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Rosario's Reading Journal
Book reviews from a Uruguayan reader. I especially like romance novels, but I also read a bit of everything... mysteries, fantasy, sci-fi, erotica, general ficiton, etc.
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A bunch of C books
2008-02-07 08:06:00
I've fallen a lot behind with my reviews, so I refuse to spend a lot of time writting about C books. So here we go, a quick round-up.TITLE:The Lightkeeper's WomanAUTHOR: Mary BurtonThis Harlequin Historical has a unique setting and the storyline intrigued me (plus that cover... ohhhh!). It's set in an isolated lighthouse off a small North Carolina fishing village in the late 19th century, and it's a reunion story. A few years earlier Alanna, the daughter of a shipping magnate, had fallen in love with Caleb, one of her father's ship captains. Evil dad engineered a separation in such a way that each believes the other one comitted a huge betrayal. But now they meet when Alanna seeks him out in the lighthouse he's taken over, determined to give him a box left to him by her father (yeah, very flimsy reason). Isolated surroundings, forced proximity (there's a huge storm), you can guess what happens. It could have been a nice story, but though I loved the atmospheric setting, I found it hard ...
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Demon Night, by Meljean Brook
2008-02-05 18:31:00
TITLE: Demon Night (excerpt at Sybil's)AUTHOR: Meljean BrookCOPYRIGHT: 2008 (comes out today!)PAGES: 448PUBLISHER: BerkleySETTING: Contemporary US West Coast.TYPE: Paranormal romanceSERIES: # 5 in the Guardians series (you can see the reading order here).REASON FOR READING: Ditto what I said about Nalini Singh's latest: this is one of my favourite ongoing series. Explore the seductive corners of the dark, as a forbidden attraction tempts danger under the canopy of the demon night...Charlie Newcomb worked hard to get her life back together. But all that is shaken when she's set upon by three vampires desperate to transform her beauty into something evil. Because Charlie is the vital link to something they want-and need. It's Charlie's flesh and blood sister, a medical scientist whose knowledge could be invaluable to the predators. But to get to her, they must first get to Charlie, now under the intimate protection of Ethan McCabe. As her Guardian, Ethan is attracted to her vulnerabiliti ...
Demon
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Mine to Possess, by Nalini Singh
2008-01-31 18:52:00
TITLE: Mine to Possess (excerpt 1, excerpt 2)AUTHOR: Nalini SinghCOPYRIGHT: 2008 (comes out next Tuesday, February 5th)PAGES: 352PUBLISHER: BerkleySETTING: Near future alternate-reality version of the USTYPE: Paranormal romanceSERIES: Book 4 in the Psy/Changeling series. I'm not going to go into details about the universe set-up in my review, so if you want to know more, read the first few paragraph of my post about Slave to Sensation, the first book in the series.REASON FOR READING: This is one of my favourite ongoing series. Nalini Singh pulls away another dark layer of sheer desire, revealing passions unknown, in her latest novel about the world of the Psy. A ghost returns from a leopard changeling’s past, making him question everything—even his base animal instincts…Clay Bennett is a powerful DarkRiver sentinel, but he grew up in the slums with his human mother, never knowing his changeling father. As a young boy without the bonds of Pack, he tried to stifle his animal nature ...
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Blue Skies, by Robyn Carr
2008-01-29 13:17:00
TITLE: Blue SkiesAUTHOR: Robyn CarrCOPYRIGHT: 2004PAGES: 377PUBLISHER: MiraSETTING: Contemporary Las Vegas, mostlyTYPE: Straight romanceSERIES: NoREASON FOR READING: I've been hearing good things about Carr (about her Virgin River series, mostly), and I wanted to give her a try. Blue Skies was the only one of her books that my library had.Nikki Burgess has survived a terrible marriage and an even worse divorce. And she's just about given up hope of every finding love and happiness. But when her ex-husband suddenly dies, she gets custody of her kids again and a chance to start over and do it right.Dixie McPherson, on the other hand, has had way too much love. She has eleven tennis bracelets, dozens of trinkets, piles of sexy lingerie and a tarnished reputation when all she ever wanted was true love, a partner and a family.Carlisle Bartlett is loyal, generous, kindhearted and the funniest guy slinging drinks in the back of an airplane. But he has an ugly little secret. The only kind of l ...
