Codex by Lev Grossman My rating: 3 of 5 stars At 25, Edward Wozny has it all, or so it seems. A hotshot investment banker about to move overseas to take a prestigious promotion at his firm's London office, Edward has a couple weeks off- his first vacation in years. His best friend, a computer … Continue reading Friday Review: Codex by Lev Grossman
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Friday (Movie) Review: Dr. Strange
My rating: 4 of 5 stars I went to see Dr. Strange with Stephanie on Wednesday. Overall impression? It was good! Perhaps not quite as much fun as some other of the Marvel Universe movies, but quite enjoyable. Plenty of action, some humor, a few outright laughs, and pretty much what you would expect from a … Continue reading Friday (Movie) Review: Dr. Strange
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Friday Review: Against the Light by Dave Duncan
Against the Light by Dave Duncan My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Woodbridge family are worshippers of the Mother, an old faith that has been supplanted by the Children of the Light. The followers of the old faith are endowed with various talents which enable them to influence the actions of others, seem invisible, … Continue reading Friday Review: Against the Light by Dave Duncan
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Friday Review: A Sampler of Samples
This week, I'm going to do something a little different. Instead of reviewing a whole book, I'm going to give some quick, first impressions based on samples of books I have downloaded recently. I have a small bit of money on Amazon and I asked on one of the writer groups for recommendations of books … Continue reading Friday Review: A Sampler of Samples
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Friday Review: Pandora Gets Jealous (The Mythic Adventures) by Carolyn Henesey
Pandora Gets Jealous by Carolyn Hennesy 4 of 5 stars Thirteen year old Pandora Atheneus Andromaeche Helena of the House of Prometheus is determined to have the best prop for her school project, and to show the Mean Girls that she and her friends are not misfits. So, she borrows the infamous box given to … Continue reading Friday Review: Pandora Gets Jealous (The Mythic Adventures) by Carolyn Henesey
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Friday Review: Dawn of Steam: First Light by Jeffrey Cook with Sarah A. Symonds
First Light by Jeffrey Cook My rating: 3 of 5 stars It is the early 1800's, the Napoloenic Wars are over, and two wealthy British gentelmen make a bet based on a series of books in which the author claims to have traveled to some of the most unknown (at the time) places in the … Continue reading Friday Review: Dawn of Steam: First Light by Jeffrey Cook with Sarah A. Symonds
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Friday Review: The Affinity Bridge (Newberry and Hobbes #1) by George Mann
The Affinity Bridge by George Mann My rating: 3 of 5 stars It is 1901 in Victorian London. Queen Victoria is being kept alive by an elaborate mechanical breathing device. She employs Sir Maurice Newberry, an anthropologist at the British Museum with a penchant for the occult, as a secret investigator. Victoria Hobbes is his … Continue reading Friday Review: The Affinity Bridge (Newberry and Hobbes #1) by George Mann
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Friday Review: Kill The Crazy (Madison Cruz Mysteries #2) by Lucy Carol
Kill the Crazy by Lucy Carol My rating: 4 of 5 stars After all the excitement (in book one, "Hot Scheming Mess") of her grandfather's long-kept secret, her newly discovered ex-KGB grandmother, the improvement in her relationship with her FBI mother, and getting to know her new boyfriend, Madison Cruz needs a good day off. … Continue reading Friday Review: Kill The Crazy (Madison Cruz Mysteries #2) by Lucy Carol
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Friday Review: Prudence (The Custard Protocol #1) by Gail Carriger
Prudence by Gail Carriger My rating: 4 of 5 stars Prudence is the first book in Gail Carriger's "Custard Protocol" series, focusing on Prudence Alessandra Maccon Akeldama, daughter of Alexia Tarbotti, Lady Maccon of the "Parasol Protectorate" series. Prudence, known as Rue to her friends, is a metanatural, the daughter of a werewolf and a … Continue reading Friday Review: Prudence (The Custard Protocol #1) by Gail Carriger
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Friday Review: Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer
Cress by Marissa Meyer My rating: 4 of 5 stars In the third installment of Meyer's Lunar Chronicles, we are introduced to Cress, an orphan hacker trapped on a satellite orbiting Earth. She is forced to spy on Earth for Queen Levana, and has now been tasked with tracking down the fugitive cyborg, Cinder, and … Continue reading Friday Review: Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer
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