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    <body><![CDATA[Nothing like a comic fantasy, especially when you've recently read a realistic tragedy. The protag of this book is Nessy, a kobold, which is a creature with human intelligence and a dog's body. She works as a housekeeper in the castle of an evil wizard, and she is by no means alone. The castle is fu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39872501">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It went by quickly.  Very imaginative.  Aklittle too much on the cute side for me, but I will read his other books.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Martinez wrote another book I enjoyed quite a bit, Gil’s All Fright Diner, which also focuses on a place that’s menaced by the occult.  Too Many Curses follows the adventures of Nelly, a Kobold servant of an evil wizard.  When the wizard dies, Nelly has to figure out to do with the malevolent ca...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38426002">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not quite the awesome-ness that was Gil's - still a great read. On the top-10 list for best fantasy protagonist ever! ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book on the heels of of Martinez's <em>A Nameless Witch</em> which was brilliant, hoping for more of the same.  Unfortunately, while the setting and plot devices were equally as original, the characters just didn't move me.  I kept expecting to really care and I just didn't.  There were moments w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42344364">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can sum this book up in one word: disappointing. The back cover made the the book sound intriguing. I was expecting something witty, light, fun and a fast page turner. While there were a few good turn of phrases here and there, the plot was nauseatingly predictable (and sappy for that matter) alon...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67609934">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Four stars for the book, one extra star for Martinez in his insistance that Kobolds are dog like creatures, not dragon like creatures. This is mostly an inside joke to D&amp;D players who saw the loveable sword-fodder switch from one species to the other.<br/>I really liked this book. It was odd but gr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34180665">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as good as <em>Gil's</em>, but still a quick, light, fun read. Martinez has a way with language that can be humorous without being pretentious or cutesy. <br/>&quot;When a tree fell in the forest of Nessy's imagination, she didn't ponder what sounds it might or might not make. She just set about choppin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41234034">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>An evil wizard lives in a castle filled with his defeated foes, who have all been transformed into various monsters, inanimate objects, and abstract forms. He dies, and his little goblinoid servent has to figure out what to do with the castle inhabitants.<br/><br/>Sounded like fun, but it is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54643381">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Thoroughly satisfying fantasy about a castle of cursed wizards and heroes (one of them is a disembodied voice; another is a bat; another is a bunch of eyeballs in a jar) being cared for by a kobold named Nessie. As a downtrodden hero who makes good, Nessie is reminiscent of the protagonists in Diana...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68228879">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second Martinez book I have read and I am hooked. Nessie is housekeeper to disagreeable wizard, Margle. When Margle dies in a household accident, she is left in charge. What initially seems overwhelming is just the same job she has done before without Margle's constant abuse. Martinez ha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59921084">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I like his writing style there's no background noise to his books, there are exactly what the description promises. Looking forward to more of his books. They are a great one day read if you have enough hot tea and the time. ]]></body>
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