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Laura rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Decrypted by Lindsay Buroker
Decrypted (Encrypted, #2)
by Lindsay Buroker (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
One of my favorite things to do on the rainy days of life is to curl up in bed and read a Lindsay Buroker book. I've been saving this one and it did not disappoint!
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Laura rated a book 4 of 5 stars
In The Forests of Serre by Patricia A. McKillip
Lovely, lovely, heart-deep and magical. Don't read the backcover copy, just start reading. It's one of those books that is too complex and unsummarizable that you have to experience it for yourself rather than let someone else do the tasting for you.
"I recently went to a talk by Victoria Curran of Harlequin on writing for her line. One of the things she talked about was the frequent problem of writers trying to follow formulas and ending up short-changing the story, the emotional impact, and t..." Read more of this blog post »
Laura rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen
Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong
by Prudence Shen (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
This week has been so crazy I completely forgot to log this book into Goodreads. First off, I absolutely adore Faith Erin Hicks, but I am naturally wary of collaborations. I ended up really loving this book, though! (See: 5 stars above. Right, you sa...more
Laura rated a book 5 of 5 stars
The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
The Rook
by Daniel O'Malley
read in May, 2013
Brilliant and cleverly written. If it were a movie it'd probably be rated R for swearing, blood, and gore, but somehow I barely noticed it. Perhaps it was the humor. This book also proves that you can break any rule as long as you're confident and yo...more
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Neil Gaiman
“Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot.”
Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country

E.B. White
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
E.B. White

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