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Book Review: “K is for Killer” by Sue Grafton
Genre: Mystery Rating: 3.5 Water Towers Buy it! It is always nice to get my latest “Kinsey Millhone” fix. Sue Grafton has become my oasis (now that my all-time favorite’s Perri O’Shaughnessy have apparently completed the Nina Reilly series) in the book realm. A place where I can be with old friends, relax, and know…
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Harry Potter Half Blood Prince Trailer
This is not a book review, but, gee, it’s Harry Potter. See my review of the “Half Blood Prince” and enjoy the trailer that just came out today! UPDATE Jan 1, 2009…here is a new one: I don’t know about you, but, I am still looking forward to the movies even though the books are…
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Book Review: “The First Commandment” by Brad Thor
Genre: Thriller Rating: 3 Water Towers The action picks up in “The First Commandment” where it left off in “Takedown”. Scot Harvath is in the hospital taking care of Tracy when his boss Gary Lawlor visits with some news on the attack on Tracy. Some of the blood smeared on Scot’s door was lambs…
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Book Review: “Pendragon Raven Rise” by D.J. MacHale
Genre: Fantasy Buy it! Hobey-Ho! All Halla is breaking loose. Saint Dane has taken advantage of the mixing of territories and more than one territory is in danger of falling. Bobby has checked out as lead traveler and is helping the people of Ibara rebuild their civilization. Alder has his hands full on Denduron as…
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Book Review: “Pendragon The Pilgrims of Rayne” by D.J. MacHale
Genre: Fantasy Buy it! Hobey-Ho! The adventure continues with Bobby traveling to the idyllic tropical paradise of Ibara. As he arrives, he is greeted by a swarm of killer bees….quigs….who nearly kill him. Luckily, he is rescued by fishermen and nursed back to health by Telleo a very attractive young woman with a knack for…
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Book Review: “Pendragon The Quillan Games” by D.J. MacHale
Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5 Water Towers Buy it! Hobey-Ho! Imagine living in a territory where you can play arcade games all day long. These arcades are huge, with flashing lights, loud music, and challenging games. There are huge flat panel displays on the tops of every building showing super exciting competitions that you can…
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Book Review: “Pendragon The Rivers of Zadaa” by D.J. MacHale
Genre: Fantasy Buy it! Hobey-Ho! Bobby, Loor (the Traveler from Zadaa and a Batu warrior), Saangi (Loor’s acolyte) and Alder (the Traveler from Denduron) match wits with Saint Dane to try to save Loor’s home territory of Zadaa. Zadaa has been hit hard by a drought. The Rokador, who live underground and control the rivers…
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Book Review: “Pendragon Black Water” by D.J. MacHale
Genre: Fantasy Buy it! Hobey-Ho! “It’s not good to eat junk food for dinner. It’s not good for your health”. Mark and Courtney gave each other a sideways look. “I can think of a lot of things bad for your health.” Courtney said. “Burgers aren’t high on the list”. “Pendragon Black Water” marks…
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Book Review: “Shadow of Power” by Steve Martini
Genre: Legal Thriller Background Steve Martini is my favorite author next to Perri O’Shaughnessy. And I know for a fact that one of the O’Shaughnessy sisters absolutely agrees with me (because she told me so when we met in 2004). At the end of “Shadow of Power” Steve admits to “difficult times”, and we, his…
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Book Review: “The Appeal” by John Grisham
Genre: Legal Thriller Rating: 4 Water Towers After years of litigation, the small, nearly bankrupt, law firm of Payton & Payton (Mary Grace and Wes) has just won a $41 million lawsuit against New York based Krane Chemical. This is proof that the illegal dumping of chemicals at the Krane plant in Bowmore, Mississippi…
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