Category Archives: Fiction

Drums of Autumn (Outlander #4) – Diana Gabaldon
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Posted on May 21, 2014 by

Drums of Autumn picks up 2 months after the end of Voyager, with Claire and Jamie in America. There’s the most boring and un-dangerous pirate robbery EVER, where Claire decides to A) ignore Jamie being in danger and worry about … Continue reading →

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The Lord John series – Diana Gabaldon
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Posted on May 9, 2014 by

These all seem to be mysteries, which is not generally a genre I’m drawn to. I don’t entirely understand why there are so many books about Lord John, who I always considered to be a rather boring character, but Gabaldon … Continue reading →

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Voyager (Outlander #3) – Diana Gabaldon
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Posted on May 5, 2014 by

So at the end of the last book, Dragonfly in Amber, Claire realizes that Jamie didn’t die after Colloden and so he could still be alive in the past, 20 years later. Well, I don’t really think I’m giving too … Continue reading →

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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander #2) – Diana Gabaldon
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Posted on April 29, 2014 by

So this is an enormous series of books, and it’s got all kinds of novellas and short stories, so the author actually has a chronology on her website, which is really helpful. And for Dragonfly in Amber, she writes: “It … Continue reading →

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Two Dorks, One Book: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
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Posted on April 25, 2014 by

Michelle says: So this is an enormous book in a ginormous series and I really wasn’t sure I was going to like it. Unfortunately, I was also afraid it would take me a long time to get through, so I … Continue reading →

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The Shadow Throne – Jennifer A. Nielsen (Ascendance #3)
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Posted on April 24, 2014 by

So sad, this is the last book of the series. Carthya is finally at war with all it’s bordering countries, and Sage must once again figure out a way to save the day (and his country). He still doesn’t share … Continue reading →

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The Leap Year Boy by Marc Simon
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Posted on April 7, 2014 by

BORING. And unfortunately, that’s the BEST I can say for this one. I kept waiting for the big reveal, the big a-ha, the big so-THAT’S-what-this-book-is-about. I never got anything remotely like that, so blargh. The Leap Year Boy is a … Continue reading →

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The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line – Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham (Veronica Mars #1)
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Posted on March 31, 2014 by

Story time! Sometimes at work there’s a birthday or a going away party or something, and someone brings in a cake. The cake is always from a bakery, and is covered with thick, fluffy white icing all decorated in swirls … Continue reading →

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The House of the Scorpion and The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer
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Posted on March 29, 2014 by

I first read The House of the Scorpion seven or eight years ago when my oldest was in elementary school. He decided, based on the cover and blurb, that this book looked like it would be his “most favorite book … Continue reading →

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Two Dorks, One Book: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
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Posted on March 28, 2014 by

Michelle says: So, I liked Labor Day. It was a quick read and interesting in that it was our second consecutive book club selection that featured a child as narrator. I really felt for the disconnected boy Henry who had … Continue reading →

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