Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Feb 10, 2012, 3:46 am
Friday Favourites - a chance to rave about a favourite reading/book related topic each week. Sometimes you just want a chance to rave about some favourite aspect of reading that doesn't really come up during regular blogging posts - that's what this is about. I'm willing to bet that at least...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Feb 8, 2012, 5:14 pm
Echoes of Betrayal (Paladin's Legacy book 3) Elizabeth Moon Del Rey Publication Date: February 21, 2012 978-0345508768 The amazon.com product description: The action continues fast and furious in this third installment of Elizabeth Moon’s celebrated return to the fa...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Feb 6, 2012, 3:00 pm
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a fun way of keeping track of your reading each week hosted by Sheila of One Person's Journey Through A World Of Books. Thanks. I'm being helped in the writing of this post by my two cats, who are insistent on walking over the keyboard or sitting in front of the...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Feb 4, 2012, 4:44 pm
I just read on the CBC website that the author Joyce Barkhouse died at the age of 98. Her best known book was Pit Pony. I remember borrowing and reading this book so many times from my local library. I must have discovered it soon after the book came out in 1990 - certainly at the time I read ...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Feb 4, 2012, 3:03 pm
Saturday Snapshots is a fun non-book-related meme hosted by Alyce of At Home With Books each week. The idea is to post a photo or snapshot that you or someone in your family took. The photo doesn't even have to have been taken in the previous week! It makes a refreshing change from posting abo...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Feb 3, 2012, 5:43 pm
Silver Gryphon Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon Daw Books Copyright: 1996 978-0886776855 The back jacket description: Unseen PerilA dozen years of peace have passed in the city of White Gryphon - but the inhabitants of this hard-won haven have not forgotten their struggl...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Feb 3, 2012, 4:23 am
Friday Favourites - a chance to rave about a favourite reading/book related topic each week. This is the first of a year's worth of Friday Favourite posts. As of today, I have enough topics listed to get this started. Sometimes you just want a chance to rave about some favourite aspect o...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Feb 3, 2012, 2:42 am
Shannen And The Dream For A School Janet Wilson Second Story Press Copyright: October 2011 978-1926920306 The amazon.com product description: It is 2008, and thirteen-year-old Shannen and the other students at J.R. Nakogee Elementary are tired of attending class in po...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Jan 30, 2012, 3:36 pm
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila of One Peson's Journey Through A World Of Books. It's a great way to keep up with your reading, and to try and keep what you're reading and want to read each week in some kind of order. Last week I read: Unnatural Issue by Mercedes Lackey....
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Jan 30, 2012, 2:29 pm
Bait And Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit Of The American Dream Barbara Ehrenreich Metropolitan Books Copyright: 2005 9780805076066 The amazon.com product description: The New York Times bestselling investigation into white-collar unemployment from "our premier reporter o...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Jan 29, 2012, 2:36 am
Or, in reality, January 27th as I borrowed the books yesterday. Library Loot is hosted this week over at The Adventures Of An Intrepid Reader. This time I've only gotten out two books: Bait And Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit Of The American Dream Barbara Ehrenreich The amazon.c...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Jan 28, 2012, 3:11 pm
Saturday Snapshot is a fun little meme hosted by Alyce of At Home With Books. The idea is to post a snapshot or photo taken by you or a family member/friend. Personally, I just find it fun, and a nice change from books. This week's photo is a neat one. I was at the CONCACAF Canada/Mexico Women...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Jan 25, 2012, 3:38 pm
Unnatural Issue Mercedes Lackey Daw Books Copyright Date: June 7, 2011 9780756405755 The amazon.com product description: A brand-new Elemental Masters novel from the national bestselling author Mercedes Lackey. Richard Whitestone is an Elemental Earth Master. Bl...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Jan 23, 2012, 2:17 pm
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly way of keeping up with your reading and seeing what everyone else is reading too, hosted by Sheila of One Person's Journey Through A World Of Books. This week wasn't the best for finishing books: Dragonseye by Anne McCaffrey. Fiction, Fantasy, rea...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Jan 22, 2012, 3:39 am
This could be a really neat little site for any Tolkien fan to check out. I found it a bit slow loading, but it's so comprehensive, that the wait is well worth it. The site, The Lord of the Rings Project is a family tree of everyone from the Valar and the Maiar to the various families of the Elves a...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Jan 21, 2012, 8:01 pm