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The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits, Mike Ashley, ed
2008-01-27 13:04:00
TITLE: The Mammoth Book of Historical WhodunnitsAUTHOR: edited by Mike AshleyCOPYRIGHT: 2005PAGES: 564PUBLISHER: RobinsonSETTING: Varies wildly. From Ancient times to 1912, and the settings range from Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa to North America. I think the only ones not represented are Latin America and Antarctica (and doesn't that say a lot about how important we are to the world?)TYPE: Historical mysteries.SERIES: Some of the stories are.REASON FOR READING: I saw it in the library and it looked interesting.MY THOUGHTS: Just as the locales and the time periods vary wildly, so does the quality of the stories.At the beginning, I got worried because I noticed that in every single one of the stories the crime-solving seemed unbelievable and forced, especially the introduction of the detectives. Say, someone was asked to solve a crime because they were foreigners and therefore either impartial (His Master's Servant, by Philip Boast) or trained in logic (The Judgement of the Gods, by ...
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Never Lie to a Lady, by Liz Carlyle
2008-01-26 11:05:00
TITLE: Never Lie to a LadyAUTHOR: Liz CarlyleCOPYRIGHT: 2007PAGES: 432PUBLISHER: PocketSETTING: Victorian EnglandTYPE: Straight romanceSERIES: First in Carlyle's latest trilogy (what is it called? The Never trilogy? The Neville trilogy?). Though there's a short story in the School for Heiresses anthology which introduces the characters.REASON FOR READING: Autobuy author.In her dazzling new historical trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Liz Carlyle plunges readers into the steamy underworld of nineteenth-century London. Among the swirling glitter of English high society, a scandalous rogue gets more than he bargained for in the lady of his desires.Lord Nash is a creature of the night -- his wealth and title provide but a tenuous entrée into polite society. Notorious for his sophisticated manners and a dark, dashing elegance, rumors abound of the men he has bankrupted and the women he's left heartbroken. But when Nash leaves his lair for a rare foray into the ton, he faces a lure ...
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Chill Factor, by Sandra Brown
2008-01-23 16:27:00
TITLE: Chill Factor (excerpt)AUTHOR: Sandra BrownCOPYRIGHT: 2005PAGES: 389PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton in the UK SETTING: Contemporary North CarolinaTYPE: Romantic SuspenseSERIES: NoneREASON FOR READING: Because I haven't read SB in ages. She used to be among my faves back when I started reading romance, but she lost me when she started heading more into suspense and neglecting the romance. I was curious to see how I'd like her these days.Suspense abounds in this gripping new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown, in which a successful magazine editor is trapped in her remote cabin with a man believed to be a serial killer. Cleary, North Carolina, is a sleepy mountain town -- the kind of place where criminal activity is usually limited to parking violations. Not so, lately. Four women have disappeared from Cleary over the past two years. And there's always a blue ribbon left near the spot where each of the women was last seen. There are no bodies, no other clues ...
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Death by gimmick
2008-01-21 11:24:00
Here are my reviews of two Harlequin Blaze titles I read on my ebook reader on my way to and from Portugal. They're quite different in tone and plot, and each have their strong and weak points, but what struck me the most was how overpoweringly gimmicky they felt.TITLE: Underneath It AllAUTHOR: Lori BorrillCOPYRIGHT: 2007PAGES: 256PUBLISHER: Harlequin Blaze SETTING: ContemporaryTYPE: Series RomanceSERIES: Part of the "Million Dollar Secrets" continuityREASON FOR READING: The review at AAR made it sound interesting.TV producer Nicole Reavis intends to use her millions to sort out a top secret personal hiccup. In the meantime, her show must go on. And Nicole has to entice mega-rich Devon Bradshaw to appear as one of Atlanta's sexiest eligible bachelors. But will he bite? Devon's biting if it means spending more time with beautiful blue-eyed Nicole. But when he discovers that, underneath it all, they've got more in common than six-figure finances and shocking family revelations, he's de ...
