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The House on Durrow Street

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

In another read for Once Upon a Time and my continuing efforts to finish series, I read The House on Durrow Street by Galen Beckett.  (Read my review of the first book, The Magicians and Mrs. Quent)  I loved revisiting … Continue reading →

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Princess of the Silver Woods

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

I recently reread Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George (review), which turned out to be great preparation for reading the third book in the series, Princess of the Silver Woods.  Thank you, Lark, for letting me know … Continue reading →

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The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Written and Read by Roald Dahl

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Last week, I found myself with a long drive coming up and no audiobooks on hand!  So I dropped by my library and impulsively picked up The Fantastic Mr. Fox, without realizing that it was actually read by Roald Dahl … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

In another read for the Once Upon a Time Challenge, I reread The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.  This is one I read so long ago (twelve years?  Fifteen?) that it mostly felt like a new read by now.  … Continue reading →

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Chalice by Robin McKinley

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

For the second year in a row, I began the Once Upon a Time Challenge with a Robin McKinley re-read.  Last year it was Rose Daughter, a surreal “Beauty and the Beast” retelling.  This year it was Chalice, about a … Continue reading →

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