Monthly Archives: January 2017

Top Ten Tuesday – Favourite Comics/Graphic Novels/Picture Books

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Fiction Aficionado

Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday, brought to you thanks to the girls at The Broke and The Bookish.  Today we’re talking about comics, graphic novels, and picture books.  I’ve got quite an eclectic mix today, and I’ve managed to … Continue reading →

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For the Record (Regina Jennings) – Review

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Fiction Aficionado

Publisher’s Description: Betsy Huckabee might be a small-town girl, but she has big-city dreams. Writing for her uncle’s newspaper will never lead to independence, and the bigger newspapers don’t seem interested in the Hart County news. Trying a new approach, … Continue reading →

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First Line Friday – 27 Jan 2017 – For the Record

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Fiction Aficionado

Welcome to another edition of First Line Fridays.  This week we are welcoming Bree Herron from Bibliophile Reviews to our ever expanding group. 🤗  Hello Bree! My first line this week is actually two lines, because they just need to … Continue reading →

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The Scarlet Coat (Angela K. Couch) – Review

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Fiction Aficionado

  Publisher’s Description: Surrounded by the musket fire of the American Revolution, Rachel Garnet prays for her family to be safe. When the British invade the Mohawk Valley and her father and brother don’t return from the battle, she goes … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Slangwhanger (Part II)

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Fiction Aficionado

Welcome to Word Nerd Wednesday.  If you caught last week’s post you’ll remember we were discussing the word slangwhanger; or more correctly, I put the word out there and asked you to tell me what you thought it meant. Some … Continue reading →

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Spotlight Post: Surround Me (Marguerite Martin Gray)

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Fiction Aficionado

~ About the Book ~ Series: Revolutionary Faith Genre: Christian, Fiction, Historical Publisher: WestBow Press (Author) Publication date: September 27, 2016 Number of pages: 277 Set in 1773 Charles Town, Surround Me takes the reader into the lives of colonists confronting imminent change and unpredictable … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday – My Love Affair with Crime Solvers

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Fiction Aficionado

Brought to you thanks to the girls at The Broke and The Bookish This week on Top Ten Tuesday it’s a ‘Choose-Your-Own-Top-Ten’—that is, there’s no set topic.  I may very well have spent the entire week trying to decide between … Continue reading →

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The Returning (Rachelle Dekker) – Review

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Fiction Aficionado

Publisher’s Description: They say the Awakening is coming. That she’s the key. But can she find her identity in the light Before she perishes in the dark? Twenty years have passed since Carrington and Remko Brant’s baby, Elise, was kidnapped … Continue reading →

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First Line Friday – 20 January 2017 – Another Day, Another Dali

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Fiction Aficionado

It’s First Line Friday time again!  I crossed another book off my TBR mountain this week:  Another Day, Another Dali,* by Sandra Orchard.  If you love suspense with a dash of romance, a pinch of dry humour, and a handful … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Dali (Sandra Orchard) – Review

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Fiction Aficionado

Publisher’s Description: When a valuable Salvador Dali painting belonging to her grandmother’s friend is mysteriously replaced by a forgery, FBI Special Agent Serena Jones is called in to investigate. Serena hopes finding the thief will also mean finally measuring up … Continue reading →

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