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Two Sara Cravens, and the difference between nostalgia and dated
2008-01-19 12:59:00
I can't not read, not even when I'm studying like crazy for my exams. I usually start really early in the morning and by 6 my brain can't absorb one more fact, one more mathematical proof. What it wants is to read some romance, but nothing too long or complex. So I just went to the library and grabbed some Harlequin Presents (Mills & Boon Modern Romance, here). The first batch I grabbed included a Sara Craven (because I remembered Jane saying she'd liked her books), and I really liked it. It was exactly the kind of book I used to read as a teen, only better. Yay, I thought, I've found another HP author I like! Susan Napier isn't alone anymore! So the next time I went by the library I looked for all the Sara Cravens I could find, and that night I started the next one. And it was terrible *sigh*. It was also just like those books I read as a teen, only worse. Much, much worse.TITLE:The Count's Blackmail BargainAUTHOR: Sara CravenCOPYRIGHT: 2005PAGES: 187PUBLISHER: Mills and Boon (Modern ...
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Yep, I'm alive!
2008-01-18 19:50:00
One full month without blogging. God, how I've missed it! Right after my last post was my birthday, on December 13th. I haven't celebrated in years, but this was The Big Three-Oh, after all, so it deserved to be noticed. So... huge party the following day, Friday the 14th, at my friend Cit's place. So huge (and wild *g*) that I spent a big part of Saturday helping Cit clean up. The rest of Saturday I spent packing, because Sunday morning I left for....London!I spent three days there, doing touristy stuff (and freezing my ass off; first time I've felt real cold since I got here, in fact). By the time those three days were over, I was really glad to travel to Liverpool, to catch a flight to....Sunny, wonderful Portugal! I went to visit the equally sunny and wonderful Ana, and I had a fantastic time. Ana took me to visit EVERYWHERE (photos coming up on my photoblog soon, now that I have time), and I spent Christmas with her and her family, who are just as lovely as she is.I wish I could ...
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A Breach of Promise, by Anne Perry
2007-12-11 10:19:00
TITLE: A Breach of PromiseAUTHOR: Anne PerryCOPYRIGHT:1998PAGES: 373PUBLISHER: IvySETTING: 1860 LondonTYPE: Historical MysterySERIES: 9th in the William Monk series.REASON FOR READING: I'm rereading the whole series in order.In a sensational breach of promise suit, two wealthy social climbers are suing on behalf of their beautiful daughter, Zillah. The defendant is Zillah's alleged fiancé, brilliant young architect Killian Melville, who adamantly declares that he will not, cannot, marry her. Utterly baffled by his client's refusal, Melville's counsel, Sir Oliver Rathbone, turns to his old comrades in crime--investigator William Monk and nurse Hester Latterly. But even as they scout London for clues, the case suddenly and tragically ends. An outcome that no one--except a ruthless murderer--could have foreseen.THE PLOT: The summary above can stand, although I'd correct the "social climbers" description of Zillah's parents. They are people from outside high society trying to fit in, but ...
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Powers of Detection, by Dana Stabenow, ed.
