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New Books : Every Day Every Hour by Natasa Dragnic

By amodini Posted in 2012, books, new books, penguin_books, preview, romance, viking_books | Comments Off on New Books : Every Day Every Hour by Natasa Dragnic

[amazon_link id=”0670023507″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]This book, a translation of the original was published last month. Here is a little about it (per publisher mail): Every Day, Every Hour is a debut novel from a fresh, new international voice in literature, Nataša Dragnić with faithfully done translation by Liesl Schillinger. Every Day, Every Hour is […]

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Book Review : The Age of Miracles

By amodini Posted in 2012, 4.5_star_rating, arc, dystopian, must read, netgalley, random_house, recommended, review, sci-fi | 4 Comments »

[amazon_link id=”0812992970″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Age of Miracles Author : Karen Thompson Walker Genre : Dystopian/Sci-fi Publisher : Random House Pages : 289 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 4.5/5 Lately I’ve been reading books which I would normally have not read – you think the book is of a particular genre […]

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Book Review : Little Night by Luanne Rice

By amodini Posted in 2012, 3.5_star_rating, arc, books, pamela_dorman_books, recommended, review, viking_books, women | Comments Off on Book Review : Little Night by Luanne Rice

[amazon_link id=”0670023566″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Little Night Author : Luanne Rice Genre : Women’s Fiction Publisher : Pamela Dorman Books (Viking) Pages : 321 Source : Publisher Rating : 3.5/5 Clare has been cut off from her once close sister Anne for more than 20 years. She has also served 2 years for […]

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New Books : The Orphanmaster by Jean Zimmerman

By amodini Posted in 2012, arc, books, historical, penguin_books | Comments Off on New Books : The Orphanmaster by Jean Zimmerman

[amazon_link id=”0670023647″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Historical thriller “The Orphanmaster” releases June 19th. Here is an interview with the author : You’ve had considerable success as a writer of nonfiction. How did it feel to make the transition to fiction? I’ve always considered it an incredible privilege to write nonfiction, as you get to snoop in […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #9

By amodini Posted in 2012, images, usa, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #9
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Book Review : Exogene

By amodini Posted in 2012, 4_star_rating, arc, books, hachette, war | 1 Comment »

[amazon_link id=”0316128155″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Exogene Author : T.C. McCarthy Genre : War/Sci-fi Publisher : Hachette Pages : 401 Source : Publisher/NetGalley ARC Rating : 4/5 I elected to read this book because I thought it sci-fi. And while there is sci-fi, Exogene reads more like a war novel. It is set in […]

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