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Guest Post: The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker

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If you haven’t already had a chance to check out my review of The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker, then you are missing out on a great and magic read! Before she moved into the fantasy genre, Barker worked as a journalist for over twenty years.

Barker graciously agreed to talk about what that transition was like for her in this weeks guest post! So without further ado please welcome Emily Croy Barker to The Lit Bitch!

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Review: The Age of Ice by J.M. Sidorova

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In an ice palace in eighteenth century Russia, two twin princes are born—Prince Alexander and Prince Andrei.

Prince Andrei is the more ambitious, bold, and daring of the two brothers, while Alexander is more reserved and shy.

The boys grow up in an idealistic life, residing in the families country home with many animals and servants.

Andrei is seemingly always unhappy while Alexander seems more well adjusted and happy.

As the two boys reach adulthood the both enlist in the military and through an unexpected situation Alexander makes a startling discovery–he is immune to the cold.

This revelation brings about many different questions for Alexander. Why is Andrei not cursed with this affliction? Why is it only effecting Alexander? Not only is he immune to the cold, he is able to create ice and create feelings of ice in others.

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Giveaway: The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker

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Witches, wizards, and fairies….oh my! If you are looking for a new magical novel to enchant you then don’t miss your chance to win a copy of The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker!

If you enjoyed the All Soul’s Trilogy then this novel is right up your alley!

Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of  The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic for your enjoyment!

Giveaway runs 8/16/13 to 8/23/13

Winners will be announced 8/24/13.

(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: The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker

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Nora Fischer wants a new life.  Any will do really. She just wants things to be different and she doesn’t really care how…just different. Well you know what they say….be careful what you wish for because you just may get it.

Nora is crashing and burning on her English thesis and post graduate work, her serious boyfriend just broke it off with her to marry someone else and suddenly this plain Jane finds herself at her friends wedding forced into an awkward social situation with her ex.

She just needs to take a little breather before the wedding. She wakes up one morning to go for a brisk walk in the countryside to regroup and maybe do a little reading. Grabbing a beat up copy of Pride and Prejudice, she sets off in the morning mist and disappears.

She happens to stumble upon a little graveyard in the hills and somehow ends up in a parallel world where she meets Ilissa, a beautiful fairy who is practically royalty. Ilissa’s world is full of beauty, extravagant parties, and love. She introduces Nora to her son Raclin who is the perfect prince charming.

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Review: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

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Richard Mayhew has no idea what awaits him in London on the eve of his going away party in Scotland. His friends pitch in to get him a going away gift, a white umbrella with a map of the London Underground.

He can’t help but stare at the umbrella with an eerie omen of impending disaster….little does he know how right he is.

For three years, Richard’s life is more or less normal. He works in business and he is engaged, but he still can’t help but feel disenchanted. One night, Richard’s life changes drastically….he encounters a girl bleeding on the streets of London.

With his decision to help her, Richard is propelled into a dark, gothic urban fantasy set in the Underground–better known as London Below.

London Below is an alternate reality–a strange world of Underground railways, tunnels, and sewers, which is home to a host of eccentric and unique characters. Continue reading “Review: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman” →