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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Rameau’s review archive: Speechless by Hannah Harrington
Synopsis: Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can’t keep a secret Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast—and nearly got someone killed. Now Chelsea has taken a vow of silence—to learn to keep her … Continue reading
Posted in ARC, book review, read in 2012, recommending, YA
Tagged Hannah Harrington, Speechless
4 Comments
Review: The Coffee Legacy (Wiener Blut 01) by Katharina Bordet
Synopsis (from Goodreads): An old café, an even older legend and a new threat. When Isabelle’s secret past returns to haunt her nightmares, she must take action to protect her family from a threat that is closer than she realizes. … Continue reading
Posted in book review, contemporary, fairy tale, fantasy
Tagged coffee legacy, katharina bordet, meh, theory good practice bad, wiener blut
9 Comments
Review: Take a Closer Look by Daniel Arasse (translated from French by Alyson Waters)
I got this one as a gift from Tasha/heidenkind whose lovely book blog is always worth a visit– thank you very much for your generosity! Summary: It is a series of six rather short but very original essays about some … Continue reading
Posted in book review, non-fiction
Tagged analyzing paintings, daniel arasse, essays, take a closer book
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Rameau’s review archive: Lola ylösalaisin (Lola uppochner) by Monika Fagerholm
Lola ylösalaisin by Monika Fagerholm Ehkäpä jonain päivänä otan omasta neuvostani vaarin ja lakkaan lukemasta kriitikoiden suosittelemia kirjoja. Ne nimittäin yleensä tuottavat suurimmat pettymykset. Takakannessa Fagerholmin kieltä kehutaan hypnoottiseksi, mikä on tässä yhteydessä kiertoilmaus jankkaavalle. Satunnaiset ilmaisut ja lauseet toistuvat … Continue reading
Posted in book review, contemporary, crime, rameau, read in 2013
Tagged Lola uppochner, Lola ylösalaisin, Monika Fagerholm
8 Comments
Movie Review: Lilo & Stitch directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders (2002)
Synopsis: Lilo is a cute, thoroughly mixed-up Hawaiian orphan constantly at loggerheads with Nani, her twenty-something sister and guardian. Life’s been one long round of arguments since the girls’ parents died in a car crash. Lilo has become angry, lonely … Continue reading
God’s War (Bel Dame Apocrypha 01) by Kameron Hurley
Synopsis: Nyx had already been to hell. One prayer more or less wouldn’t make any difference… On a ravaged, contaminated world, a centuries-old holy war rages, fought by a bloody mix of mercenaries, magicians, and conscripted soldiers. Though the origins … Continue reading
Posted in book review, fantasy, grimdark, read in 2015, recommending, sci-fi
Tagged Bel Dame Apocrypha, God's War, Kameron Hurley, meh, Muslims, POC author or characters
7 Comments
Review: No Such Thing As Werewolves by Chris Fox
I got a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review from the agent of the author – thank you very much! That fact didn’t influence my opinion in any way Synopsis: A mysterious, black pyramid predating all known cultures … Continue reading
Rise by Karina Bliss
Originally posted on Love in the Margins. Synopsis: Acclaimed literary biographer Elizabeth Winston writes about long-dead heroes. So bad-boy rock icon Zander Freedman couldn’t possibly tempt her to write his memoir. Except the man is a mass of fascinating contradictions–manipulative, … Continue reading
Posted in contemporary, read in 2015, romance
Tagged Karina Bliss, Kiwi, Rise, What the Librarian Did
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