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The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Posted on March 30, 2012 by davinr

In this second book of Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Last Survivor Trilogy, we are brought back to the start of the cataclysmic events of her first novel Life as We Knew It.  However, in this book the story is told from … Continue reading →

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I’d Tell You I Love You, but Then I’d Have to Kill You by: Ally Carter

Posted on June 29, 2011 by davinr

This is Ally Carter’s first book in her YA series, “The Gallagher Girls”, about a prestigious school for exceptional girls who are becoming spies.  It is told from the perspective of 15 year old Cameron Morgan, a.k.a “the Chameleon”, and daughter of … Continue reading →

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Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris

Posted on June 29, 2011 by davinr

Dead Reckoning is the 11th book of the Sookie Stackhouse series, about a southern girl with telepathy living in a world where vampires and other supernatural creatures have come out of the closet.  In this latest novel, author Charlaine Harris … Continue reading →

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DVD – The Tudors, the Complete Final Season

Posted on June 29, 2011 by davinr

Having enjoyed the first three season’s of Showtimes “The Tudors”, I was anxious to view this fourth and final season.  In this final season, we meet King Henry VIII’s last two wives, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr, who are played … Continue reading →

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Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson

Posted on June 24, 2011 by davinr

If you are looking for a fast-paced action read, then this debut novel by Helen Simonson is not for you. However, if you love all things British and are interested in a gentle, entertaining read, then Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand  is … Continue reading →

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Stay Close by Libby Cataldi

Posted on April 29, 2011 by davinr

  In Stay Close, Libby Cataldi, the former head of the Calverton School (a private school in Maryland), writes from her own point of view about the challenges and worry she has faced as the mother of a son with … Continue reading →

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Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani

Posted on April 9, 2011 by davinr

In this first book of what author Adriana Trigiani intends to be a trilogy (book two is already published), the reader is introduced to Valentine Roncalli and her large, boisterous Italian-American family.  Valentine is pass the age where she should … Continue reading →

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Last Sacrifice by: Richelle Mead

Posted on April 9, 2011 by davinr

Fans of author Richelle Mead’s young adult series, Vampire Academy, will be pleased with this sixth and final book.  In Last Sacrifice, once again dhampir Rose Hathaway has landed herself in a mess.  Well, actually someone placed her in the mess … Continue reading →

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The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

Posted on April 9, 2011 by davinr

Pratchett’s first book aimed at young adults in his Discworld series, The Wee Free Men is a witty, sardonic adventure.  Tiffany Aching is a 9 year old girl of the Chalk country who with “First Sight and Second Thoughts” wants … Continue reading →

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Demon Princess: Reign Check by Michelle Rowen

Posted on April 9, 2011 by davinr

In this sequel to Demon Princess: Reign or Shine, author Michelle Rowen returns to the life of teenager and Demon Princess, Nikki Donovan.  Nikki is determined to live a “normal” life, even after saving her father, the King of the … Continue reading →

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