2007-11-29 10:04:00
TITLE: Powers of DetectionAUTHORS: Donna Andrews / Simon R. Green / John Straley / Anne Bishop / Charlaine Harris / Anne Perry / Sharon Shinn / Michael Armstrong / Laura Anne Gilman / Mike Doogan / Jay Caselberg / Dana Stabenow. The latter is also the editor of the anthology.COPYRIGHT: 2006PAGES: 304PUBLISHER: AceSETTING: VariesTYPE: Fantasy MysterySERIES: A few of the stories are part of ongoing series. That I know of: those by Anne Bishop, Charlaine Harris and Laura Anne Gilman, but there could be more.REASON FOR READING: I liked the idea of the premise (mysteries in fantasy settings) and I was interested in reading the stories by Sharon Shinn and Anne Perry, two favourite authors of mine.This one-of-a-kind collection features stories from some of the biggest names in mystery and fantasy-blending the genres into a unique hybrid where PIs may wear wizard's robes and criminals may really be monsters.Sit in on a modern-day witch's trial, visit the halls of a magical boarding school with ...
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Harlequin / Mills & Boon Round-up
2007-11-21 10:42:00
TITLE: Mr. FamilyAUTHOR: Margot EarlyCOPYRIGHT: 1996PAGES: 296PUBLISHER: Harlequin SuperromanceSETTING: Contemporary HawaiiTYPE: Straight RomanceSERIES: I couldn't confirm it with a cursory google search, but it felt here as if Erika's brother and his wife have had their own book.REASON FOR READING: I bought it because of the AAR review, but I've had it for years in the TBR. I dug it out after Rachel, who originally wrote that review, reposted it in her blog and reminded me of why I'd bought the book in the first place.Kal Johnson is a still-grieving widower with a young child. He can't imagine marrying again - not for love, anyway. But it's becoming increasingly clear that his daughter needs someone besides him. A mother. Kal's solution is to place an ad in the local magazine... Wanted: Woman to enter celibate marriage and be stepmother to four-year-old girl. Send child-rearing philosophies to Mr. Family... Erika Blade is a woman who's afraid of love. And sex. She answers the ad, figu ...
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Lord of the Fading Lands & Lady of Light and Shadow, by C.L. Wilson
2007-11-14 15:25:00
TITLE: Lord of the Fading Lands & Lady of Light and ShadowAUTHOR: C.L. WilsonCOPYRIGHT:2007PAGES: 384 for each.PUBLISHER: LeisureSETTING: City of CelieriaTYPE: Fantasy RomanceSERIES: Books 1 & 2 in the Tairen Soul series. From what I can see in Wilson's website, there will be four books in all, with the titles of the last two being King of Sword and Sky and Queen of Song and Souls. Those two will also be about Rain Tairen Soul and Ellysetta Baristani, and they're coming out in October and November 2008.REASON FOR READING: Buzz, buzz, buzz, all over the place! Long ago, in the magical holocaust known as the Mage Wars, the immortal Fey and their allies fought to defeat the grasping evil of the Elden Mages and their dark-gifted supporters. During those wars, in a fit of grief-induced madness caused by the death of his mate, Fey shapeshifter Rain Tairen Soul nearly destroyed the world in a blaze of tairen fire.Now, a thousand years later, the fierce Fey king must fight to save his race fro ...
Shadow
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Robin Hood, Stonehenge and Bath
2007-11-13 10:57:00
I just realized I forgot to mention here that I've posted loads of new photos at my photoblog. There's a Robin Hood pageant (complete with videos of jousting), a visit to Stonehenge and two posts with photos of a visit to Bath (Part 1 and Part 2). ...
Bath
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Bloodring, by Faith Hunter
2007-11-06 09:13:00
TITLE: BloodringAUTHOR: Faith HunterCOPYRIGHT: 2006PAGES: 352PUBLISHER: RocSETTING: Post-apocalyptic EarthTYPE: FantasySERIES: Starts one. Followed by Seraphs and HostREASON FOR READING: I heard about it in one of the yahoo groups I'm in, and what I heard, especially about the world it was set in, sounded interesting.In a novel filled with lush imagery and exhilarating action, Faith Hunter creates a near-future world caught in the throes of an ambiguous apocalypse-where a woman with everything to hide finds her true destiny revealed. As humanity struggles with religious strife and seraphs and demons fight a never-ending battle, a new species has arisen. "Neomages" are human in appearance, but able to twist left-over creation energy to their will. A threat to both humans and seraphs, they are confined in luxurious Enclaves. Thorn St. Croix is no ordinary neomage. Nearly driven insane by her powers, she is smuggled out of an Enclave and now lives among humans, channeling her gift of ston ...
