Monthly Archives: February 2012

Past Tense

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Nick Marsh’s Past Tense is almost two books in one. The first half of Past Tense is science fiction/horror, and it’s pretty much of a sequel to Marsh’s first book, Soul Purpose (reviewed here). The main purpose of chapters 1 … Continue reading →

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Book Bloggers Unite at BBPOC

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

This has to be the best idea ever! I’m just sorry I missed it last year. There’s a Book Bloggers and Publishers Conference March 7-11. Where is it? Online, of course! The schedule looks absolutely fabulous. Starting at noon on … Continue reading →

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Synthetic Dreams

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

If there are no such things as demons, which is something that the main character states unequivocally in Kim Knox’ new cyberpunk science fiction romance thriller, Synthetic Dreams, then why are the hackers named after the Celtic demons of yore, … Continue reading →

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Ebook Review Central, Samhain Publishing, January 2012

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

It’s time to warm up a cold winter’s night by taking a look at the titles released by Samhain Publishing during the month of January 2012. And the reason I said warm up is because all of the featured titles … Continue reading →

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What’s on my (mostly virtual) nightstand? 2-26-12

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

In the cool beans category, I found a neat new organizational tool, Better Google Tasks, from Bit51. I’ve been tracking the books I’m supposed to read, along with all my other stuff, in Google Tasks. Google Tasks works, but feature-rich, it … Continue reading →

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The Iron Heart

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 2 Comments

The Iron Heart by Leslie Dicken is a terrific steampunk romance. The story takes place in and around Lundun, and yes, the resemblance to Victorian London is intentional and heightened, because there is a serial killer just like the infamous … Continue reading →

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Celebrity in Death

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

If Eve Dallas were of a more philosophical bent, she would have meditated on the “life imitates art imitates life” nature of her latest case in Celebrity in Death. But the character that J.D. Robb created over 30 books ago … Continue reading →

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