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Book Review: The Sharing Knife, Horizon (#4)

Horizon by Lois McMaster Bujold This is the fourth book of the series, and the conclusion. Really for truly the conclusion, which gets it big points in my ledger. As a whole I think this series is well worth reading. While the worldbuilding wasn’t vastly creative, it was different enough that it didn’t bore me. …

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Book Review: The Sharing Knife, Passage (3)

Passage by Lois McMaster Bujold So far I think this is the least solid novel in this series. While Bujold does a great job of integrating back story and world-building into the story, this is a bad novel to start with in the series because if you haven’t become invested in the characters by following …

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Book Review: The Sharing Knife, Beguilement

Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold This book was sold to me by a fellow customer at a bookstand, and it came so highly recommended that he insisted that I buy all four of the series, as I would not be disappointed. I have to say, I was expecting a fantasy novel with an unusual twist, …

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Book Review: The Poison Diaries

The Poison Diaries by Maryrose Wood I chose this book because my 12-year-old daughter highly recommended it. It has a lot of elements that pre-teen girls and young teen girls will find desirable: young heroine, cute mysterious boy, darkness, supernatural powers, and death. It’s a unique spin on the “pretty young woman meets pretty supernatural …

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Book Review: Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand

Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson Anglophiles will find this novel a delightful society romance with enough mystery and high stakes to draw in those who aren’t romance fans. The main plot involves Major Pettigrew and his courtship to the unlikely Mrs. Ali. This is charming in a tea-and-cottages sort of way, as it …

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