The Fourth Quarter of 2008

And the end is in sight!  I may actually finish my 2008 Review posts before the end of January.
 
October
I was on holiday for most of October, which explains the massive total of 20 books read during this month.
I had never quite managed to understand why Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series (urban fantasy) was so popular, [...]

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The First Quarter of 2008

Okay, I’ve been wondering how to go about doing this, and I think I’m going to start off with a month-by-month review, based on notes made in my trusty reading spreadsheet. 
 
January
Highlights for me were Patricia Briggs’ “Iron Kissed” (urban fantasy), Eileen Wilks’ “Night Season” (urban fantasy) and Catherine Asaro’s “The Ruby Dice” (science fiction).  [...]

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Holidays!

After a really hectic month or so, I am now officially on holiday until the New Year!  Even better, my Amazon order with Juliet Marillier’s “Son of the Shadows” finally arrived yesterday.  Perfect weekend reading.
I’ve been rubbish at blogging recently, but here are some not-so-recent reads that I’ve liked:
I enjoyed Jenna Black’s “The Devil’s Due” [...]

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Books for December

Okay, a bit late with this one, but here are the new releases I’m planning on getting this month:
Jim Butcher’s “Princeps’ Fury” (fantasy):  Book 5 in his Codex Alera fantasy series.  Technically a November release, and one I bought in my BooksonBoard splurge last week.  I’m a couple of chapters in at the moment, [...]

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Why I should read more from my TBR

You know that feeling when you’re a couple of chapters in and just *know* it’s going to be a good book?  That’s how I felt when I was reading Julie Hyzy’s “State of the Onion” yesterday.
It’s a cosy mystery – this is one of the genres where I’m always looking for new authors.  And if [...]

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