Month: January 2013

Books, Giveaway, Reading

Giveaway: Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles by Ron Currie, Jr.

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It’s giveaway time! We have another fantastic giveaway for a lucky reader. This week’s giveaway is for a copy of what is sure to be a post modern favorite: Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles by Ron Currie, Jr.

If you haven’t read anything by Currie before, this is your opportunity to win a sensational book and explore the wonderful world of post modern lit. I will also be hosting an interview with the author soon so be watching for details.

Giveaway runs 1/29/13 to 2/5/13

Winners will be announced 2/6/13.

(how to enter)

On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway.  Your comment MUST include your email so I can contact you….if you do not enter an email in the comments your entry will be void. Winners will be notified by email the day after the giveaway closes and have five days to respond, it not another winner will be chosen. 

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Review: Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles by Ron Currie, Jr.

by The Lit Bitch6 Comments on Review: Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles by Ron Currie, Jr.

Here is a post modern novel after my own heart.

In his latest novel Ron Currie, Jr sets out to tell the capital-T Truth about his life, career, and his tumultuous love affair with a woman no one could ever hold a candle to, Emma.

He has been in love with Emma since the moment he met her in eighth grade, after a short romance in their teens, Ron and Emma went their separate ways. Emma married another man while Ron tried desperately to escape Emma’s ghost by finding comfort in the arms of many other women.

Later in life their paths cross and they begin their romantic relationship again, even though Emma is married both of them say damn the consequences and proceed with a passionate affair that lasts a lengthy time.

Inevitably, Emma and her husband begin divorce proceedings and Emma more or less exiles Ron to a Caribbean island while she tries to ‘sort things out’ and find herself. In her absents, Ron begins writing a novel about Emma and eventually he ends up in a downward spiral. Between consuming large amounts of alcohol and young eager co-eds, Ron can’t shake his longing for Emma.

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Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1) by Stieg Larsson

by The Lit Bitch3 Comments on Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1) by Stieg Larsson

Financial journalist, Mikael Blomkvist’s, life is falling apart. Not only is he being sued for libel and facing jail time and mounting financial losses, his boss (who happens to be his sometimes lover) is forced into accepting his resignation.

When he is at his lowest point, Blomkvist is approached with a curious offer of employment. Henrik Vanger is a wealthy, retired CEO of a major Swedish company, Vanger Cooperation.

Vanger wants Blomkvist  to use his trained journalists eye and find out what happened to his niece who mysteriously disappeared in the 1960’s. Blomkvist doesn’t really have a whole lot of options….he needs the money Vanger is offering but Vanger also possessed the golden ticket: Vanger can give Blomkvist the proof he needs to prove his innocents in the libel case.

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Books, Giveaway

Announcement: Giveaway Winner of Celebrating Pride and Prejudice: 200 Years of Jane Austen’s Masterpiece by Susannah Fullerton

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And the winner of Celebrating Pride and Prejudice: 200 Years of Jane Austen’s Masterpiece by Susannah Fullerton is…..

Shivanee (liked on Facebook)

The winner will be notified via email.

Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to Voyageur Press for making this giveaway possible!

Cheers!

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Review: The Cross and the Dragon by Kim Rendfeld

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Under Charlemagne’s reign, Francia was no stranger to war. War was just part of every day life in 773, but so were romance and chivalry. Alda’s brother, Count Alfihar of Drachenhaus, is starting marriage negotiations for her to wed the wealthy and good looking, but cruel Count Ganelon of Dormagen.

Alda has no desire to marry Ganelon at all, she would rather wed another….Prince Hruodland, heir to the March of Brittany but alas he is of royal blood and far above the reach of a Countess. But yet Alda and her uncle can’t help but sense Hruodland is more than interested in Alda’s hand.

Ganelon is jealous of the friendship between Alda and Hroudland, not to mention the two families have has an ongoing blood feud for years….everytime Ganelon and Hruodland meet, they clash and usually over Alda.

War calls the men to ride to Lombardy to fight the Lombards leaving the women behind at Drachenhaus. Alda prays for the safe return of her brother and Hruodland…..NOT Ganelon, she only prays that it’s God’s will that he falls.

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