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Review Date: 9/21/2008
"I had a hard time getting through this one. The beginning was good but after about sixty pages or so it just seemed to drag on."
Review Date: 12/23/2007
"I am not sure if I was supposed to be able to buy this book yet but I went to a small shop in my hometown and there it was. I snatched it up and burned through it in a matter of hours. It was a great read, and kept up with the quality of the other books in the series. Victor is another Argeneau man from the other side of the family tree. I don't know how I feel about these books. I like reading about Margurite's own children and can't wait to read about her!
So excited!!"
So excited!!"
Review Date: 7/20/2007
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
"This is an amazing way to introduce alternative lifestyles to young children I picked this book up at Hastings right when it came out before the "ban" and will use it to open the channels of communication about Homosexuality for my children someday."
Review Date: 9/21/2008
"The follow up to How I paid for College. We are again joined by the same cast of motley characters for another fun romp. Good read!"
Review Date: 10/3/2007
"This was a light read that was amusing and fun. It was the perfect type of buffer to read between two deeper books (the kite runner and Broken for you)
Highly reccomended"
Highly reccomended"
Review Date: 9/21/2008
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"To me it seemed like this book was forced. There were several times where I had to close the book and check to make sure I was not reading some bound copy of fan fiction. It seemed out of place next to the other three books."
Review Date: 8/9/2007
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
"This was an AMAZING book. It was conveniently how all the people came together in the end but the journey they took to get there was beautifully written.
One would think that a book with such a diverse cast of characters would be nothing but a train wreck but the book was so well done that it had me in tears during certain parts.
Give it a read. It is a bit slow at first but stick with it. You will not be disappointed"
One would think that a book with such a diverse cast of characters would be nothing but a train wreck but the book was so well done that it had me in tears during certain parts.
Give it a read. It is a bit slow at first but stick with it. You will not be disappointed"
Review Date: 9/21/2008
"From the back of the book
Princess Contessa of Constenipolie knows everything a royal should about diplomacy, self defense, politics and shopping. She ought to. She had every reason to believe that she was groomed to rule. But her next lesson is in betrayal.
The sudden arrival of her Betrothed, a prince from the kingdom of Misdev, has forced Tess's parents to come clean. She's no princess. Their real daughter was raised in a nunnery for fear of assassins. Tess is nothing but a beggars child bought off the street as an infant and reared as a decoy.
So what's a royal highness to do when she discovers she's a royal target? Ditch the Misdev soldiers occupying the palace, use magical abilities she didn't even know she had, restore the real princess to the throne, and save her own neck. But first tess has to deal with the scoundrel who;s urging her to run away from it all and the Misdev captain who's determined to thwart her plans.
Randi's Review.
I really enjoyed these books. They were light and fun, with the sprinkling of fantasy. A bit on the YA side but still engaging. I finished this in about a day."
Princess Contessa of Constenipolie knows everything a royal should about diplomacy, self defense, politics and shopping. She ought to. She had every reason to believe that she was groomed to rule. But her next lesson is in betrayal.
The sudden arrival of her Betrothed, a prince from the kingdom of Misdev, has forced Tess's parents to come clean. She's no princess. Their real daughter was raised in a nunnery for fear of assassins. Tess is nothing but a beggars child bought off the street as an infant and reared as a decoy.
So what's a royal highness to do when she discovers she's a royal target? Ditch the Misdev soldiers occupying the palace, use magical abilities she didn't even know she had, restore the real princess to the throne, and save her own neck. But first tess has to deal with the scoundrel who;s urging her to run away from it all and the Misdev captain who's determined to thwart her plans.
Randi's Review.
I really enjoyed these books. They were light and fun, with the sprinkling of fantasy. A bit on the YA side but still engaging. I finished this in about a day."
Review Date: 9/21/2008
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Eclipse was like twilight. It was beautiful. I love the chapter called Fire and Ice. Anyway. Eclipse was probably my favorite out of the three. If not I defiantly liked it more than New moon. These books are wonderful!"
Review Date: 9/21/2008
"From Amazon.
Alissa is a headstrong, pragmatic child of the foothills, whose father has been missing since she was five. One morning her mother announces that Alissa must journey to the Hold, the magical place of stories her papa had told her, where gifted people are trained to be Keepers by the mysterious Masters. Her mother has seen signs that Alissa has inherited her father's talents and must be trained. Against her will, Alissa sets out across the prewinter plains. She meets Strell, a light-hearted minstrel who has a penchant for irritating her, but who has a map. A partnership is born. Neither partner knows that at the Hold the evil Bailic has dispatched the Masters and murdered the Keepers--Alissa's father among them. Bailic wants the book of First Truth, and to rule the land with it. When Alissa and Strell arrive, Bailic soon comprehends that one of them can help him find the book. A beautifully told, simple story that looks unblinkingly at how prejudice unnecessarily reinforces misconceptions, misunderstandings, and hatred. Paula Luedtke
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Randi's review!!
