Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Nov 23, 2009, 8:31 pm
Beast form I found out today through scifiwire that Alex Flinn's book Beastly is coming out in movie form in July 2010. Looks like it could be a bit cheesy, but I may watch it on DVD. I like th...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Nov 22, 2009, 8:27 pm
Ok, yes it's true, whenever I travel and happen to see a bookstore, I KINDA go in. The Husband and I went on a roadtrip to Boston last weekend to go visit a couple of our friends who live up there...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Nov 20, 2009, 4:38 pm
Heroes at Risk Moira J. Moore Slowly going through the review backlog, whoohoo! :) As with the last book, I bought this one. The Hero series so far: Book 1: Resenting the Hero (liv...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Nov 18, 2009, 9:29 am
The Way of Shadows (The Night Angel Trilogy) Brent Weeks This book languished on my nightstand for a few months. My husband bought this series after realizing it's about assassin...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Nov 13, 2009, 10:55 am
Heroes Adrift Moira J. Moore This is (for some reason) one book I read last year but didn't review. I just read Heroes at Risk and wanted to review it, but it felt like I was ski...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Nov 8, 2009, 10:47 pm
I haven't posted in a while. Looks like it was just a week, but feels like longer. I think I was having a bit of a reading/reviewing slump. I have about three books to review and I'm just...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Nov 1, 2009, 10:10 am
Lost in Austen by Emma Campbell Webster This is a book I picked up at Powell's during my Portland trip and is one of my 6 things for the Everything Austen challenge (3 down 3 to go).   Th...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Oct 27, 2009, 10:00 pm
Cast in Silence (Elantra) Michelle Sagara This is one of my reads this weekend during the 24-hour read-a-thon. I bought this a while ago but hadn't had the time to read it until ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Oct 24, 2009, 6:49 am
I'm also posting on twitter Hour 0 (7:50am): It's 10 minutes till the readathon, and I'm all set with the coffee and my first book which will be Cast in Silence by Michelle Sagara. The ca...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Oct 23, 2009, 6:59 pm
Sketches for gaslight dogs cover Quick post before I forgot about this. Remember how I was looking forward to The Gaslight Dogs by Karin Lowachee and the cover was just put up on Amazon? Well, I am....
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Oct 23, 2009, 11:01 am
Fire Kristin Cashore I was pretty sure I would like this book when Graceling got glowing reviews from the usual suspects (people who have tastes that tend to mesh with mine), which i...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Oct 20, 2009, 7:42 pm
24hourreadathon After a lot of peer pressure from this woman, I finally succumbed and joined Dewey's 24-Hour Read-A-Thon which is this Saturday. I'll be posti...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Oct 16, 2009, 10:23 pm
Must Love Hellhounds Ilona Andrews I preordered this one because this anthology of four paranormal stories featuring hellhounds has a couple authors I like in it. Buy: Amazon | B&N...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Oct 13, 2009, 7:57 pm
The Gaslight Dogs Karin Lowachee OMGOMGOMG!!!! I kept checking and FINALLY, The Gaslight Dogs by Karin Lowachee (out March 2010 from Orbit) is available for preorder on Amazon !!&n...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Oct 7, 2009, 10:58 pm
On the Edge (The Edge, Book 1) Ilona Andrews Oh this cover! The girl with the red pickup truck and the gun captures the backwoods feel of the setting, but not a fan of the floating h...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Oct 4, 2009, 12:33 am
Look what Jess just found!! Changeless by Gail Carriger The blurb:  "Alexia Maccon, now known as the Lady Maccon, awakens in the wee hours of the mid...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Oct 4, 2009, 12:03 am
Rosemary and Rue: An October Daye NovelSeanan McGuireI kept seeing good reviews of the debut novel by Seanan McGuire everywhere, but Urban Fantasy (one of my fav blogs), really cinched my interest whe...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 30, 2009, 11:52 am
Dawnbreaker (Dark Days, Book 3) Jocelynn Drake This review is for an ARC I received from EOS books The Premise: This is the third Dark Days novel, narrated by Mira, a 600 year old v...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 26, 2009, 11:05 pm
