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THE WALKING DEAD, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard

An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months, society has crumbled: There is no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally begin living. This volume follows our band of survivors on their tragic journey in search of shelter. Characters live and die as they brave a treacherous landscape littered with packs of the walking dead.
The...

What? It's already Wednesday!

I can't believe how quickly this week is going! Yikes.
Anyway, I've been busy working on the FLE (final line edit) for A PATCH OF DARKNESS. And I'm having a great time with it!
As of this morning I have reached page 148/298, which is super cool. I'd like to get this back to my editor by Friday afternoon, so I'm aiming for page 200 by the end of my editing session today. I'll see how I go.
We went to see THE HUNGER GAMES movie yesterday, and I absolutely loved it! Seriously loved it. I noticed...

THE GOOD NEIGHBORS, Book 3: Kind by Holly Black & Ted Naifeh

Holly Black and Ted Naifeh weave another masterful mix of fantasy and the unexpected.After biding their time, the faeries have taken control of the human world. The fey and mortals might not be such good neighbors after all.Rue's world is fragmenting. The fey have taken over her city, and now the humans must share. Her grandfather is gone. Her faerie mother is triumphant. Her human father is despondent. And her boyfriend? He would rather be eaten alive by mergirls than be with Rue. Tension...

JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER: Setting Sun by Warren Ellis

John Constantine, a razor-tongued, chain-smoking, trench-coat-wearing mystic with a penchant for being in the wrong place at the right time, has become one of the most recognizable and enduring characters in modern comics. Featuring bone-chilling tales of horror, magic, loss and regret, JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER: SETTING SUN follows John Constantine as he faces the London underworld.

My husband borrowed this book from the library the other day and when he finished reading it he suggested I...

THIRTEEN REASONS WHY by Jay Asher

Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate and crush—who committed suicide two weeks earlier.

On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out how he made the list.

Through Hannah and Clay's dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story...

GLITCHES by Marissa Meyer

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. In "Glitches," a short prequel story to Cinder, we see the results of that illness play out, and the emotional toll that takes on Cinder. Something that may, or may not, be a glitch....

I've got CINDER on my TBR pile, so when I found out about this prequel novella, I decided to read it first.

Cinder is a cyborg. She can't remember much ...

STRANGE CANDY by Laurell K. Hamilton

#1 New York Times bestselling author's Laurell K. Hamilton's first short story collection-including an all new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter story.

Known for her darkly violent, stunningly erotic Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels, New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton reveals new dimensions of her talent in these fantastical fairy tales and lush parables as she welcomes readers to the far corners of her fertile imagination.
I haven't read any Anita Blake books since Book 12...

Yeah, it's Friday

This is another MakeME doll. This one was made by my daughter. And as you've probably already guessed, it's her. So darn cute! She's wearing a Loki tee and slippers. lmao.
So, what's up with you guys? I'm kinda glad it's Friday. Hubby's actually going to work tomorrow morning, so sometimes I'm not quite sure why I enjoy Fridays so much. Weird, huh?
Anyway. I've been working on my SFR Rewrite:1st-revision this week. I actually reached the end yesterday, so that's cool. However, I'm not...

It's Thursday, already?

As I've mentioned before, my daughter has a bunch of doll-making apps on her iPad. So when she showed me another one last night (MakeME), I couldn't help but make a doll of my own. I love making these things. They're so cute! 
<---This is supposed to be a cute version of myself. ;)
So, what's new? I hope you're all having a good and productive week. I've been very busy with this Rewrite:1st-revision I'm working on at the moment. It's driving me crazy! Just when I think I've got a good grasp on ...

THE GOOD NEIGHBORS, Book 2: Kith by Holly Black & Ted Naifeh

Rue Silver's life is not what it appears to be. Her mother is a faerie, and has been taken back to the faerie realm. As Rue goes to bring her back, she must travel deep into an inhuman world.

I really enjoyed the first The Good Neighbors graphic novel, so I was looking forward to reading this one.

Rue Silver is a half faerie, and her life is thrown into chaos because of it. Now, she has to deal with knowing her mother didn't really die, her boyfriend acting very strangely and developing a very...