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Die For Me, by Karen Rose
2007-11-04 11:50:00
TITLE: Die For Me (excerpt)AUTHOR: Karen RoseCOPYRIGHT: 2007PAGES: 500PUBLISHER: Headline in the UK (the edition I read) and Warner Vision in the USSETTING: Contemporary PhiladelphiaTYPE: Romantic SuspenseSERIES: Linked to a couple of Rose's earlier books (she has a very helpful diagram in her website, here), but stands alone perfectly.REASON FOR READING: I've been hearing a lot about Rose from my fellow bloggers, and the buzz has been overwhelmingly positive. I meant to try her months ago, but only got around to it now.COME TO METhe first victim is found in a snow-covered Philadelphia field. Detective Vito Ciccotelli enlists the aid of archaeologist Sophie Johannsen to determine exactly what lies beneath the frozen ground. Despite years of unearthing things long buried, nothing can prepare Sophie for the matrix of graves dug with chilling precision. The victims buried there haunt her. But the empty graves terrify her – the killer isn’t done yet.SCREAM FOR MEHe is cold and calc ...
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The Sharing Knife Vol.2: Legacy, by Lois McMaster Bujold
2007-10-26 11:22:00
TITLE: The Sharing Knife Vol.2: LegacyAUTHOR: Lois McMaster BujoldCOPYRIGHT: 2007PAGES: 377PUBLISHER: EosSETTING: Lakewalker territory, mostly (i.e. made-up place!)TYPE: Fantasy romanceSERIES: Comes after The Sharing Knife Vol. 1: Beguilement, and it's not so much a sequel, as the second half of a long book. I would definitely recommend reading Vol. 1 before you even think of picking up this one. In fact, better don't even read the summary below before reading Beguilement, because it will spoil it for you. Just go read the review of the first book, if you want to know if this whole story is for you.REASON FOR READING: I loved Beguilement and I wanted to know how things turned out. Fawn Bluefield, the clever young farmer girl, and Dag Redwing Hickory, the seasoned Lakewalker soldier-sorcerer, have been married all of two hours when they depart her family's farm for Dag's home at Hickory Lake Camp. Having gained a hesitant acceptance from Fawn's family for their unlikely marriage, the co ...
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It's York now, and yes, more and more books!
2007-10-24 20:40:00
1 ) This week, the photos are from York, and what a beautiful city it is! Part 1Part 22 ) Also, I got yet more books from the library, though I did return a few, too! And this week it was only 4 novels. I did get a couple of guidebooks in preparation for next weekend's expedition, but that doesn't count, does it? ...
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My top 100 ballot
2007-10-19 11:38:00
In the end, after worrying I might not have time to do my ballot, I did vote in the AAR Top 100 Romances Poll. My ballot is just an update of the one I submitted in October 2004, but it still took me a long time to do, because it wasn't just a matter of adding new keepers to the list. I had to figure out where to put them and I had to completely change the order of the books already there, because my tastes have changed quite a bit in the last 3 years. I think the whole ranking ans sorting took about 4 times as long as the actual choosing of books. *sigh*Anyway, here's my list. If you want to know more about a particular title, I think I've reviewed most of these, and you can find links to those reviews here.1. Lord of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase2. Gaudy Night - Dorothy L Sayers3. Born in Fire - Nora Roberts4. Archangel, by Sharon Shinn5. Daughter of the Game - Tracy Grant6. Shining Through - Susan Isaacs7. Beauty Like the Night - Liz Carlyle8. Heart of Deception - Taylor Chase9. Busman ...
