Category Archives: books

Three Gentle Fantasies

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Katy K.

Apologies for the silence, friends. My daughter just spent the week in the hospital – something that goes along with being a transplant recipient. Fortunately, her liver was not affected and the doctors think she’s on the mend. Also, a … Continue reading →

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The Whispering Skull

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Katy K.

Happy Halloween! I needle-felted radish earrings for myself last night, so I can be Luna Lovegood instead of a random Ravenclaw student. And for more Halloween book geekery, I did my very best to carve the banner of Gondor into … Continue reading →

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Read Scary: The Night Gardener

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Katy K.

Here’s a spooky read perfect for Halloween, written by the author of Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes. Also, check out Jennifer Wharton’s Read Scary post, with lists and links to scary books for toddlers to teens at the Jean … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Tuesday: Characters I’d Dress Up As

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Katy K.

I was firmly planning to stick with catching up on all the books I have to review today… until I saw this week’s Top 10 Tuesday theme pop up in my feed. (Thank you, Maureen!) I might not have mentioned … Continue reading →

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The Glass Sentence

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Katy K.

The Glass Sentence by S.E. Grove. Viking, 2014 In 1799, the world came apart and then back together quite differently. Since the Great Disruption, times as well as countries are different. Mapmakers who can figure out where things are and … Continue reading →

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The Magic Thief

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Katy K.

This is a series that hadn’t really been on my radar until last year, when I Winterling, also by Prineas. This spring, Charlotte wrote a Waiting on Wednesday post about how, while she liked Fer and Rook just fine, she … Continue reading →

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Sinner

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Katy K.

Today is release day for Blue Lily, Lily Blue. I haven’t read it yet. I know, I could have gotten my hands on a review copy, but I am in love with the audio editions of these books, so I … Continue reading →

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Ninja Librarians and the Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Katy K.

The Accidental Keyhand. Ninja Librarians Book 1. by Jen Swann Downey. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2014. Dorrie and Marcus, two stage sword-fighting siblings from Passaic, New Jersey, are chasing their friend’s pet mongoose through the local public library when they find themselves … Continue reading →

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The True Meaning of Smekday

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Katy K.

Halfway through reading this book aloud to my son (423 pages, thank you very much), I read on Melissa of Book Nut listed this book as one of her favorite audiobooks… d’oh! We now own it on audio, and my … Continue reading →

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Guest Post from Cheryl Mahoney: Retelling “The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces”

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Katy K.

A couple of years ago, my friend Dr. M. and I started reading every retelling of “The Twelve Dancing Princesses” that we could get our hands on.  It turns out we weren’t the only ones finding this interesting – my … Continue reading →

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