9 out of 10: Ten Cents a Dance is great historical fiction; gripping story, excellent characters, unpredictable plot. I was really impressed with this book about pre-WWII Chicago and a profession I didn’t even know existed. I used to read loads of historical fiction, but now I generally find myself thinking “I would have loved this at twelve, but now…
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Scar Shoulder
Some people have cool scars. I have ugly scars. Two days after I got home from my freshman year in college, my mom was going to Puerto Rico and I was supposed to drive her to the airport to catch her 8:00 a.m. flight. Stupidly, I stayed up until about 2 a.m. the night before with some friends from high…
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Impossible by Nancy Werlin
8 of 10. A gripping storyline, excellent characters, and some unexpected twists. Not quite as good as I wanted it to be, but still worth reading. My favorite kind of fantasy is normally urban fantasy – the kind where magic occurs in the real, normal world. For me, it’s usually far more interesting to watch how a completely ordinary person…
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I Rather Fancy Myself with Facial Hair
You may be wondering why Bart and I spent a Wednesday evening taking pictures like this: Good question! Today is The King’s birthday – of Hola Isabel fame – and he loves fake mustaches. So Isabel has organized a host of bloggers to take pictures of themselves with fake mustaches in his honor. And really, who wouldn’t be honored to…
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Flying Solo
My dad has always traveled a fair amount for work (which is great for us, since it means we see him in Texas several times a year) and my mom has taken a lot of trips without him, both by herself and with us kids. One summer we took a five week trip through Utah and Idaho and Oregon, four…
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