Category Archives: Lisa Lutz

Books for February

Compared to the one new January release I wanted, there are a few more new releases this month that I’m planning to get… * Jo Beverley‘s A SCANDALOUS COUNTESS (historical romance): Jo Beverley remains on my auto-buy list – despite … Continue reading

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Books for April

This month’s new releases that I’ve been anticipating… Teresa Grant‘s “Vienna Waltz” (historical mystery): Technically a March 29 release, this book has been a long time in coming.  I won’t go into the slightly convoluted history of why I’ve been … Continue reading

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Filed under Coming soon, Kelley Armstrong, Tracy Grant, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Lisa Lutz, Erin McCarthy, Holly Black

2010: Recap of My Reading Year Part 1

I’ve done an annual recap of books read for the past few years running – this time around, it’s taken a bit more than usual to start writing this (possibly tied to my general lack of blogging motivation this year, you … Continue reading

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Epistolary = Love

I have a thing for epistolary-style books. I’m not precisely sure why – perhaps it’s because I get to fill in the blanks, to read between the lines and figure out what’s left unsaid based on what has been written … Continue reading

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Books for March

Though I was bemoaning the lack of new releases in February, March more than makes up for it.  Seriously.  Here are the books I’m getting this month:   Deanna Raybourn’s “The Dead Travel Fast” (historical mystery): I’m a big fan … Continue reading

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2009: Recap of My Reading Year Part II

Continuing my January to June recap, here’s the second half of my 2009 in books:   July I finally got around to reading Megan Whalen Turner’s “The Thief” and yes, kicked myself in the what-took-me-so-long kind of way.  Because this … Continue reading

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Lisa Lutz’s “Curse of the Spellmans”

You know those books by new-to-you authors which make you think “oh, I should really try other books by this author”, but it’s not quite I-need-to-go-and-order-other-books-by-this-author-NOW?  And then you never actually get around to trying their other books. Lisa Lutz … Continue reading

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The Next Plum?

Has anyone read Lisa Lutz?  I’ve been hearing her Spellmans series is reminiscent of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum.  And apparently the first book “The Spellman Files” is being made into a movie. The excerpt on her website isn’t really giving … Continue reading

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