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Magic & Monsters

October 17, 2017 Jamie Comments 0 Comment

Title: Magic & Monsters (Lore Series #0.5) Author: Kieran Song Publisher: Vellichor Publishing Publication Date: August 7, 2017 Pages: 95 Format: Ebook Source: Free / Mailing List On most nights, the moths that eat street illusionist Obidi Seven’s tattered clothes have fuller stomachs than he. This will all change once he rescues Nora Leaf, wife of enigmatic billionaire Icarus Leaf, from her captivity by the monstrous Baron Stugart. To do so, Obidi will have to put all his skills to…

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

October 14, 2017 Jamie Comments 4 comments

Title: Nineteen Eighty-Four Author: George Orwell Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication Date: June 8, 1949 Pages: 322 Format: Ebook Source: Prime Reading In 1984, London is a grim city where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood,…

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Blockade Billy

October 12, 2017 Jamie Comments 0 Comment

Title: Blockade Billy Author: Stephen King Publisher: Storyville Publication Date: April 15, 2010 Pages: 112 Format: Hardcover (from an anthology) Source: Library Even the most diehard baseball fans don’t know the true story of William “Blockade Billy” Blakely. He may have been the greatest player the game has ever seen, but today no one remembers his name. He was the first — and only — player to have his existence completely removed from the record books. Even his team is…

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Ultimate Sacrifice (Blog Tour + Giveaway)

October 10, 2017 Jamie Comments 7 comments

Title: Ultimate Sacrifice Author: S.E. Green Publisher: Oftomes Publishing Publication Date: October 9, 2017 Pages: 175 Format: ARC / Ebook Source: Blog Tour Vickie has always lived a quiet, ordinary life in an equally quiet and ordinary small town. Yet one fateful night a child turns up dead in the woods behind her house in a ritualistic slaughter. Vickie and her family are suddenly thrown into a national spotlight. But as the investigation unfolds, she begins to realize her family…

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The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor

October 7, 2017 Jamie Comments 4 comments

Title: The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor Author: Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Publication Date: October 11, 2011 Number of Pages: 320 Format: Ebook Source: Purchased In the Walking Dead universe, there is no greater villain than The Governor. The despot who runs the walled-off town of Woodbury, he has his own sick sense of justice: whether it’s forcing prisoners to battle zombies in an arena for the townspeople’s amusement, or chopping off the appendages of…

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