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I was 14 when Shake Your Money Maker came out... If you're able to wear out a CD, I'm pretty sure I did. It was the vocals, the guitars, the drums, and just the craziness of Chris Robinson. I listened and sang along and pretty much just rocked out for hours and hours. And when... Continue Reading →
I predict that Savage Legion will be one of my favorite novels of the year. Three threads that threaten to cross at some point in the narrative... Evie (see cover) has been sent to fight with the Savage Legion, a group of outcasts used to destroy the first line of the enemy's defenses, but in... Continue Reading →
A Star Wars novel is a keeper for me if it expands and /or adds depth to a character or a certain aspect of my favorite universe. E.K. Johnston does a fantastic job diving in the character of Padme Amadala in her books Queen's Shadow and Queen's Peril. She takes a couple sections of Padme's... Continue Reading →
A first contact story told from the point of view of the interpreter, Axiom's End is a novel that is full of fascinating 'what ifs.' As the estranged daughter of an infamous hacker, Molly has always been subject to more scrutiny than most. Yet, when he releases what his followers believe is his greatest missive,... Continue Reading →
It's been a long time since I've read a nonfiction book. I've read a couple nonfiction graphic novels, but not a full-length piece of writing. My routine before I started blogging was reading one fiction followed by a nonfiction book. Like my students like to say, 'I like to read about things that are real!'... Continue Reading →
