_eva Pros: Good characterization, satisfying conclusion
Cons: Poor writing, non-descriptive, too short, characters lacking logic. Five years have slowly passed since Ray Garton’s The Folks and life has finally turned around for Andy. By the graciousness of Matthew Bollinger and his horde of wealth, Andy has undergone extensive plastic surgery, taking his once monstrous ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Gobble up a Good Mystery! by countess_eva Pros: Great characters, fun storyline, wonderful writing, great conclusion to the series!
Cons: It ended. Once again Peggy Jean and her entourage of friends are back full force ready to percolate the coffee and bring on the murder! In the cozy colonial tourist town of Cobbs Landing vengeance is boiling beneath the surface, ready to disrupt Peggy’s holiday ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Captain Monk! by Lark729_89 Pros: Great reading from Lee Goldberg!
Cons: none This book Mr. Monk And The Blue Flu is another of Lee Goldberg's novels concerning the Monk tv series. Natalie Teeger , Monk's assistant, narrates this story. In case you are not familiar with Mr. Adrian Monk and the television weekly Monk ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Isolation by CindyJean Pros: excellent writing, great suspense, keeps you guessing
Cons: dark, heavy, graphic Summertime!!! Oh the joys of summer! No more hauling three kids to two different teams’ worth of baseball games—all of which are at least an hour from home. No more making sure the kids have their homework done. No more making sure ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Who were YOU in your past life? by suzannekg  Pros: Engaging, thought-provoking, easy read.
Cons: A bit "far out there" for most, but enjoyable. Many Lives, Many Masters – Reviewed Why I Bought this Product: After watching Oprah’s show on Dr. Brian L. Weiss’s book, “Many Lives, Many Masters,” I was intrigued. This is a Medical Doctor who had a significant experience with a patient, ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road with Dragons, Elves, and Wolf Who Rules Wind by quasar Pros: interesting reinterpretation of Oz, shows a real relationship between Tinker and Windwolf
Cons: takes a while to get into the flow, depends on prior knowledge from Tinker I didn't really like T
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but I did like the general world setup in Wen Spencer's book so I cautiously gave its sequel Wolf Who Rules a try. I'm glad I did. Told primarily from the standpoint of Wolf Who ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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An Exercise In Sheer Asininity by booknerd85 Pros: If it's a satire, it's a damned clever one.
Cons: The author doesn't even understand basic concepts of submarine warfare and design. Introduction The 1968 sinking of the American nuclear-powered attack submarine Scorpion, some 450 miles Southwest of the Azores Islands, remains to this day one of the most perplexing mysteries of the Cold War. Despite being the focus of ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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For those with plenty of love to share by lisaffire Pros: Lots of spells, rituals and ceremonies; tons of views and perspectives; very eye opening
Cons: None There are times when random subjects or themes come into my life and well, my researcher antennae twitch with finding out more, more and more. Okay so perhaps they're not always so random. In any event, I was given Pagan Polyamory by Raven Kaldera ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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A Clever Linguist Wins Big in The Berenstain Bears and the Tic-Tac-Toe Mystery by bilbopooh Pros: easy-to-follow clues, colorful illustrations
Cons: almost too obvious What's the secret to an undefeated winning streak in tic-tac-toe? That's what the Bear Detectives want to know in The Berenstain Bears and the Tic-Tac-Toe Mystery. In this Step into Reading book, aimed at children from first to third grade, ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Elizabeth Chadwick's tale of determination in Shadows and Strongholds by telynor Pros: Wonderful characters in a tale inspired by ballads and legends from English medieval legends.
Cons: None at all! Every couple of years or so, British author Elizabeth Chadwick delivers up a new adventure of life in the tumultuous twelfth century for her fans. Whenever I find myself waiting impatiently for her next new release, I go through her backlist of novels to ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Basilisk: It Could Have Been Kurosawa by rmthunter Pros: Rich, absorbing graphic novel, an historical epic beautifully conceived and presented.
Cons: none Basilisk is the manga version (manga-ization?) of a 1958 novel by Futaro Yamada, The Kouga Ninja Scrolls. First published in Japan beginning in 2003, it generated an anime series and appeared in English translation in 2006-2007. Volume ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
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Groundbreaking Technical History Of Cold War Submarine Design and Development by booknerd85 Pros: Detailed but readable study of American and Soviet submarine design during the Cold War.
Cons: The technical material is a little "light" at times. Introduction Between August 1945 and December 1991, the United States and the Soviet Union built 936 submarines, 401 of which were nuclear powered. Out of these 936, the Soviets built 650 in more than 50 individually identifiable "classes." In ...
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Jun 26 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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