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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

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Review: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater For my third novel in the R.I.P. Challenge, I read The Raven Boys. In case you missed my earlier post and reading lineup, here is the concept behind this challenge: Started by Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings, R.I.P. is a reading challenge in which imbibers come “together to enjoy the literature most associated with the darkening days and cooling temperatures of Autumn:” Mystery Suspense Thriller Gothic Horror Dark Fantasy As I read The Raven…

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Two YA Ghost Novels

Two YA Ghost Novels

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Review: Two YA Ghost Novels Yep, today we’re going to do a little comparison of two young adult ghost novels that I read for Erin’s Book Challenge. They are: Ruined by Paula Morris and Minty by Christina Banach Both of these ghost novels explore a kind of sisterhood that transcends death. What they’re about: In Ruined, Rebecca’s father suddenly dispatches her to New Orleans to live with an “aunt” she barely knows. Used to diverse, bustling New York City, Rebecca is…

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Erin’s Book Challenge Check-in # 2

Erin’s Book Challenge Check-in # 2

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Erin’s Book Challenge Check-in Greetings Readers! It’s time for a check-in on my reading progress for Erin’s Book Challenge that runs July 1 to October 31. Here’s what I’ve read since last time: Death Is Now My Neighbor by Colin Dexter For the five word title category, I enjoyed revisiting the lives of Morris and Lewis in Death Is Now My Neighbor as they investigate a murder on the Oxford campus with professorial connections. The lives of scholarly educators are perhaps…

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Erin’s Book Challenge Check-in

Erin’s Book Challenge Check-in

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Erin’s Book Challenge Check-in Greetings Readers! It’s time for a check-in on my reading progress for Erin’s Book Challenge that runs July 1 to October 31. Here’s what I’ve read so far. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness in the “Book into Movie” Category. Finished this in one night. A Monster Calls was an incredible and thought-provoking coming of age novel exploring a teen’s struggle with his mother’s life-threatening illness. I could see this used in a high school psych course….

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Writerly Wednesday with Tasha

Writerly Wednesday with Tasha

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Writerly Wednesday with Tasha Duncan-Drake Today I’m hanging out with the incomparable Tasha Duncan-Drake, prolific author and co-founder of Wittegenpress. She graciously hosted me for a joint discussion on a Korean ghost film called Tale of Two Sisters from Director Kim Jee-woon. I first met Tasha through Blogging A to Z when we were happy to discover we both loved ghost film and fiction. I had a great time doing Blogging A to Z this year and met interesting people….

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Z is for Zap!

Z is for Zap!

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Welcome to Day 26 of Blogging A to Z! Yay! You made it to the end! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. You can find them here. Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. Z is for Zap! Zap is what these ghost fighters (played by Dan Akroyd and Bill Murray)…

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Y is for Yangsze

Y is for Yangsze

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Welcome to Day 25 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. You can find them here. Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. Note to my readers: Before we begin today’s mystery I need to apologize for the misbehavior of my blog. A week or so ago,…

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X is for XP

X is for XP

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Welcome to Day 24 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. You can find them here. Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. X is for XP XP is the abbreviation for xeroderma pigmentosum, a rare genetic disorder in which individuals cannot repair the damage caused by…

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W is for Water

W is for Water

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Welcome to Day 21 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. You can find them here. Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. W is for Water Wow, only five more days to go in our Blogging A to Z Challenge. Thanks for hanging in to the…

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V is for Villa

V is for Villa

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Welcome to Day 21 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. You can find them here. Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. V is for Villa Estrella Today, V is free. Is it because V rhymes with free? Perhaps. It’s also because today’s ghost movie is…

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H is for Hill

H is for Hill

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H is for Hill  Welcome to Day 8 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit other participating blogs. Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. Here are the clues for H is for Hill. Clue 1: After an impulsive online purchase of a malevolent ghost, Judas and his girlfriend jump in…

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G is for Goose flesh

G is for Goose flesh

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G is for Goose flesh  Welcome to Day 7 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit the other participating blogs. Book-ish Ghosts Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal. For you movie buffs out there, today we have a ghost movie. Here are your clues. Clue 1: A psychic from a small southern…

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Aubergine by Julia Cho

Aubergine by Julia Cho

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Aubergine by Julia Cho “Art has two constant, two unending concerns: It always meditates on death and thus always creates life”~Boris Pasternak I thought about the aptness of this Pasternak quote after attending the play Aubergine. I was fortunate to be the guest of friend Jongneyo Choi and actor Sam Kim. Thank you, Jongneyo and Sam, for a lovely evening! Berkeley Repertory Theater commissioned Julia Cho to create a play as part of its themed works called The Food Project. The…

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