Review: Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl Caster Chronicles #1 YA Gothic Fiction/Paranormal Romance, Published 2009 Challenges: RIP V, 2010 YA, Series IV Read Oct 2010, 563 pages Source: Purchased Verdict: 4.5/5 First sentence: There are only two kinds of people in our town. Book Blurb: Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern [...]

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RIP V Challenge Wrap Up

RIP V Challenge: Sept – Oct 2010 CURRENT STATUS: 7/4 – COMPLETED! Hosted by Stainless Steel Droppings. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. Dark Fantasy. Gothic. Horror. Supernatural. There are two simple goals for the R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril V Challenge: 1. Have fun reading. 2. Share that fun with others. As I do each and every year, there [...]

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Review: Stephenie Meyer’s The Host

The Host by Stephenie Meyer and narrated by Kate Reading Sci-Fi, Published 2008 Read Oct 2010, Unabridged Audio, 21 hrs Challenges: RIP V, Audio Book, YA Shelf Life: 2 years 4 months, Purchased HB 5/1/08 Verdict: 4.5/5 Book Blurb: Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away.  Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy that [...]

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Review: Soulless

Soulless by Gail Carriger The Parasol Protectorate #1 Fantasy/Horror/Romance, Published 2009 Challenges: Series Challenge IV, Fangtastic Fiction Challenge, RIP V Challenge Read: Sept 2010, 357 pp Verdict: 5/5 Book Blurb: First, she has no soul.  Second, she’s a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead.  Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking [...]

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RIP V Challenge is here!

I can’t believe it’s that time again already!  This will be my 3rd time to participate in the RIP challenge and I just love it! Hosted by Stainless Steel Droppings. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. Dark Fantasy. Gothic. Horror. Supernatural. There are two simple goals for the R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril V Challenge: 1. Have fun reading. 2. [...]

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