The May 2014 Flights of Fantasy group reads and my early decision on reading them: YA/MG Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles #1) Decision: Yes Cimorene is everything a princess is not supposed to be: headstrong, tomboyish, smart – and bored. So bored that she runs away to… Read more »
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B&M Bookstores: Hard Bean Coffee & Booksellers, Annapolis, MD
Hard Bean Coffee & Booksellers 36 Market Space Annapolis, MD 21401 410-263-8770 My Impression: Hard Bean Coffee & Booksellers is really more of a place to get food and drink rather than a place to shop for books. There are books for sell – but it’s a hodgepodge collection with… Read more »
2014 Book Purchases: March
Welp, February was a total bust – I went over my budget by $50+! I hope that I’ll exhibit more impulse control throughout March. *fingers crossed* I’ve decided (11-Mar-2014) that it would be in my best interest to just allow all purchases of the Malazan series. My OCD will not… Read more »
Hero & Quest: “True” Hero vs. Reluctant Hero vs. Anti-hero
What is a hero? What does it mean to be a hero? As I mentioned earlier, I’m pretty dismayed by the whole anti-hero craze. I’m pretty honest about my dislikes and triggers: bloody, gratuitous violence, violence against women, rape, torture and horror. While the list is short, the implications are… Read more »
B&M Bookstores: Atomic Books, Baltimore MD
I’ve always loved bookstores and libraries. I love the slightly musty, stuffy and dry smells that old books produce. I love the crisp smell of fresh cut paper that new books produce. I love looking at books, fingering books, organizing books and starting at book cover art. I don’t find… Read more »
B&M Bookstores: Atomic Books, Baltimore MD
I’ve always loved bookstores and libraries. I love the slightly musty, stuffy and dry smells that old books produce. I love the crisp smell of fresh cut paper that new books produce. I love looking at books, fingering books, organizing books and starting at book cover art. I don’t find… Read more »
Review: The CarbLovers Diet by Ellen Kunes & Frances Largeman-Roth
The editors of Health Magazine (and top nutrition scientists) have big news: Eating carbs is the best way to get and stay slim. Breakthrough research revealed in this book shows how certain carb-rich foods-especially those with the amazing natural ingredient called Resistant Starch-act as powerful metabolism boosters and appetite suppressants…. Read more »
SPA-F: The Tribe of Ishmael (Afterlife Chronicles #1) by Heather Heffner
There are no heroes. Only villains… Ishmael Abajian has always been a play-by-the-rules kind of guy, so when he stows aboard a train to escape from dangerous pursuers, he figures his guardian angel will overlook it. Except each train car appears to represent one of the Seven Deadly Sins. And… Read more »
SPA-F: The Tribe of Ishmael (Afterlife Chronicles #1) by Heather Heffner
There are no heroes. Only villains… Ishmael Abajian has always been a play-by-the-rules kind of guy, so when he stows aboard a train to escape from dangerous pursuers, he figures his guardian angel will overlook it. Except each train car appears to represent one of the Seven Deadly Sins. And… Read more »
An Aficionado’s Guide to the top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time – All
FINALLY. The full list. Like the previous list I posted on this blog An Aficionado’s Guide to The 20 Best Urban Fantasy Novels of the Last Decade this is a VOTED ON list. The group that voted on this list is Fantasy Aficionados and the group had huge participation in… Read more »
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