This was defiantly an entertaining read. I really enjoyed the pace the story kept. There really was never a bored moment and the characters were engaging. I liked the fantasy element as well as the bit of action that was thrown in. Finished it in a day."
Alissa is a headstrong, pragmatic child of the foothills, whose father has been missing since she was five. One morning her mother announces that Alissa must journey to the Hold, the magical place of stories her papa had told her, where gifted people are trained to be Keepers by the mysterious Masters. Her mother has seen signs that Alissa has inherited her father's talents and must be trained. Against her will, Alissa sets out across the prewinter plains. She meets Strell, a light-hearted minstrel who has a penchant for irritating her, but who has a map. A partnership is born. Neither partner knows that at the Hold the evil Bailic has dispatched the Masters and murdered the Keepers--Alissa's father among them. Bailic wants the book of First Truth, and to rule the land with it. When Alissa and Strell arrive, Bailic soon comprehends that one of them can help him find the book. A beautifully told, simple story that looks unblinkingly at how prejudice unnecessarily reinforces misconceptions, misunderstandings, and hatred. Paula Luedtke
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Randi's review!!
This was defiantly an entertaining read. I really enjoyed the pace the story kept. There really was never a bored moment and the characters were engaging. I liked the fantasy element as well as the bit of action that was thrown in. Finished it in a day."
Review Date: 9/21/2008
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Mitch Albom struck gold with this book. It is defiantly a tear jerker so be warned when you pick it up. Also, it is a pretty fast read. Take your time though, the story is worth it."
Review Date: 9/21/2008
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"From Amazon.
Apt and eager Alissa is the only student of the last surviving master of magic. She easily shifts from human to raku, or beast counterpart, and has learned many advanced magics on her own. One afternoon, a tiny miscalculation sends her back in time 400 years within the Hold in which she lives. Now it is peopled by names and faces from stories the master has told of his and the Hold's history. As Alissa and a new, young teacher search for how to send her back, another problem arises: the primal living force behind her raku form is surfacing more often and without summoning. It is just a matter of time before Alissa will be overcome. Her transformation to raku will be permanent. It will be as if she had never existed. Cook's solid third novel about Alissa (after First Truth and Hidden Truth, both 2002) stands very well alone, showing as it does how many characters who exist in both times have grown and changed--or haven't. Paula Luedtke
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Randi's Review
This is probably my favorite out of the three truth books. I really enjoyed the time travel aspect of this book. It was good that she found a way to breathe a bit more life into the story and the time travel aspect let her be more detailed with the hold and it's world. This took me about a day to read."
Apt and eager Alissa is the only student of the last surviving master of magic. She easily shifts from human to raku, or beast counterpart, and has learned many advanced magics on her own. One afternoon, a tiny miscalculation sends her back in time 400 years within the Hold in which she lives. Now it is peopled by names and faces from stories the master has told of his and the Hold's history. As Alissa and a new, young teacher search for how to send her back, another problem arises: the primal living force behind her raku form is surfacing more often and without summoning. It is just a matter of time before Alissa will be overcome. Her transformation to raku will be permanent. It will be as if she had never existed. Cook's solid third novel about Alissa (after First Truth and Hidden Truth, both 2002) stands very well alone, showing as it does how many characters who exist in both times have grown and changed--or haven't. Paula Luedtke
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Randi's Review
This is probably my favorite out of the three truth books. I really enjoyed the time travel aspect of this book. It was good that she found a way to breathe a bit more life into the story and the time travel aspect let her be more detailed with the hold and it's world. This took me about a day to read."
Review Date: 9/21/2008
"(from the book cover)
Alissa never believed in magic. But then she went to the Hold, a legendary fortress where human Keepers once learned magic from enigmatic Masters. Under the tutelage of the last surviving Master, Alissa discovered that she had inherited her fathers magical ability.
But the Hold is ruled by Bailic, the renegade Keeper who seized the First truth, a book of magic he will use to harness the might of the city of the dead and wreak a war of total devastation. The book has thwarted Bailic's every attempt to access it, while it continually calls to Alissa, who must summon all her will to resist it, If she gives in to the First truths ultimate power and knowledge, she will be utterly changed and the man she loves could be lost to her forever.
Randi's review!
This is the third of the four book series. I really enjoyed this one but it did seem to drag on a bit in the middle. Cook hits gold again however with creating a world all her own. I finished this in about a day."
Alissa never believed in magic. But then she went to the Hold, a legendary fortress where human Keepers once learned magic from enigmatic Masters. Under the tutelage of the last surviving Master, Alissa discovered that she had inherited her fathers magical ability.
