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No Strings Attached Giveaway January 2013

Welcome to The Oaken Bookcase’s stop on the No Strings Attached Giveaway Hop! The Hop is hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer. This Hop is especially for those people who hate jumping through hoops to enter giveaways. You only get one entry, and all you have to do is log into rafflecopter […]
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Posted on January 13, 2013
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Review: Scent of Magic, Maria V Snyder

Title: Scent of Magic (Goodreads) Author:  Maria V Snyder (website) Rating: As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the minds of her friends and foes alike, she no longer exists. Despite her need to prevent the megalomanical King Tohon from winning control of the Realms, Avry is […]
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Angelya
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Posted on January 10, 2013
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Cover Lover: The Raksura

Welcome to Cover Lover, where I share my favourite covers! Hannah  of Once Upon a Time is the inventor of this particular “meme”, so head over there to see the covers she’s already shared. For my first Cover Lover of 2013, I had to feature the Raksura series by Martha Wells. I recently reviewed the […]
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Posted on January 9, 2013
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Clock Rewinders (17)

It’s time for a look back over the past (few) week(s), and to see what’s coming up. This feature is based on the original Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge. Last Week(s) on the Bookcase I hope you all had a lovely Christmas break! I’m about to head back to work tomorrow after a relaxing holiday (as […]
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Posted on January 6, 2013
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Bout of Books 6.0: Goals

The Bout of Books is on again! It starts this coming Monday and there’s still plenty of time to sign up. Here’s a bit of info about the read-a-thon: The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon […]
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Posted on January 5, 2013
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Review: The Cloud Roads, Martha Wells

Title: The Cloud Roads (Goodreads) Author:  Martha Wells (website) Rating: Moon has spent his life hiding what he is — a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged creature of flight. An orphan with only vague memories of his own kind, Moon tries to fit in among the tribes of his river valley, with mixed success. […]
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Posted on January 4, 2013
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Top Ten for 2012

Here we are at the end of 2012, and what a year it’s been. This year, I: Started blogging about books! Read 100 books according to Goodreads – some of which were novellas or short graphic novels. Wrote 87 reviews, mostly young adult and mostly fantasy. Took part in 13 giveaways, and won at least […]
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Posted on December 31, 2012
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End of Year Book Survey: 2012

Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner has posted a series of questions to reflect on the past year. I saw Shelleyrae’s answers at Book’d Out and loved the idea, so I’m joining in too! Best In Books 2012 1. Best Book You Read In 2012? (You can break it down by genre if you want) Oh gosh, […]
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Posted on December 29, 2012
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Review: Great North Road, Peter F Hamilton

Title: Great North Road (Goodreads) Author:  Peter F. Hamilton (website) Rating: In Newcastle-upon-Tyne, AD 2142, Detective Sidney Hurst attends a brutal murder scene. The victim is one of the wealthy North family clones – but none have been reported missing. And the crime’s most disturbing aspect is how the victim was killed. Twenty years ago, a North […]
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Posted on December 27, 2012
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Christmas Break

Just a quick note to let you know that things will be a little quiet around here (even quieter, anyway) for the next week or so. Usually being off on holidays means more internet time, but it actually usually means less reading time for me! I’d like to wish you and your family a very […]
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Posted on December 23, 2012
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