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Reading Vs. Watching (A) Game of Thrones

  VS          As most of you, I’m sure, know, George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones novel, the first in the series A Song of Ice and Fire, was turned into the HBO series Game of Thrones last year. The TV … Continue reading

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Four Stars: Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Cruise, Anne Stuart and Lani Diane Rich

Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Cruise, Anne Stuart and Lani Diane Rich is the story about three woman, and their awesome dogs, meeting, becoming and battling ancient Mesopotamian goddesses; oh and their dogs start talking :D  When I had a twelve-hour … Continue reading

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Warbreaker Group Read Part 1

Naithin over at Once Upon a Time is hosting a group read of Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson that I’ve hopped into. If you want to join in, grab a copy and start reading :D. Because of the nature of the group … Continue reading

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Four Stars: Anathema by Megg Jensen

Anathema by Megg Jensen is the story of a slave girl, Reychel, who has only been allowed to see the sky a handful of times, because her master knows her secret, and when she escapes she finds much more than … Continue reading

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Four Stars: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin is the first in the A Song of Ice and Fire series and is the story of adventure, family and intrigue in a world were winters last for years, dragons fly, nobels … Continue reading

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Four Stars: Frozen Prospects by Dean Murray (Free on Kindle!!)

Frozen Prospects by Dean Murray is a sci-fi/fantasy hybrid about a boy in another world orphaned and alone until his latent potential is discovered by a family of magic users called the Guadel; adventure, misfortune, young love and triumph ensue. … Continue reading

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Four Stars: Troll Hunters by Michael Dahl

Troll Hunters by Michael Dahl is a story of four children finding that their world sits on top of monsters of all kinds and that they are children of the stars; full of beautiful illustrations, this story is perfect for … Continue reading

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Video Games Can Have Plots Too! Arthas: Rise of the Lich King by Christie Golden

I have played the massively multiplayer role playing game World of Warcraft (WoW) since I was a teenager (thanks to my mom who got me into it, ha) and decided a few months ago that I’d love to learn more … Continue reading

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Eldest by Christopher Paolini

Note: this post will contain spoilers if you haven’t read the first book (Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1)) which I highly recommend reading, and I’ll keep the spoilers minimal so it won’t ruin too much if you do read this post. … Continue reading

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Time of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

This is just the first book in a trilogy, but who knows when I’ll have time to finish the other two books! This book is set in the same universe at the Dragonlance Chronicles and follows three of the main … Continue reading

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