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Roundup: September

Wow, September passed in a bit of a blur, didn’t it? Let’s see what went on around the Bookcase this month. In real life I got super-busy at work, we had a few sicknesses at home and also a big game release, which all contributed to not a lot of blogging, but still a fair […]
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Posted on September 30, 2012
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Five For Friday: Goals for Bloggiesta

    Bloggiesta starts today! Here’s a chance for us to catch up with those things that we’ve been meaning to do around the blog for ages, but haven’t had the chance. The Bloggiesta event is hosted by Suey and Danielle. I’m going to be away for some of this weekend but I’ll have a bit of […]
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Angelya
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Posted on September 28, 2012
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Review: A Corner of White, Jaclyn Moriarty

Title: A Corner of White (Goodreads) Author:  Jaclyn Moriarty Rating: Madeleine Tully lives in Cambridge, England, the World – a city of spires, Isaac Newton and Auntie’s Tea Shop. Elliot Baranski lives in Bonfire, the Farms, the Kingdom of Cello – where seasons roam, the Butterfly Child sleeps in a glass jar, and bells warn of attacks […]
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Posted on September 27, 2012
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Review: Pearl of Pandaria, Micky Neilson

Title: World of Warcraft: Pearl of Pandaria (Goodreads) Author: Micky Neilson and Sean Galloway Rating: Pearl of Pandaria introduces Li Li Stormstout, a precocious young student who lives atop a giant turtle called Shen-zin Su. Like the rest of the wandering island’s pandaren, Li Li comes from a line of adventurers who left their homeland long ago […]
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Posted on September 24, 2012
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Clock Rewinders (14)

It’s time for a look back over the past week, and to see what’s coming up. This feature is based on the original Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge. Last Week on the Bookcase Two weeks again since the last Clock Rewinders. Busy busy times during which not a lot of sleep was forthcoming. It’s not […]
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Angelya
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Posted on September 23, 2012
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Review: The Gunslinger, Stephen King

Title: The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower #1) (Goodreads) Author:  Stephen King Rating: ~ Blurb from Goodreads ~ In The Gunslinger King introduces his most enigmatic hero, Roland Deschain of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting, solitary figure at first, on a mysterious quest through a desolate world that eerily mirrors our own. Pursuing the man in black, […]
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Posted on September 20, 2012
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Review and Giveaway: Rua, Miranda Kavi

Welcome to The Oaken Bookcase’s stop on the Rua book tour! You’ll find my review below, but at the end of the post there is a tour-wide giveaway to enter for a chance to win a copy of the book. Title: Rua (Goodreads) Author:  Miranda Kavi (@miranda00writes) Rating: A girl with an unknown destiny. A boy from a […]
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Posted on September 18, 2012
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Tour: Flight, Alyssa Rose Ivy – Excerpt

Welcome to The Oaken Bookcase’s stop on the Flight Blog Tour! Today I’m pleased to share with you an excerpt from Flight, the first book in the Crescent Chronicles series.  Excerpt Closing my eyes, I tried to block it all out. Convinced I was about to die, I was only partly aware of his arms […]
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Posted on September 17, 2012
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Review: Shift, Kim Curran

Title: Shift (Goodreads) Author:  Kim Curran (@KimeCurran) Rating: When your average, 16-year old loser, Scott Tyler, meets the beautiful and mysterious Aubrey Jones, he learns he’s not so average after all. He’s a ‘Shifter’. And that means he has the power to undo any decision he’s ever made. At first, he thinks the power to shift is […]
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Posted on September 10, 2012
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Clock Rewinders (13)

It’s time for a look back over the past week, and to see what’s coming up. This feature is based on the original Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge. Last Week on the Bookcase It’s actually been two weeks since the last Clock Rewinders… I had the terrible flu that’s going around here last weekend – […]
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Posted on September 9, 2012
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