Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Sunday Salon – January 31, 2010 (the “January reading wrap-up” edition)

Posted on January 31, 2010 by CarrieK

Can you believe that January is already over? It seems like it was just Christmas yesterday. Here is my reading progress for 2010 thus far: Books started in 2009 but finished in 2010: Now and Then by Jacqueline Sheehan – … Continue reading →

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Bookish links for Saturday, January 30, 2010

Posted on January 30, 2010 by CarrieK

Author links: ~ On Monday, Patrick Ness, author of The Knife of Never Letting Go, will be participating in a Twitter interview. Discussion starters: ~ Debbie’s World of Books: What makes a great blog? ~ My Friend Amy: On being … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Belong to Me Marisa de los Santos

Posted on January 29, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: Belong to Me Author: Marisa de los Santos Genre: Contemporary fiction Publisher: Harper Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my own library. First line: My fall from suburban grace, or more accurately, my failure to … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

Posted on January 28, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: A Breath of Snow and Ashes Author: Diana Gabaldon Genre: Historical fiction/fantasy Publisher: Dell Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Davina Porter First line: The dog sensed them first. Whew! I … Continue reading →

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Literary Road Trip: Author Molly Blaisdell

Posted on January 28, 2010 by CarrieK

Michelle at GalleySmith is hosting the Literary Road Trip: The Literary Road Trip is a project in which bloggers are volunteering to showcase local authors. This showcase can be anything you want to make of it – book reviews, author … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: North River by Pete Hamill

Posted on January 27, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: North River Author: Pete Hamill Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Back Bay Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Henry Strozier First line: Delaney knew he’d been in the dream before, knew … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Gone by Michael Grant

Posted on January 26, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: Gone Author: Michael Grant Genre: YA dystopian fiction Publisher: Harper Teen Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: ARC from publisher First line: One minute the teacher was talking about the Civil War. And the next minute he was … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesdays – January 26, 2010

Posted on January 26, 2010 by CarrieK

Wounded by Claudia Mair Burney She’d filled her bag with an impressive stock of prayer candles and religious sundries: holy cards, scapulars, medals, all kinds of stuff. Veronica had gone completely Roman Catholic on me overnight. City of Glass by … Continue reading →

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