Category Archives: Fantasy

Fantasy/Sci-Fi readers, check this out
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Posted on April 17, 2012 by

For all I know this is old as hell, but it made me laugh. Click for big! A Guide to Navigating NPR’s Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books source

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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
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Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Maybe I’m too picky lately… This one has been getting nothing but rave reviews…I really tried to LOVE this book as it is the successful product of the craziness that is Nanowrimo and, goodness knows, that in itself makes me … Continue reading →

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11/22/63 by Stephen King
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Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Can one tragic historical event determine the future of an entire country? The world? The universe? More? Can saving the charismatic young president of Camelot really improve life in OUR time? Could the ripples that the Kennedy assassination caused have … Continue reading →

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WoT re-read update
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Posted on February 5, 2012 by

Thought I’d do a bit of a status update on my WoT reread. I’m up to Lord of Chaos, which is book 6 (I got slowed down cause I had to old-school read #4 – my library didn’t have it … Continue reading →

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All about The Wheel of Time (what I’ve been up to lately)
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Posted on January 16, 2012 by

source The new Wheel of Time book should be out sometime this year (fingers crossed), so I’ve started my annual reread in order to brush up and be prepared. This truly is an epic fantasy series, comprised of 14 books, … Continue reading →

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A Tale Dark and Grimm – Adam Gidwitz (2010)
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Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Another fairy tale remake! This book claims to tell “the real story” of Hansel and Gretel. It starts with Faithful Johannes (supposedly about Hansel and Gretel’s parents), then uses that as motivation for why Hansel and Gretel ended up eating … Continue reading →

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Fairest – Gail Carson Levine
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Posted on October 2, 2011 by

Fairest is a (very, very loose) retelling of Snow White. In fact, it’s so incredibly loosely based on Snow White that I kept forgetting what fairytale it’s supposed to be about. Our heroine is Aza, and she’s the adopted daughter … Continue reading →

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
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Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Hmmm…what to say about this book? Well, first off, it is delivered in a clever and underused format. The use of vintage photos as a framework for a story, in this case a ghosty/monster/time travel story, seems refreshing and new. However, the … Continue reading →

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