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Oxford and more books
2007-10-18 09:15:00
1 ) I just posted photos from my visit to Oxford. There were so many of them that I ended up doing 3 parts:Part 1Part 2Part 32 ) More books from the library. I keep telling myself to read the ones I've already got first, but I can't resist! Don't know if the titles are big enough to see... that's The Roman's Virgin Mistress, by Michelle Styles (and what an awful title that is!), The Rogue's Return, by Margaret Moore and Ransom Bride, by Anne Herries ...
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The Dumont Bride, by Terri Brisbin
2007-10-17 10:26:00
TITLE: The Dumont Bride (excerpt)AUTHOR: Terri BrisbinCOPYRIGHT:2002PAGES: 299PUBLISHER: Mills & Boon HistoricalsSETTING: Late 12th century England.TYPE: Straight romanceSERIES: First in a trilogy: followed by The Norman's Bride and The Countess Bride.REASON FOR READING: Lots and lots of Mills & Boon Historicals in the library here, and since I really liked Brisbin's The King's Mistress, she was one of the first authors I grabbed.Christian Dumont Had Been To Hell To Pay For The Sins of His Father...Now a royal command to wed would restore all he had lost--but at what price? For though marriage to landed, beauteous Emalie Montgomerie seemed to present no hardship, his countess harbored a secret dangerous enough to destroy them both!Though she held her honor unblemished in her heart, Emalie Montgomerie knew that coming unchaste to her bridal bed was a sin unforgiveable in a noblewoman. Still, the desire flaring in Christian’s eyes offered her hope. . .but would the prideful Dumont ever ...
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Innocent in Death, by JD Robb
2007-10-12 13:39:00
TITLE: Innocent in DeathAUTHOR: JD RobbCOPYRIGHT:2007PAGES: 385PUBLISHER: Piatkus (published by Berkley in the US)SETTING: New York City in the year 2060TYPE: Romantic suspenseSERIES: Latest in the In Death series (# 25, by my count)REASON FOR READING: This is by far the best romance series ever, and I love every entry of it.The phenomenal series set in a future New York City returns as NYPSD Lt. Eve Dallas hunts for the killer of a seemingly ordinary history teacher—and uncovers some extraordinary surprises. Craig Foster's death devastated his young wife, who'd sent him to work that day with a lovingly packed lunch. It shocked his colleagues at the private school, too, and as for the ten-year-old girls who found him in his classroom in a pool of bodily fluids—they may have been traumatized for life.Eve soon determines that Foster's homemade lunch was tainted with deadly ricin, and that Mr. Foster's colleagues have some startling secrets of their own. It's Eve's job to sort it out ...
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Distant Voices, by Barbara Erskine
2007-10-08 09:26:00
TITLE: Distant VoicesAUTHOR: Barbara ErskineCOPYRIGHT: 1996PAGES: 488PUBLISHER: Harper CollinsSETTING: VariesTYPE: Anthology - variesSERIES: NoneREASON FOR READING: There are tons and tons of Barbara Erskine books in charity shops here, and I enjoyed the two of hers that I've read.In her second volume of short stories, which follows the hugely successful Encounters, Barbara Erskine has created a wide and vivid range of worlds and emotions, From love, romance, loneliness, grief, to betrayal, passion, adventure and compelling suspense.A biographer investigating a tragic death hears voices from the past drawing her towards the truth... A nineteenth-century parson's daughter is caught tip in the excitement and romance of a smuggling intrigue... A young boy from a deprived background finds his own haven in the wastelands of the inner city... A young woman, struggling to choose between love or her career, finds help from an unexpected source...Contemporary, historical, spooky, humorous, ther ...
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I'm in paradise
2007-10-07 11:13:00
There are libraries here! Duh, of course, and we do have libraries in Uruguay, but these are great libraries, with books I actually want to read for pleasure, not just books to study from! I didn't even look for "lighter" fiction (meaning non-classics) in the university library, but there is a branch of the Nottinghamshire library service about 10 minutes for me,and I joined a couple of days ago. And went completely insane immediately thereafter. I ended up lugging home a huge pile of books, and this was my take after I'd whittled down the initial pile I'd gathered, which was easily twice as big. I had to assure myself I can go back and get them later on, once I'm done with these.This is just too cool! I can search the library, reserve books or request them from other branches, renew my books, all online. And I can borrow from any of the branches, so I can go to the Central Library in downtown Nottingham and go even more nuts. The only thing that's not so great is that the romance book ...
