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Christine L's Blog – June 2015 Archive (12)
... Losers, Weepers
FINDERS, KEEPERS by Stephen King.
From an interview for Rolling Stone Magazine:
When asked why he started out in the horror genre when it was widely considered “less than respectable” …
“And I have to say this: To a degree, I have elevated…
ContinueAdded by Christine L on June 27, 2015 at 10:13am — No Comments
Another Gunn Zoo Mystery
THE PUFFIN OF DEATH by Betty Webb.
* I received this ebook at no charge from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review *
Zookeeper Theodora (Teddy) Bentley finds herself, with very short notice, on a plane traveling to Iceland. The eccentric owner of the Gunn Zoo, who also happens to be Teddy’s aunt, has asked her to go and pick up a…
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Vintage Phantom of the Opera
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by Philip J. Riley
* I received this as a free ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. *
The popularity of the stage production of “The Phantom of the Opera” has definitely introduced the classic story to many people who may otherwise not have bothered with Gaston Leroux and his “little book”. I…
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Almost Perfect - A Review
ALMOST PERFECT by Diane Daniels Manning.
* I received this book as a free ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review *
In the spirit of full disclosure I picked this book solely based on the fact that it had a picture of a really cute puppy on the cover. The puppy’s name is Breaker and he turns out to be, no…
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Favorite Authors - Christopher Moore
I enjoy author events and try to attend as many as I can when they come to my little corner of the world. Not living in a major metropolitan area and in Canada to boot, well … its kind of like a double whammy in the “missing out” department. That being said, every once in a while a local Chapters store, small independent bookseller or my Public Library will manage to snag someone and they make the trek. Unless they are from Ontario I’m quite sure once they get off…
Added by Christine L on June 19, 2015 at 2:36pm — No Comments
Revisiting the Scene of the Crime - The Gardner Theft
MASTER THIEVES (The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World’s Greatest Art Heist) by Stephen Kurkjian.
In March of 1990 two men dressed as police officers knocked on the door of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. An inexperienced security guard allowed them through the door. The two guards on duty were…
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A Little Historical Visit to Boston
THE GREAT MOLASSES FLOOD by Deborah Kops.
* I received this as a free eBook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. *
January 15th, 1919 was an unseasonably warm day in Boston’s North End. Everyone was going about his or her day-to-day lives when the unthinkable happened. Amidst screeching steel and…
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Fifteen Dogs ` A Review
So … two gods walk into a bar … sounds like the beginning of some really bad joke. This book is no joke. I can honestly say that when I turned the final page my first thought was that this book has easily made it onto my personal list of 5 Best Books EVER! I realize that may have been a knee-jerk reaction because I could never really compose a list of FIVE BEST EVER, but…
Added by Christine L on June 13, 2015 at 10:39am — No Comments
Two Tales of Survival
Added by Christine L on June 11, 2015 at 8:27pm — No Comments
Does This Make Me a Crazy Book Lady?
Added by Christine L on June 11, 2015 at 12:51pm — No Comments
Eighty Eight Years - The Long Death of Slavery - A Review
Added by Christine L on June 8, 2015 at 9:20am — No Comments
Fascinating Despite the Cringe Factor
Added by Christine L on June 3, 2015 at 10:51am — No Comments
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