October 2010
11 posts
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“I knew what he meant. He was describing that moment when you realize that you...”
– Magic Bites
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Book Review: Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1)
Author: Ilona Andrews
Summary:
When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose, leaving all kinds of paranormal problems in its wake. Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up these magical...
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“In this world, where we find ourselves, we need compassion more than anything, I...”
– Tigana
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Book Review: Tigana
Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Summary:
Drawing on the most powerful mythic archetypes, this master epic of magic, politics, war—and the power of love and hate—is a rich, beautifully written, multidimensional work. The few surviving inhabitants of the destroyed land of Tigana bond together in a secret battle to release their homeland’s curse and gain their freedom.
My...
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Book Review: Dear John
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Summary:
An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life—until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who captured his ...
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“When you’re struggling with something, look at all the people around you...”
– Dear John
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“I finally understood what true love meant…love meant that you care for...”
– Dear John
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“I mean, if the relationship can’t survive the long term, why on earth...”
– The Last Song
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“Life, he realized, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in...”
– The Last Song
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“Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn’t make...”
– The Last Song
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Book Review: The Last Song
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Summary:
Seventeen-year-old Veronica “Ronnie” Miller’s life was turned upside down when her parents divorced her father moved from New York City to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, particularly her father … until her mother decides it would be in everyone’s best...
