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Shannon Mawhiney

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May 27, 1983 in The United States

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Shannon Mawhiney is the author of The Death of Torberta Turchin (fantasy, gothic, paranormal young adult/adult novel about a girl who speaks to ghosts) and Abnormality: A Short Story (experimental paranormal short story about a girl who can do anything, until she can't). She lives in Missouri with her husband Matt and kitteh Punkie and generally just enjoys being entertained, whether by books, movies, games, crocheting, or geocaching.


My rating: 4.5/5

"Mameshiba" is Japanese for "bean dog," which is what these adorable little characters are. Each mameshiba is a different type of bean, and each has its own personality. Their whole reason for being is to show up in people's food and relay obscure trivia. And they are hilarious.

The mameshiba appeared in a series of short commercials in Japan, which is where I first discovered t... read more »
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Published on May 06, 2012 18:55 • 1 view
Average rating: 4.27 · 22 ratings · 13 reviews · 2 distinct works
The Death of Torberta Turchin
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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Abnormality: A Short Story
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011
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Meet Mameshiba! by VIZ Media
Meet Mameshiba!
by VIZ Media
read in April, 2012
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"Mameshiba" is Japanese for "bean dog," which is what these adorable little characters are. Each mameshiba is a different type of bean, and each has its own personality. Their whole reason for being is to show up in people's food and relay obscure tr...more
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I Don't Want to Kill You by Dan Wells
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Mr. Monster by Dan Wells
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Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
Rot & Ruin (Benny Imura, #1)
by Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author)
read in April, 2012
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This book suffers from a good idea with not-so-good execution. The only way I was able to finish it was to imagine famous actors playing the parts and hear the dialogue in their voices, even if those actors didn't make any sense for the parts I gave...more
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The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
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As the series title states, this fancifully absurd world exists as a flat disc, which rests on top of four elephants who are in turn on top of a turtle, while the gods play dice to decide the occupants' fates. Scientists and philosophers strive to fi...more
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Partitions by Amit Majmudar
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The Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron Dokey
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Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
Nefertiti
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The Burned Tower by Marina Dyachenko
The Burned Tower
by Marina Dyachenko
read in March, 2012
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Because it's a translation from Russian (and well done, but still pretty obviously a translation), I do feel that I maybe missed some of what the story was trying to say. Despite this though, I enjoyed it. The Piper was unearthly and creepy (and exac...more
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