And the hundreds of other characters Diana Gabaldon has introduced in the first 3 books in her Outlander series. I finally finished Dragonfly in Amber, her 2nd book in the series that is quite a bit longer than the first book, and equally exciting. It picks up in a bit of a confusing spot... sort of an OMG moment for
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So I finished Outlander by Diana Gabaldon sooner than I expected. I realized on Saturday, when I only had about 25% left to read, that I didn't have book 2 of the series. So I ordered it, and the other 5 in the series, right away. Well, I knew it wouldn't arrive until today and there I was stuck
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I just started reading this after coming off of the Sookie Stackhouse novels (a.k.a. True Blood on HBO) by Charlaine Harris. It's always a good sign when you smile and even laugh on page 4 of a book. Diana Gabaldan didn't waste any time endearing her characters to the reader. The main character, Claire, is a strong-willed and independent
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I know I said I'd try to update the blog chronologically from where I left off at the beginning of winter, but this is fresh in my head so I wanted to blog about it before I lost it for good... This week, I finished Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse novels. Such fun books to read! I swear, I never thought vampire
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We are very proud of [J] as he has finished all 5 of the Olympians books by Rick Riordan. Once he got going, there was no stopping him. And what we love most of all is that he has finally discovered the joy of reading for pleasure. Last year, and the years before, his school days were long, as they
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Well, just like a prayer… answered… here’s the grand finale, Madonna’s Like a Prayer, in full, for your viewing pleasure. 
First of all, I’m testing a bit to see if this new microblog widget really works and if I like it. And second, 
