Flamingo House Happenings

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Captivate

Posted on July 29, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Books in Bed, Sci Fi and Fantasy, Young Adult | Leave a Comment

I finished Captivate a few days ago and forgot to blog it. I’d kind of like to forget the book in general because that is SO not the way the storyline was supposed to go! And the ending… cliffhanger hell. I suppose that’s the way to get teens to come back for more. But sheesh. [...]

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The Knife of Never Letting Go

Posted on July 25, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Books in Bed, Don't Read This, Young Adult | 1 Comment

I really wanted to read The Knife of Never Letting Go – but I couldn’t do it. I hated the boy from the very first page – and I had high hopes that I’d like him better once he met the girl but TW said it gets worse. I just couldn’t bring myself to read [...]

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links for 2010-07-21

Posted on July 21, 2010 - Filed Under Discoveries | Leave a Comment

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Posted on July 21, 2010 - Filed Under Daily Dose, Work | Leave a Comment

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Michelle at Ravinia (Sting)

Posted on July 19, 2010 - Filed Under Daily Dose | 1 Comment

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No idea what happened to the sound here. Weird.

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Some graphic novels (non Cybil)

Posted on July 17, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Books in Bed, Comics & Graphic Novels, Young Adult | 1 Comment

First – Nemi. Love it. I want the whole series. A girl with an attitude. A lot of attitude.
Next – The Grave Robber’s Daughter. Short, easy to read, just creepy enough to be fun.
Then – The Chuckling Whatsit (author also write The Grave Robber’s Daughter). This one was also excellent, but a little [...]

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M is for Magic

Posted on July 14, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Books in Bed, Children's Literature, Favorites, Young Adult, short stories | Leave a Comment

How the heck did I miss M is for Magic? I mean I know I’m not the biggest Gaiman fan in the world (I like him but I don’t go crazy or anything) but I do tend to read new releases by “big” children’s fiction and YA fiction authors pretty quickly. Still, I missed it [...]

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206 Bones

Posted on July 12, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Audiobooks, Books in Bed, Fiction, Mystery | 1 Comment

I like Kathy Reichs’ books on audio but we missed a few and in 206 Bones I found myself wishing I had read more about the Tempe and Ryan’s break-up. So, I reserved another book on audio, somewhere in between Break No Bones and 206 Bones so I could feel caught up.

Anyway, this one was [...]

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What to Wear to See the Pope

Posted on July 12, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Books in Bed, Fiction, short stories | 1 Comment

We bought What to Wear to See the Pope ages ago, at the Gainesville Friends of the Library Sale, I think. When I put it on my From the Stacks (by Color) Challenge, I didn’t realize it was short stories. I sighed in frustration during the first story because I really wasn’t in the mood [...]

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My Name is Mary Sutter

Posted on July 12, 2010 - Filed Under 2010, Books in Bed, Favorites, Feminism, Fiction, Women | Leave a Comment

I wasn’t going to read My Name is Mary Sutter. TW said it was really good but still… my TBR list is long… and I hadn’t really heard anything about the book. But, when I realized I couldn’t extend the checkout period because the book has holds, I thought maybe it was something I should [...]

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