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What I Would Recommend v2.0

14 April 2010 Jackie 8

When I first started Literary Escapism, I wrote up a list of recommendations based on what I had read up to that point.  Two years and over 200 books later, I think it’s time I updated my list a little, don’t you think? The one thing that hasn’t changed, whatever […]

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Out of the Darkness by J. Rush

9 April 2010 Jennifer 1

While Out of the Darkness by Jaime Rush didn’t blow me out of the water, it certainly was able to hold my attention with its sexy characters and action packed story. They live ordinary lives, but they are extraordinary. They are the Offspring, children of a mysterious experiment gone awry—and […]

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Shiver by M. Stiefvater

30 March 2010 Jennifer 3

I’ve been hearing so many great things about Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, so I decided to see what all of the fuss was about. For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf–her wolf–is a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without. […]

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Haunted Destiny by K. Abell

6 March 2010 Jennifer 0

Kelly Abell’s Haunted Destiny was a story that had me equal parts frustrated and interested all at the same time. Destiny Dove is the only survivor of a tragic car crash that killed her parents and baby brother. A teen uprooted from her home, she is forced to live with […]

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Undead is Very in Right Now by SR Brennan

18 February 2010 Jackie 3

Continuing with The Eternal Kiss anthology, edited by Trisha Telep, I just finished the fifth story, Undead is Very In Right Now by Sarah Rees Brennan.  This was my first story by Brennan and I have to say she got my attention. Undead is Very In Right Now was a […]

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First Drop of Crimson by J. Frost

17 February 2010 Jackie 7

It’s the first Night Huntress World novel and I have to say that Jeaniene Frost is definitely doing something right.  First Drop of Crimson is another fascinating story and one everyone should be hoping to get. The night is not safe for mortals. Denise MacGregor knows all too well what […]

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Radiant Shadows by M. Marr

16 February 2010 Jackie 8

The fourth novel in Melissa Marr’s Wicked series, Radiant Shadows does exactly what all her other books have done for me. It left me with more questions, more scenarios running through my head, and all without a single cliffhanger. There is no one word to describe Radiant Shadows, but I […]

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Catch of a Lifetime by J. Fennell

15 February 2010 Jackie 3

The third novel in Judi Fennell’s Merpeople series, Catch of a Lifetime is another fun addition that really had me wishing for warm weather so I could hit the beach. She’s on a mission to save the planet… Mermaid Angel Tritone has been researching humans from afar, hoping to find […]

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Moon Rise by M. Brothers

14 February 2010 Karyl 3

I don’t usually like to read a sequel before reading the first book in a series because you tend to miss pertinent aspects of the story, however, that wasn’t really necessary when I picked up Moon Rise, the second book in the Unbidden Magic series. Moon Rise by Marilee Brothers […]

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Candy Houses by S. Walker

20 January 2010 Jackie 3

I love fairy tales, especially when they’ve been twisted around; so when I saw that Shiloh Walker was writing one involving various Grimm fairy tales, I was excited. The first story in the new Grimm Circle series is Candy Houses and it involves two characters you really don’t hear much […]