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Lover Unbound, by J.R. Ward
2007-10-04 09:16:00
TITLE: Lover Unbound (excerpt, buy ebook here)AUTHOR: J.R. WardCOPYRIGHT: 2007PAGES: 528PUBLISHER: Signet EclipseSETTING: Contemporary Caldwell, New YorkTYPE: Vampire romanceSERIES: # 5 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood seriesREASON FOR READING: I'm addicted.In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other—six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Now, the cold heart of a cunning predator will be warmed against its will…Ruthless and brilliant, Vishous son of the Bloodletter possesses a destructive curse and a frightening ability to see the future. As a pretrans growing up in his father's war camp, he was tormented and abused. As a member of the Brotherhood, he has no interest in love or emotion, only the battle with the Lessening Society. But when a mortal injury puts him in the care of a human surgeon, Dr. Jane Whitcomb compels him to reveal his inner pai ...
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Quick one
2007-09-30 09:07:00
I'm about to leave for a day in Sherwood Forest, so just a quick update. The suitcase finally reached me last week (without the plastic wrap I'd put on it at the airport, but otherwise intact), so I now have clothes, yay! Thank you all for the good wishes and the positive thoughts *g*I've started classes already; not my regular lectures, which start on the 8th, but the presessional classes. Last week was Maths, next week is Econometrics, and thank heavens we're doing that, because spending 6 years in the workforce after getting my degree has driven all the mathematical and econometric knowledge I once had out of my brain. Well, not really driven it out, but buried it under other stuff, so this breakneck speed overview we're doing in the presessional classes is really helping me remember it all again.As for extracurricular activities, I've uploaded a ton of pics to my photo blog, so go check them out! ...
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The River Knows, by Amanda Quick
2007-09-24 10:23:00
TITLE: The River KnowsAUTHOR: Amanda QuickCOPYRIGHT: 2007PAGES: 368PUBLISHER: PutnamSETTING: Victorian LondonTYPE: Straight romanceSERIES: None, stands aloneREASON FOR READING: JAK in all her incarnations is my consumate comfort read, so I turned to her when worried about my missing suitcase ;-)The first kiss occurred in a dimly lit hallway on the upper floor of Elwin Hastings's grand house. Louisa never saw it coming....Of course, Anthony Stalbridge couldn't possibly have had romantic intentions. The kiss was an act of desperation meant to distract the armed guard from catching the pair in a place they did not belong. After all, Louisa Bryce, in her dull maroon gown and gold-rimmed spectacles, was no man's idea of an alluring female. The only thing the two interlopers have in common is a passionate interest in the private affairs of Mr. Hastings-a prominent member of Society whom they both suspect of hiding terrible secrets. Now, brought together by their ruse, Anthony and Louisa are ...
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More photos up, and some good news!
2007-09-21 20:44:00
First the good news: it seems the suitcase finally turned up! My dad just called me (he's been nagging the Montevideo Iberia employees to death these last few days) and he tells me it never left Sao Paulo, in Brazil. Everyone kept telling me how it had probably got lost in Madrid, because everyone loses suitcases in Madrid, but I was sure the fuck-up must have happened in Brazil. We arrived such a long time before our plane was to leave that someone must have put them aside to send and then forgotten about it. So anyway, I'm trying to be cautiosly optimistic at most now. I won't celebrate until it actually reaches me here in Nottingham. On the positive side, this annoyance has allowed me to see just how incredibly generous some of my fellow students are. Lots of people lent me stuff, and everyone kept asking me if they could help.And now for the pictures: a couple of the university are here (including the one I posted here yesterday, so it's old news to you), and if you want a whirlwin ...
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