But the Hold is ruled by Bailic, the renegade Keeper who seized the First truth, a book of magic he will use to harness the might of the city of the dead and wreak a war of total devastation. The book has thwarted Bailic's every attempt to access it, while it continually calls to Alissa, who must summon all her will to resist it, If she gives in to the First truths ultimate power and knowledge, she will be utterly changed and the man she loves could be lost to her forever.
Randi's review!
This is the third of the four book series. I really enjoyed this one but it did seem to drag on a bit in the middle. Cook hits gold again however with creating a world all her own. I finished this in about a day."
How I Paid for College : A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship Musical Theater
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Book Type: Hardcover
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Book Type: Hardcover
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Review Date: 9/21/2008
"This book was great. It was funny, fun, charming, and never boring. I really like how the author nailed the drama-kid scene."
Review Date: 9/21/2008
"Amazing. Go read it. This book had such a unique spin on the classic love story format."
Review Date: 9/21/2008
"From Amazon:
Arthurian legend gets another kick in the pants with this rollicking rewrite of bestseller David's first novel, originally published in 1987. Extensively updated and lovingly revised, this hilarious romp in today's New York features a cast of zany characters, zippy dialogue and enough action and plot twists to satisfy most satirical fantasy fans. After 10 long centuries spent trapped in a magical cave, King Arthur is finally rescued by a pint-sized, wisecracking Merlin, who has aged backwards enough to slip through the bars of his own prison. The "once and future king" arrives, in armor, no less, on the streets of the Big Apple. Soon, with the help of Master Merlin, the charmingly anachronistic and good-hearted "Arthur Penn" is running for mayor of New York. Meanwhile, much to Arthur's dismay, the reincarnated but unemployed Guinevere, aka Gwen DeVere Queen, is already living with Lance, an unpublished and also unemployed "misunderstood" writer. Morgan, aka Morgana le Fey, Arthur's half-sister sorceress, bored and gone to seed in a dumpy New Jersey apartment, becomes angry enough to get back into fighting form when she discovers her spell has been broken. With the help of Moe Dreskin (aka her bastard son, Modred, PR whiz and erstwhile murderer of his royal father), Morgan schemes to put Arthur and Merlin back where they belong. But she has no idea just how determined Arthur's eclectic election team is to fight back and reinvent Camelot in the "kingdom" of Manhattan.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Randi's review
This was just as fun as the first. If you like king Arthur you will love these books. They put the modern spin on Arthurian legend. This book took me two days to read."
Arthurian legend gets another kick in the pants with this rollicking rewrite of bestseller David's first novel, originally published in 1987. Extensively updated and lovingly revised, this hilarious romp in today's New York features a cast of zany characters, zippy dialogue and enough action and plot twists to satisfy most satirical fantasy fans. After 10 long centuries spent trapped in a magical cave, King Arthur is finally rescued by a pint-sized, wisecracking Merlin, who has aged backwards enough to slip through the bars of his own prison. The "once and future king" arrives, in armor, no less, on the streets of the Big Apple. Soon, with the help of Master Merlin, the charmingly anachronistic and good-hearted "Arthur Penn" is running for mayor of New York. Meanwhile, much to Arthur's dismay, the reincarnated but unemployed Guinevere, aka Gwen DeVere Queen, is already living with Lance, an unpublished and also unemployed "misunderstood" writer. Morgan, aka Morgana le Fey, Arthur's half-sister sorceress, bored and gone to seed in a dumpy New Jersey apartment, becomes angry enough to get back into fighting form when she discovers her spell has been broken. With the help of Moe Dreskin (aka her bastard son, Modred, PR whiz and erstwhile murderer of his royal father), Morgan schemes to put Arthur and Merlin back where they belong. But she has no idea just how determined Arthur's eclectic election team is to fight back and reinvent Camelot in the "kingdom" of Manhattan.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Randi's review
This was just as fun as the first. If you like king Arthur you will love these books. They put the modern spin on Arthurian legend. This book took me two days to read."
Review Date: 9/21/2008
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
"This was a wonderful look at the life of Katherine Parr. It was nice to see a book set in Tudor England that did not center around Anne Boleyn. I really enjoyed that the author went through Henry's laundry list of wives and portrayed it through the eyes of Katherine. Defiantly a good read. This book took me about three days to finish"
Review Date: 10/14/2007
"This was a bit hard to get into and the first few chapters were a little on the stiff side but once the reader is used to the writing style the story flows quite well.
A nice read for a bus ride or car trip lasting a short while."
A nice read for a bus ride or car trip lasting a short while."
Review Date: 9/21/2008
"I happened upon this book at the library. I was thrilled to see there was another tome in the series. It was a fitting end to the story and all the loose ends were wrapped up quite nicely."
Review Date: 9/21/2008
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"I LOVE these books. They are fun and witty. The characters are lovable. Nelson is great. They are a fast read and the concept of a little lady agency is just great. I am glad she wrote more than one book for this series"
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