OK, should have posted this earlier but I'm never sure where the time goes some days. The winner of the two paranormal ARCs is SCOTT!! Congratulations! I'm sending you an email to let you ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 25, 2009, 7:45 pm
Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, Book 2) Patricia Briggs The Premise: This is the second book of Patricia Briggs parallel series to Mercy Thompson, featuring a mated Alpha and Omega we...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 23, 2009, 5:10 pm
My Wicked Vampire Nina Bangs Dark Legacy by Anna DeStefano To enter: Send an email to janicu[AT]gmail[DOT]com with the title "Paranormal ARC Giveaway". I will send the...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 19, 2009, 11:25 am
Norse Code Greg Van Eekhout I saw a few reviews of Norse Code when it came out a few months ago (in May), but I had a hard time deciding whether to pick it up based on them. To make ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 17, 2009, 10:17 pm
Crazy Beautiful The Premise: Well. I really think the blurb for this is better than anything I could say because...hooks for hands people: "In an explosion of his own making, Lucius blew his arms of...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 15, 2009, 4:09 pm
I have reviews to do but I'm lazy so here's a funny book cover that gave me some chuckles. This was from a website that posts particularly hilarous covers and blurbs of self-published books. T...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 12, 2009, 12:36 pm
I love twitter. I found out about everyone's reading there from eagle-eyed @Lou_bookpushers a couple of days ago. I've been meaning to try out Deanna Raybourn for a while now, so the first boo...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 11, 2009, 8:04 pm
Doubleblind (Sirantha Jax, Book 3) Ann Aguirre I've been dying to read Doubleblind since, oh last year when I finished Wanderlust. So when I was lucky enough to get a early copy ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 9, 2009, 10:26 pm
I noticed that there are new covers for Tithe, Valient, and Ironside. They sort of remind me of the covers for Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series, no?
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 8, 2009, 11:08 am
Sins & Shadows by Lyn BenedictI can't remember how I first heard of this book, but after getting a used copy, it stayed on my TBR pile until I saw a review at mardelwanda's livejournal. M...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 4, 2009, 3:22 pm
Mercy Thompson HomecomingPatricia BriggsThis is the graphic novel which collects the first four comics in this series. I pre-ordered this one since I've been looking forward to it for a while.&nbs...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 3, 2009, 10:52 pm
Intertwined by gena showalterThis is a review for an ARC copy that I got at BEA. Intertwined is another offering from Harlequin's new line: Harlequin Teen (I reviewed another of the...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 29, 2009, 11:21 pm
The Stars Down Under by Sandra McDonaldThis is the second book in the trilogy (I think it's a trilogy) by Sandra McDonald. Book 1, The Outback Stars I reviewed over here: LJ | vox . It's got m...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 25, 2009, 9:04 pm
Dark Legacy by Anna DeStefanoThis book was sent to me by Dorchester as well (yes a string of books from them here lately). I had mentioned my interest in anything like the Shomi line, and this has som...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 22, 2009, 7:55 pm
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy ParkerI've been eying this book ever since I saw the title; it just WINS. And after seeing the cover (which I really like - simple and atmospheric) ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 21, 2009, 3:07 pm
DEFYING GRAVITY  I know this is a book blog, but I think it's known by those who read it that I'm a fan of space operas and science fiction romance,  and thanks to calico_reaction, I...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 18, 2009, 10:19 am
The Fire King (Dirk & Steele Romance)Marjorie LiuThis book was sent to me by Dorchester publishing. The Premise: The heroine of this story is Soria, a woman with an extraordinary ability to pick ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 16, 2009, 8:30 am
Victorian 2 Piece Traveling Suit alternate view   Victorian 2 Piece Traveling Suit Look familiar? I was surfing the web and discovered Clockwork Couture, A Fine Steampunk Clothier, and ...
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