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Wondrous Words Wednesday

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I have some great new words this week! These are still from last week’s read, Heads You Lose. As I said before, this is a novel written by ex-lovers and their bickering between chapters is the best part. A lot of these words came out of a sort of competitive spirit between them that made the whole thing very, very… Read more

Teaser Tuesday: Blood Trust

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I am about two-thirds of the way through Blood Trust, the third book in Eric van Lustbader’s Jack McClure series. Loved the first 2, loving this one, even though (or maybe because) it’s hard to see my way through the puzzle to a good ending. Gonna be a wild ride! You know the rules for Teaser Tuesday: Grab your current read,… Read more

Wondrous Words Wednesday

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Only one new word for you today –  not exactly a bumper crop. Still, it is a lovely example of someone using a very big word when a very small one actually works better. Show off. This is from Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward, in one of the chapters written by Hayward: 1. Oleaginous – Falsely or… Read more

Books on the road

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This week I’m on the road, so I have no idea what’s in my mailbox. Instead, I thought I’d tell you what I brought with me to read on the road. In the airport this morning, I started what I think is going to be a really fun book. Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz is a murder mystery. Lisa… Read more

Wondrous Words Wednesday

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Okay, it’s a little late in the day, but it is still Wednesday, and I have a couple of words for you. You know how this works – share a few words from your current book that you had to look up, then head over to Bermuda Onion’s Weblog to learn some new ones. This week, my words are from… Read more