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Just a lover of geekery and reading all balled up into one place.

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The Accidental Sorcerer
K.E. Mills
Red Hood's Revenge
Jim C. Hines
The Dark Wife
Sarah Diemer
NOS4A2
Joe Hill
Blood Oranges
Kathleen Tierney, Caitlín R. Kiernan
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October
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Jim C. Hines
Sarah Diemer
Joe Hill
Kathleen Tierney, Caitlín R. Kiernan
February 2014
18
BookLikes Reading Challenge: the reading spot wants to read 100 books in 2014.
the reading spot has read 8 book(s) out of 100 books in
2014 Reading Challenge
February 2014
10
reviewed: The Handmade Marketplace, 2nd Edition: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and Online
I admire crafters. Many of them are so good at making wonderful things out of clay, fabric, metal, or just found objects. Rig...
The Handmade Marketplace, 2nd Edition: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and Online - Kari Chapin
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February 2014
06
reviewed: Queen of Hearts
There are many takes on Alice in Wonderland. Not just books but movies as well. Some of them are pretty good and some are of ...
Queen of Hearts: The Crown (Queen of Hearts Saga #1) - Colleen Oakes
finished reading:
February 2014
04
reviewed: Serpent's Storm (A Calliope Reaper-Jones Novel)
Having read and enjoyed the first two books in this series I was looking forward to reading this book. I enjoy Callie's sense...
Serpent's Storm - Amber Benson
February 2014
03
reviewed: Tangled Tides (The Sea Monster Memoirs, #1)
The main character of this book is a girl named Yara who finds out that she's actually a mermaid. Not new ground there of cou...
Tangled Tides (The Sea Monster Memoirs, #1) - Karen Amanda Hooper
reviewed: Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factoids: Bizarre Bites of Incredible Information
Trivia is fun. Random small bits of information that can tell us more about our world. Or at the very least liven up a gather...
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factoids: Bizarre Bites of Incredible Information - Bathroom Readers' Institute
finished reading:
February 2014
01
reviewed: Kiss That Frog: A Modern Fairy Tale (Fantasy Romance Novelette)
I think everyone has heard the story of the frog prince. Or at least have heard about kissing frogs and them turning into a p...
Kiss That Frog: A Modern Fairy Tale - Cate Rowan
reviewed: The Screaming Divas
Admittedly I'm not a huge rock fan. But after reading this book I'll admit I was inspired to listen to some female musicians ...
The Screaming Divas - Suzanne Kamata
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January 2014
29
reviewed: Celebromancy (Ree Reyes #2)
I am one of those people who is proud to call myself geek. If it falls in the realm of media geekery I've probably had my fin...
Celebromancy (Ree Reyes #2) - Michael R. Underwood
reviewed: Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World
Even if you write it or not, fan fiction has a large presence online and with the advent of books such as “Fifty Shades of Gr...
Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World - Christina Lauren, Lev Grossman, Tiffany Reisz, Rachel Caine, Jen Zern, Heidi Tandy, Rukmini Pande, Samira Nadkarni, Wendy C. Fries, Jolie Fontenot, Randi Flanagan, Tish Beaty, Cyndy Aleo, V. Arrow, Brad Bell, Andrew Shaffer, Darren Wershler, Anne Jamison, Jules Wilkinson, R
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finished reading:
January 2014
18
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November 2013
27
reviewed: The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel
I'll make it not a secret that I'm a huge Neil Gaiman fan. From the Sandman comics to one of my favorite books ever, American...
The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel - Neil Gaiman, Neil Gaiman
finished reading:
November 2013
06
reviewed: I Am Pusheen the Cat
As a Tumblr user I am familiar with the adorable styling of Pusheen. Normally a Pusheen post means an instant reblog. So lear...
I Am Pusheen the Cat - Claire Belton
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finished reading:
September 2013
27
reviewed: The Legend of Korra: Book 1 – Air, The Art of the Animated Series
Art books are wonderful things. Not only is the art wonderful but it's great to see into the process of creation for a movie ...
The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series, Book One: Air - Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Dave Marshall
September 2013
05
reviewed: It's a Catastrophe
In the tradition of other books with an animal cast “It’s a Catastrophe” is told from the view of animals. Mostly cats as the...
It's a Catastrophe - Sibel Hodge, Leos Ng Okita
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