She wasn’t hailed as the Queen of Suspense for nothing. Mary Stewart has this amazing ability to surprise you with her choice of seemingly ordinary circumstances and characters on which to build an utterly startling yet plausible story of suspense and drama out of it.
One of the first novels I’ve read of hers is The […]
Posted on May 31st, 2007 by ag
Filed under: Books, Authors N to Z, Suspense | 3 Comments »
First of all, l’d like to thank Jessica sincerely for her precious gift of Believe in Me and for introducing the world to the magical universe of Les Croyants. I’m definitely going to revisit this series when I’ve finished my first term of French lessons (courtesy of my very generous employer).
It really was serendipity finding the […]
Posted on May 25th, 2007 by ag
Filed under: Books, Romance, Authors A to M, Paranormal | 3 Comments »
Few historical romances set in the Scottish Highlands and pairing off main characters from both sides of the border can boast of the emotional depth and stirring human drama of Marsha Canham’s The Pride of Lions and The Blood of Roses.
When I first read these two books more than six years ago, I was deeply […]
Posted on May 20th, 2007 by ag
Filed under: Books, Romance, Authors A to M, Historical | 2 Comments »
Nothing can keep me away from quizzes and so called personliaty test, it seems. This is the latest I’ve succumbed to …
Your Values Profile
Loyalty:
You value loyalty a fair amount.
You’re loyal to your friends… to a point.
But if they cross you, you will reconsider your loyalties.
Staying true to others is important to you, but you […]
Posted on May 16th, 2007 by ag
Filed under: Just for Fun | 1 Comment »
Having just finished watching Harry Potter movie DVDs one through four over the last three weekends with the kids, and re-reading Order of the Phoenix and Half Blood Prince for the, I don’t know, fourth (?) time, I couldn’t help feeling excited about the next movie hitting the big screen this summer. Not to mention […]
Posted on May 13th, 2007 by ag
Filed under: All else, Screen, webwatching | 1 Comment »
This was a book which Jay liked, and I was wildly curious about. I mean, I’ve liked both of Katie MacAlister’s books that I’ve read, so wanted to The Corset Diaries a go.
The synopsis on the back cover sounded fun. It goes:
No woman in her right mind would consent to wearing a corset for a […]
Posted on May 12th, 2007 by ag
Filed under: Books, Romance, Chick Lit, Authors A to M | 1 Comment »
It’s been a while since my last WebWatch Wednesday post, so I took some time off this morning to go surfing for anime related blogs, as I’ve promised that long ago day.
My first stop is naturally Mailyn. I’ve known for a while now she’s a manga/ anime fan and that she runs Perfect Drug, which […]
Posted on May 9th, 2007 by ag
Filed under: Anime, Eye Catcher, webwatching | 3 Comments »
When you’re in between books or on a reading break, be sure to check out these two interesting projects.
Amy left me a message to tell me about a writing and reader competition that Gather.com is hosting. Currently into Round 3, members of this social networking site are casting their votes for the 10 selected submissions […]
Posted on May 6th, 2007 by ag
Filed under: All else, webwatching | No Comments »