Dragonseye Anne McCaffrey Del Rey Copyright: 1997 978-0345418791 The amazon.com product description: In Anne McCaffrey's New York Times bestselling DRAGONSEYE, join Weyrleaders, Holders, and Craftmasters in the creation of the legendary Star Stones and the teaching ball...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Jan 21, 2012, 1:21 pm
Saturday Snapshot is a fun non-book themed meme where you post a photo or snapshot you or someone in your family took, hosted by Alyce of At Home With Books. This week's photo is the same one with some adjustments on the second image. We were snowshoeing last week again, and it was wonderful. ...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Jan 20, 2012, 4:05 pm
I've been thinking a bit lately about my buying patterns when it comes to books. First off: I do have two e-readers (Kobo Vox and the older Kobo Wi-Fi), so I'm not adverse to e-books in any way, shape or form. And yet, I still buy far more actual paper books than e-books. What's more, sometimes it s...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Jan 18, 2012, 2:47 pm
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill over at Breaking The Spine to spotlight not-yet-released books that we can't wait to read. I don't tend to participate every week, but there's one I've been waiting for since the previous book came out, and we're down to about a month to go now...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 31, 2011, 3:33 pm
Happy Halloween, everyone. Hope the day is full of little ghouls, ghosts and vampires if that's what you want. I've still got to carve the pumpkins and do the decorating this afternoon. It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted each week over at One Person's Journey Through A World Of Books...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 29, 2011, 4:00 pm
... of The Lord Of The Rings, although I've read the whole thing many times before. The whole thing is being hosted ... the fight without being prompted by the two hobbits. And then, going ... Having always been a sidekick/helper of sorts, Sam reluctantly realizes he ... /disprove theories on ...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 29, 2011, 3:07 pm
Saturday Snapshots is hosted each week by Alyce of At Home With Books. This is a great little piece of fun that I'm glad to participate in. My photo of choice for this week: It's been a while, but I think I took this photo from a neighbor's garden. It's the very centre parts of a large poppy....
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 29, 2011, 4:01 am
Every now and again, I discover (or re-discover) an old favourite book thanks to LibraryThing. Especially thanks to the group "Name That Book". They're absolutely great for telling you what the title and author is for a book based on what you can remember about it - plot synopsis, characters etc. So...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 28, 2011, 2:46 pm
Beauty And The Werewolf Mercedes Lackey Luna Books Copyright: October 2011 978-0373803286 The amazon.com product description: The eldest daughter is often doomed in fairy tales. But Bella— Isabella Beauchamps, daughter of a wealthy merchant—vows to escape the usual...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 26, 2011, 2:04 pm
I love the It's Monday! What Are You Reading? meme that Sheila of One Person's Journey Through A World of Books hosts each week, and I participate most Mondays. It's a great way to see what people are reading each week, and to round up the book reviews. I've been looking at my track record tho...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 24, 2011, 1:52 pm
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted each week over at Sheila's blog, One Person's Journey Through A World Of Books. Thanks for hosting this piece of fun each week. I had a pretty good reading week last week, finishing several books, and even getting them reviewed right away. Las...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 22, 2011, 12:29 pm
My response to this week's instalment of The Lord of the Rings Read-Along. I have to be honest though and say that I'm not currently reading any part of The Lord Of The Rings, although I've read the whole thing many times before. The whole thing is being hosted over at Little Red Reviewer and Geek D...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 22, 2011, 11:27 am
Saturday Snapshots is a meme hosted by Alyce of At Home With Books where we can post photos we've taken. It's a neat one too - as this meme is a way to get into your creative side. This is a photo I took some time ago: Believe it or not, the flowers were part of a bouquet and I took the photo ...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 21, 2011, 4:11 pm
War Horse Michael Morpurgo Egmont Books Copyright: 2010 978-1405255431 The amazon.com product description: In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. Wit...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 20, 2011, 10:35 pm
Hannah And The Spindle Whorl Carole Ann Shaw Ronsdale Copyright: 2010 9781553801030 The Amazon.com product description: When twelve-year-old Hannah uncovers an ancient Salish spindle whorl hidden in a cave near her home in Cowichan Bay, she is transported back to a vi...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 19, 2011, 2:00 pm
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at her blog Breaking the Spine which spotlights upcoming books that we're eagerly awaiting. I'm not a regular participant, but I find it's a great way to share my enthusiasm (and sometimes impatience) for a book that I'm unable to read yet....
