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19Oct2011
Kinda sorta like Jane Austen
I don't dare say that I've read some books that are remniscient of Jane Austen because I'm afraid that the secret Austen mafia that patrols the internet for blasphemous claims about their idol will hunt me down and sew me into an inescapable corset, doomed to take shallow breaths the rest of my life. Or I'd get some hateful e-mails. So let's just say that I've read a couple of books that aspir
Keep readingView Comments (4)30Aug2011
Caught up in four sentences or less
Oh my, what a summer I've had. Between preparing for a cross-country move, driving about two thousand miles for a wedding and a vacation, moving 1700 miles away to the East Coast, frantically unpacking and getting ready for school to start, writing reviews of books has been so low on my list it nearly fell off. But I'm back! I'm ready to get caught up and dive into reviews! Instead of decl
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Three series I can’t get enough of
It's been awfully quiet on the RHE front lately, thanks to big moves for both of our families. But even though life's chaos has gotten in the way of blogging, I have been doing a lot of fun summer reading. And I'm betting that after long days spent unpacking, Jenny has likely managed to sneak in some time late at night with a good book. Someday, maybe we'll get to hear what has kept her sane
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How embarrassing!
You know it's been a long time since you've posted when you go to log in and you can't remember your password for the new site. Heh heh, how embarrassing! Through a series of circumstances that have ramped up the demands on my time, as well as drastically reduced my access to a computer, I have been a huge RedHotEyebrows slacker. But this is my attempt at doing a whirlwind look at what I've re
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Pathfinder
Sometimes Orson Scott Card writes books that make my brain hurt. He thoroughly researches the science he uses in his books and even though, more often than not, he turns that science into science fiction, it's still mostly over my head. For instance, there is no such thing as instantaneous space travel in his sci-fi books. The plot usually adheres to the rules of travel not exceeding or matc
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Co-review: I Am Not a Serial Killer
It's fitting that this review comes so soon after Jenny recently reviewed Brandon Sanderson's newest book, since Dan Wells credits Sanderson with pushing him to write I Am Not a Serial Killer in the first place. Having Sanderson's support wasn't enough to make it very easy to get a hold of, though. Initially it was only published in the UK, then was released in the US last spring. But I still ha
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The Way of Kings
One of these days I need to stop reading so much and actually write something down. My pile of finished books keeps growing larger and the blog grows dustier by the minute. The bigger the pile gets, the more intimidated I get by how far behind I'm getting, which makes me hesitate even more. It's a vicious cycle. I should just take notes from Brandon Sanderson who seems to write about a h
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Forest Born
Forest Born is Shannon Hale's most recent addition to what is now being called her Books of Bayern series. What started out as a complex and imaginative retelling of the lesser known fairy tale, The Goose Girl, has spread to four novels featuring selected characters from the original story and their supernatural gifts. Forest Born is different from the other stories in that it features a young
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Chalice and Avalon High
One advantage to having a nursing infant is the opportunity to sneak in a chapter here and there throughout the day (and night). One disadvantage is finding the time to write about what I've read when I can think in coherent thoughts and type with both hands! A while back, I read several quick YA fantasies, but haven't had the time to write about them until now. The first was Chalice, by Ro
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Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison
In March, my family began the epic project of reading out loud the entire Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull. Sounds like we're some kind of awesome people, doesn't it? It wasn't intentional at first. The final book of the series came out in March and my husband bought it the day it came out. He brought it home and put it on the table to tempt me. I knew we'd have to do some negotiating
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