Okay, This is Scary

So who else yelped when they opened their email and saw this photo?
I really hope that’s not meant to be Acheron.

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(Mini) Book Haul!

For some reason, it feels like ages since I actually went out and bought books.  Even though I seriously doubt that.  Anyway, I hit some of my favourite bookstores today and got:
Kelley Armstrong’s “The Summoning” (YA urban fantasy): Yes!  Finally.  It wasn’t easy to find - it was hidden away in the “Teenage Fiction” section [...]

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Another July Book

I missed Suzanne Brockmann’s July release off my list of July books that I want!  “Into the Fire” (romantic suspense) is out July 22 and is the latest in her Troubleshooters series.  I’ve loved the last two books (“Force of Nature” and “All Through the Night”) but mainly because of Jules.  Now that his [...]

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Books for July

Time flies!  I can’t believe half the year has already gone past.
Anyway, new month, new books… here are the July releases that I’m looking forward to (although most of these are August or later releases in UK, I just may have to haunt bookstores that do US imports!):
 
Linda Howard’s “Death Angel” (at a guess [...]

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Around the Web

There’s a Jacqueline Carey interview up at Fantasy Book Critic (together with a review of her latest “Kushiel’s Mercy”.  I really liked the book, btw, thought it was a good conclusion to the Imriel trilogy, and as always, Ms Carey writes beautifully.
And there’s also an interview with Stephenie Meyer on the Times website.  This [...]

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Review - Diana Peterfreund’s “Rites of Spring (Break)”

The very fact I’m finding time to post this in the midst of Wimbledon mania is an indication of how much I adored this book. 
A bit of background: I stumbled across the first book “Secret Society Girl” about a month ago and promptly fell in love with Diana Peterfreund’s Rose & Grave series.  I immediately snapped up the second book (”Under [...]

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TBR Day: Nora Roberts’ “Blood Brothers”

This is posted as part of Keishon’s TBR Day challenge, which is aimed at encouraging us readers with the towering TBR piles (you know who you are) to start tackling the books that have been languishing in there for eons.
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Book: Blood Brothers (paranormal romance)
Author: Nora Roberts
Copyright Date: 2007
Why did I buy this book?  Err I didn’t.  I [...]

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Just to Say…

I’ve finally gotten hold of Jacqueline Carey’s “Kushiel’s Mercy”, and that’s going to keep me occupied for a while. 
Except I still haven’t read a book for the TBR challenge, dammit.  Yes, I know - how difficult is it to read *one* book a month from my TBR?  Answer: Very, when you’ve new Mary Stewart books arriving daily.  Arrghhh - I [...]

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That HP Prequel

If you want to read the 800-word prequel to Harry Potter that sold for £25,000 (that’s £31.25 a word!), it’s on the web here - click on “Read our authors’ stories” and then on JK Rowling’s name (link via Diana Peterfreund’s blog).
I admit I gave up after squinting at the first few lines.  I don’t love [...]

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Around the Web

Two quick snippets:
Angie has posted the cover of the next Sharon Shinn book, “Fortune and Fate” (out Nov 2008).
And here’s an interview with the US illustrator of the Harry Potter covers (via SF Signal).

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