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Book Feature: The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz

Posted on November 15, 2011 by CarrieK

As those of you who have read my blog for any length of time know, I am a lover of all things Holmesian. Not having read any Conan Doyle, I was first introduced to Holmes by author Laurie R. King, … Continue reading →

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Bookish links for Saturday, January 8, 2011

Posted on January 8, 2011 by CarrieK

Author links: ~ Congratulations to Newlywed Neil Gaiman. Discussion starters: ~ Book, Line, and Sinker: What percentage of your books read do you review on your blog? ~ Caribousmom: E-Books – Are we losing something essential? ~ The Perpetual Page-Turner: … Continue reading →

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Bookish links for Saturday, October 2, 2010

Posted on October 2, 2010 by CarrieK

Discussion starters: ~ Bookalicious: The Book Blogger Police Are Watching You! ~ My Friend Amy: Reading and Gender ~ Author A.S. Peterson asks us to ban his book, The Fiddler’s Gun. Great post about book banning. Reviews and blog posts … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 22, 2010 by CarrieK

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 … Continue reading →

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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

Posted on June 30, 2010 by CarrieK

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 … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King

Posted on June 5, 2010 by CarrieK

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 … Continue reading →

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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

Posted on March 9, 2010 by CarrieK

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 Audiobook reader: Erik Davies First line: The best day of my life … Continue reading →

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Links post coming tomorrow – here’s the new Sherlock Holmes trailer to tide you over

Posted on July 18, 2009 by CarrieK
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