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Mini-reviews: God of the Hive by Laurie R. King; Raiders’ Ransom by Emily Diamand; and The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

CarrieK | July 22, 2010

Title: God of the Hive Author: Laurie R. King Genre: Historical fiction, mystery Publisher: Bantam Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: This ARC copy was a gift from Laura First line: Two clever London gentlemen. Both wore city suits, both sat in quiet rooms, both thought about luncheon. This one picks up right [...]

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Category: audiobooks, children's fiction, historical fiction, mysteries, science fiction | 10 Comments »
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Mini-reviews: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro; The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King; Genesis by Bernard Beckett; and The Likeness by Tana French

CarrieK | June 30, 2010

All of these books were so good – definitely good enough to warrant their own reviews. I got very behind on reviews when we were in the hospital, though, and so I’m resorting to my old stand-by of mini-reviews to help me get caught up. Title: Never Let Me Go Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Genre: Dystopian [...]

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Category: mysteries, science fiction | 29 Comments »
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Book Review: Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King

CarrieK | June 5, 2010

Title: Locked Rooms Author: Laurie R. King Genre: Historical fiction, mystery Publisher: Bantam Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the public library First line: The dreams began when we left Bombay. Spoiler alert: If you have read through book three in this series, nothing in this review will be a [...]

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Mini-reviews: Going Bovine by Libba Bray, Down the Long Hills by Louis L’Amour, Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, The Game by Laurie R. King

CarrieK | March 9, 2010

Title: Going Bovine Author: Libba Bray Genre: YA speculative fiction Publisher: Delacourte Books for Young Readers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library First line: The best day of my life happened when I was five and almost died at Disney World. Cameron Smith is dying of Mad Cow disease. [...]

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