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Summer Knight by Jim Butcher - Dresden Files book 4

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Thursday, July 16th, 2009 11:10 am
"Your godmother sends her greetings," Maeve called to me. "I'd have acted sooner, but it would have been a fair fight, and I avoid them."

I am weirdly fond of Harry Dresden, it aims for Supernatural-Chandler but tends to stagger over the line into crack.
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Diana Wynne Jones, Fake, Cats, Hugs, Dresden Files and Heyer

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Monday, December 29th, 2008 10:07 am
  • Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones. I'm totally charmed by this story, the magical duels, the characters and Chrestomanci's clothes fill me with glee. Cat Chant and his horrible sister are adopted by Chrestomanci the magician.
  •  The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones. Fantastic worlds, unnatural love for cricket and magicians. Christopher has no idea what normal is as he gets bumped from weird life to weird life and then he gets adopted/recruited by Chrestomanci.
  •  The Magicians of Caprona by Diana Wynne Jones. Evil enchanters, talking cats, spells that turn people green. Tonino Montana and Angelica Petrocchi, the youngest members of their warring families must save their city.
  •  Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones. Boarding school full of witches in a world where witches are illegal and burned to death. Children being revoltingly normal, uncivilised, self centred little beasts.
  •  Conrad's Fate by Diana Wynne Jones. Didn't get to the end the first time I read this but on the back of all the others it's far more entertaining. Conrad is convinced he has a Terrible Fate and gets caught up in the young Chrestomanci's schemes.
  •  Fake vol 1-7 by Sanami Matoh. Just as adorable as the first time I read it. (Madman were having a sale so I grabbed copies for myself) Gay cop manga. A really nice mix of romance and cop story.
  •  The Cat Family Album by Barbara Thayne. Paintings and musings on life, I’m charmed. I’m also impressed, this is by my aunt.
  •  Little Book of Hugs by Kathleen Keating. Technical training for huggers! A must read.
  •  Grave Peril by Jim Butcher. The pace picked up a bit and it was good. Grotty, misunderstood wizard battles vampires and true love.
  •  Lady of Quality by Georgette Heyer. Light reading, not as funny as some but enjoyable. Well bred single lady meets inescapably rude man who makes her laugh, Love ensues.
  •  The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer. Deeply amusing dialogue as governess Ancilla Trent meets Sir Waldo Hawkridge, a man of great sporting abilities and perfect manners. Orphans! Temper tantrums! Fleeing to London!
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Lady of Mercy, Masqueraders, Monstrous Regiment, Buffy, Dresden Files, House of Many Ways

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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 11:17 am
  • The Sundered (03) Lady of Mercy by Michelle Sagara West. Early writing, reading it for completeness.
  • The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer. Rereading because I love Prudence.
  • Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett. Rereading because I love all the jokes about socks.
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Issue 19 by Drew Goddard. Winds up the Fray storyline and has least porny cover - must be compensating for last time.
  • Dresden Files: Storm Front and Fool Moon by Jim Butcher. Detective/supernatural/romance mashup, not the greatest but entertaining.
  • House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones. Nothing but love. Charmain looks after her Great-Uncle William's cottage. This has bad guys, laundry, magical dogs, self discovery and much, much more.
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