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Current Favorite Reads: a Michael Crichton Binge

By Susan | Published: April 26, 2013

I’m out of town (yay! Visiting friends in warm ol’ Texas and TOMORROW IS EDGEFEST!!!), so I thought I’d make today’s post simple. A month or so back, a reader asked, What are some of your current favorite reads? Well, as of this week, I’ve been on an “old-books-I-read-but-don’t-remember” kick. I started on Sunday, with [...]

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Blood Red Road: a book recommendation

By Susan | Published: December 17, 2012

5 out of 5 stars. This book took me completely by surprise. Like, when Erin Bowman recommended it to me with gushing praise, I was expecting Moira Young’s Blood Red Road to be good… I was not expecting it to be a single-sitting read or one of my favorite reads of ALL TIME.  Saba has spent her whole [...]

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The Next Big Thing Slam Book

By Susan | Published: December 14, 2012

So it’s not really a slam book…but sometimes blog memes remind me of those awesome notebooks we used to send around in junior high. By “we” I mean all two friends and me. ANYWAY, the lovely and wonderful Marie Lu tagged me in this fun little meme, and I thought I’d hop on…and tag three [...]

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If you liked Something Strange and Deadly…

By Susan | Published: October 19, 2012

…then I think you might like these books, too. I’ve had a number of people email/tweet me for other books they might like after finishing Something Strange and Deadly. Since–ya know–there’s a full 9 months before A Darkness Strange and Lovely releases, so I am more than happy to comply. 1. The first book I would recommend–even [...]

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Assassin and the Empire. Read it.

By Susan | Published: July 20, 2012

As a fan of the THRONE OF GLASS novellas, it’s kind of hard to see the last one release today… To know there won’t be more stories before we’re thrust into the actual series of THRONE OF GLASS… It actually makes my heart ache. Sure, I am absolutely elated at the prospect of the series beginning…but [...]

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The Legend of Korra: a TV show recommendation

By Susan | Published: June 18, 2012

6 out of 5 stars. Maybe even 10 out of 5. Or 20. This. Show. THIS. SHOW. With only one episode left to wrap up the season, I am actually having pain in my chest at the thought of having to wait a year for more. This story follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang [...]

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Shadow and Bone: a book recommendation

By Susan | Published: June 4, 2012

5 out of 5 stars. Oh, where to begin with this review without spiraling into a gush-fest? To start, let me just say that Shadow and Bone is truly unique–I can’t think of anything I’ve read quite like it. But even better than being unique, Shadow and Bone is good. Like, REALLY good. Surrounded by enemies, [...]

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The Perilous Gard and The Assassin and the Underworld: book recommendations

By Susan | Published: May 14, 2012

5 out of 5 stars. I adore this book. ADORE. I think I first read it in the fifth grade, and it remains one of my favorites. I have reread it more times than I can count, and I love The Perilous Gard more with each reread. In 1558, while exiled by Queen Mary Tudor to [...]

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My Favorite High Fantasy Series (Adult)

By Susan | Published: April 23, 2012

High fantasy: Epic stakes, magical powers, chosen ones, and prophecies. Creatures of the non-human variety, medieval warfare, royalty, and feuds. It is, in a word, SWEEPING. I love high fantasy, and since childhood, it has been my go-to genre in the adult reading world. As such, I thought I’d lay out a few of all [...]

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The Thief: a book recommendation

By Susan | Published: April 16, 2012

5 out of 5 stars. I’ve been on a fantasy kick lately (as I’m sure you can tell from my recent recommendations), and amazingly, every book I’ve picked up in the past weeks has been stellar. I had high hopes for Megan Whalen Turner’s The Thief, and I am pleased to say it did not disappoint [...]

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