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• Doctor Who Giveaway
  on May 30, 2013 in Doctor Who Dave Thompson Doctor Who FAQ giveaway
  Everybody wants to be part of the 50th Anniversary of Doctor who so I'm giving away a copy of a new book called the Doctor Who FAQ by Dave Thompson. I'm a newbie when it comes to Doctor Who. Ten was my first Doctor. This book is filled with informat...
• Ready Player One
  on Apr 5, 2013 in games Ready Player One 2011 virtual worlds future Ernest Cline novel
  Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a great book. If you were a teenager in the 1980s you'll smile, chuckle and maybe laugh out loud. You might even get an earworm or two. If you weren't lucky enough to be alive in the 80s you can still find somethin...
• Alif the Unseen
  on Mar 15, 2013 in Islam G. Willow Wilson jinn Alif the Unseen 2012 fantasy novel Middle East
  Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson is a fantasy that is just a little bit different than the norm. Or at least fantasy that I normally read. Most fantasy novels I read are firmly lodged in the Western tradition. Wilson's work takes place in the Midd...
• Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
  on Feb 22, 2013 in 2012 Robin Sloan Mr Penumbras 24 Hour Bookstore novel
  Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan is utterly charming. I sat down and read it in one enjoyable sitting. I wasn't completely happy with the ending. I wanted more. I wasn't ready to leave the bookstore. Clay Jannon is desperate for a job...
• Leaf
  on Feb 18, 2013 in video demo vibrator leaf
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• The Venice Conspiracy
  on Feb 9, 2013 in 2010 Sam Christer cult thriller The Venice Conspiracy Satanic novel
  The Venice Conspiracy by Sam Christer is your typical thriller. If you like Dan Brown you'll probably like this book. Ex-priest with mad martial arts skills, Tom Shaman (!), visits Venice only to become involved in a murder investigation. The murder...
• Moon Hoax
  on Feb 1, 2013 in 2012 Moon Hoax thriller novel Paul Gillebaard
  Moon Hoax by Paul Gillebaard is a thriller about an attempt by the Chinese to prove that the US never went to the moon. I wanted to like this book. I was all primed with the Mar Curiosity landing. It's not that it's a bad book. It is well written. I...
• Beyond the Gates of Antares
  on Jan 24, 2013 in Kickstarter games Beyond the Gates of Antares
  I'm not much for wargames but I am a sucker for science fiction so a science fiction wargame can grab my imagination. The people making this game want to build a community by having people report on what happens every time they play the game. The myt...
• Redshirts
  on Jan 18, 2013 in 2012 novel John Scalzi science fiction Redshirts
  Some of you might know that I'm a TrekNerd (I avoid the whole Trekkie/Trekker fight). I don't take myself too seriously. One of my all time favorite movies is Galaxy Quest. I looked forward to reading Redshirts by John Scalzi from the moment I first...
• My First Murder
  on Jan 11, 2013 in mystery 2012 Maria Kallio Leena Lehtolainen thriller series translation novel My First Murder female protagonist
  My First Murder by Leena Lehtolainen is another book I read in translation that left me feeling like it would have been better in the original language. The cover says it is supposed to be a "thriller" but I didn't find it that thrilling. It just see...
• Missing Rebecca
  on Jan 4, 2013 in John Worsley Simpson mystery 2012 thriller Missing Rebecca novel
  Missing Rebecca by John Worsley Simpson is a difficult book. If I hadn't promised to review it I would have ditched it after the first 30 pages or so. Which would have been a shame because the second half of the book is quite good. The story begins...
• What Movies Are You Looking Forward To This Month?
  on Jan 3, 2013 in videos movies trailers 2013 January
  It's a whole new year and a whole new crop of movies are coming out. Here are a couple of trailers that caught my eye this month: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters John Dies a the End...
• Happy Holidays
  on Dec 27, 2012
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• Life is Short
  on Dec 8, 2012 in sadness life collision Endgame Molly
  Today I learned that a friend of mine, Molly, was killed in a head on collision a few weeks ago. I had noticed that she wasn't on Facebook but I thought that with five kids and the holidays she just didn't have time. I can't express how sad knowing s...
• Fingerprints
  on Dec 7, 2012 in mystery 2012 Fingerprints Marcia Leonard novel
  Note to self: Never read a book that has a subtitle describing the genre the book falls into. If it needs that kind of help there is no hope for it. Fingerprints: A Mystery Suspense Novel by Marcia Leonard is a book I wish I'd avoided. It could have...
• Resurrection Express
  on Nov 23, 2012 in Resurrection Express Stephan Romano 2012 thriller novel
  Resurrection Express by Stephen Romano is an interesting thriller with lots of twists and turns. At least that's what a note I wrote immediately after I finished reading it said. A couple of weeks later I only vaguely remember this book. That's not a...
• 1222
  on Nov 9, 2012 in mystery 2011 Anne Holt Norway series review copy Hanne Wilhelmsen translation novel 1222
  1222 by Anne Holt (translated by Marlaine Delargy) is the kind of book I usually stay away from. I hate reading translations. I always feel as if I'm missing something. I think that if I could read it in the language it was written in it would be so...
• Romeo Spikes
  on Nov 2, 2012 in Romeo Spikes Joanne Reay 2011 supernatural review copy novel female protagonist
  Romeo Spikes by Joanne Reay is part mystery, part police procedural and part epic struggle between good and evil. Detective Alexis Bianco works for SCURO which is a clandestine group that handles supernatural crime. The book introduces a group...
• The Vampire Hunters
  on Oct 24, 2012 in novel The Vampire Hunters vampire Scot M Baker Vampire hunter trilogy horror
  The Vampire Hunters is the first book in the Vampire Hunters Trilogy by Scott M. Baker. You won't find any cuddly, sparkly vampires in this book. These vampires are monsters. The story takes place in Washington DC. I'm not going to say anything abou...
• Flashpoint Rant
  on Oct 22, 2012 in Hugh Dillon Enrico Colantoni Greg Parker Ed Lane series TV Sons of the Father Flashpoint
  I love a show called Flashpoint. It is currently in its last season. I've been strangely reluctant to watch the episodes. I don't want to think that there are only X number of shows left then I'll have to buy the complete series box set of DVDs. I fi...

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