REVIEW: The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett

The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett My rating: 3 of 5 stars The plot was good. The characters, not so much. + the protagonist The book was written exclusively in 1st person POV from Dusty’s side. I love this type of POV, but I quickly found Dusty lacking as a heroine in many ways. When you remove her special powers and circumstances, she was as plain and uninteresting as her (nick)namesake, dust....

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NEWS: LGBT YA recognize, criticism kinks, blogging and taxes, too many books (2&1/2men)

From Malindo Do's tumblr (2013 January 28) "The Top 10 titles on the American Library Association’s 2013 Rainbow List, recognizing GLBT books for children and teens." Woot. Woot. Recognize! Five Criticisms You Won't Often See in My Reviews by Christina (2013 February 6) "There are certain things I basically never notice that are bemoaned by other readers, and particular qualities...

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NEWS: killer cats, cutesy cats, cutesy ponies, 4 giveaways, love is fart

That Cuddly Kitty Is Deadlier Than You Think (2013 January 29) "For all the adorable images of cats that play the piano, flush the toilet, mew melodiously and find their way back home over hundreds of miles, scientists have identified a shocking new truth: cats are far deadlier than anyone realized." Shocking, indeed. So how DO you get a cardigan on a pony? (2013 January 21) "Shetland ponies and...

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REVIEW: Trickster by Jeff Somers

Trickster by Jeff Somers My rating: 2 of 5 stars For a book that has blood magic, human sacrifices, and explosion scenes, it was not highly exciting as I had expected. A book of master storytelling as blurbed it was not. The story largely consisted of the good guys running away, from one place to another that made me think poorly of the characters and flashbacks that were so seamlessly written...

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REVIEW: Paul's Dream by Rowan McBride

Paul's Dream by Rowan McBride My rating: 2 of 5 stars I didn't enjoy this book. I thought at the least I could enjoy the smutty parts, but the kooky dream scenes got in the way. + the dream scenes The plot had many dream scenes. Some of them I liked such as when Paul helped a little girl find her stuffed animal, but most of them I found frustrating and boring. I didn’t like how long it took for...

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