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 18, 2011, 2:10 pm
Water For Elephants Sara Gruen Harper Perennial Copyright: 2006 9780006391555 The amazon.com product description: An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of Riding Lessons. ...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 17, 2011, 3:15 pm
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted each Monday over at Sheila's blog: One Person's Journey Through A World Of Books. Thanks for keeping us all on track with our reading and for helping us find new and interesting books each week. I've been working on a little crochet project during s...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 15, 2011, 12:36 pm
Saturday Snapshot is hosted each week by Alyce of At Home With Books. I've been seeing this meme around for a while, but this is the first time I've actually participated. My photo of choice, Niagara Falls, comes from the trip I took a couple of years ago to Ontario. I've also used this photo in my ...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 12, 2011, 10:18 pm
Rin Tin Tin: The Life And The Legend Susan Orlean Simon and Schuster Copyright: September 27, 2011 978-1439190135 The Amazon.com product description: He believed the dog was immortal. So begins Susan Orlean’s sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin’s j...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 10, 2011, 1:32 pm
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! It's Monday! What Are You Reading is hosted each week by Sheila over at One Person's Journey Through A World Of Books. Thanks for trying to keep us all on track with our reading each week. Last week I finished reading: Red Phoenix by Kylie Chan. Fantasy ficti...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 9, 2011, 1:58 pm
Red Phoenix (Dark Heavens book two) Kylie Chan HarperCollins Copyright: September 2011 978-0061994098 The Amazon.com product description: Immortals, martial arts, gods, and demons The intrigue deepens as the demon threat closes around mortals and gods alike . . ...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 7, 2011, 3:02 pm
This post has been inspired by the book I'm currently reading: Red Phoenix by Kylie Chan. It's one of those weird book where I want to know what happens next, and yet I also don't want to be reading it a whole lot - even though I do. And, no that's nothing to do with the story at all. I've fig...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 6, 2011, 2:03 pm
Changes: The Collegium Chronicles Book Three Mercedes Lackey Daw Books Copyright: September 22, 2011 978-0756406929 The amazon.com product description: Enter the thrilling third volume in the epic Collegium Chronicles. In Mercedes Lackey's classic coming-of-age s...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Oct 3, 2011, 4:42 pm
It's time for another week's summary of what I've been reading/doing with It's Monday! What Are You Reading? hosted by Sheila of the blog One Person's Journey Through A World Of Books. Thanks for trying to keep us all on track with our reading each week. This has been a week for buying books r...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Sep 29, 2011, 2:48 pm
White Tiger (Dark Heavens book one) Kylie Chan HarperCollins Copyright: August 2011 978-0061994050 The amazon.com product description: Action, intrigue, demons and dragons Kylie Chan creates a fast and furious story balanced between the celestial and the mortal,...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Sep 26, 2011, 2:50 pm
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted each week over at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books. Thanks for keeping us all {more or less} on track with our reading. This past week I had either a really good week with reading or a really bad one. It just depends how you look at it....
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Sep 25, 2011, 11:13 pm
St. Patrick's Gargoyle Katherine Kurtz Ace Books Copyright: 2002 978-0441009053 The description from Katherine Kurtz's website: In St. Patrick's Gargoyle, Dublin's St. Patrick's Cathedral becomes the target of an act of vandalism, and the gargoyle guardian of the buil...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Sep 25, 2011, 9:24 pm
Peony In Love Lisa See Random House Copyright: 2007 9781400064663 The amazon.com product description: “I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret.” For young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never ...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Sep 20, 2011, 4:52 pm
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure th...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Sep 19, 2011, 1:58 pm
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted each week over at One Person's Journey Through A World Of Books. Thanks, Sheila for keeping us all on track with our reading. The last couple of weeks I've been really bad about reading. Rather, I've been getting a fair amount of crochet done and I'...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Sep 17, 2011, 12:56 pm
... of) participating in the Lord of the Rings Read Along hosted over at ... time anymore. It makes answering some of these questions a bit more ... 1. What was your initial thoughts of Strider/Aragorn when Hobbits met ... hobbit named Trotter! 2.What was the biggest surprised to you during ...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Sep 10, 2011, 2:20 pm
... of) participating in the Lord of the Rings Read Along hosted over ... same time. It makes answering some of these questions a bit more ... dare I say, perilous?) feeling to the whole thing. Were you surprised ... first time I read the Fellowship of the Ring. Now, it just ... knew what he w...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Sep 8, 2011, 11:23 am
This week's Booking Through Thursday is made up of three simple questions: What are you reading now? Would you recommend it? And what's next? At the moment I'm reading Alice Hoffman's upcoming book The Dovekeepers. According to Amazon.com, it's due to be released on October 4th. Th...
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Elena Gwynne posted an article on All Booked Up - Sep 6, 2011, 2:15 am
As I mentioned in this morning's (albeit a very late morning, so late its technically not morning at all) It's Monday! What Are You Reading? post, I've been doing a fair amount of crochet and spinning this past week. It's all thanks to the Spinner's guild table at the local fair. It's the only time ...
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