If I loved this series before, this book proves that I am completely and utterly addicted. I wasted a good hour this morning finishing up this book. I say waste because, er… I should have been writing an essay for my film theory class. But frankly? This book is worth it.
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Time for another installment of the Fangirl’s review of The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance!
The book info, once more with feeling!
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Description: The biggest names in paranormal romance have created a fascinating array of 30 short stories of hot blood and inhuman passions that will leave you thirsting for more. Authors include [...]

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I work as a tutor, and it’s getting to that point in the semester when we’re swamped with science papers. Running away with the circus never looked so good.
Deep breaths, Fangirl. Deep breaths.
I should be writing a short paper on Hitchcock’s Rear Window, but… well, I’m sure you’ve figured out by now that [...]

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Wow, that’s quite an acronym. Time for another review of The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance! I’ve read four more stories so far, and like last time I’ll try to keep the spoilers mild, but beware! There will be some stories that I can’t help myself with the spoiling.
And to be repetitive, [...]

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I had planned to read Patricia Briggs’s Cry Wolf next, but it got misplaced in the disaster area that is my office, so I picked up The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance, edited by Trisha Telep. Since this is an anthology, I’m going to review it in a series of posts focusing on [...]

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A brief vacation, anyway. I’m going to the Bay Area for the weekend! I’ve never been, so I’m really looking forward to seeing San Francisco.
Not that I’ve been posting regularly lately, but there won’t be any posts until at least next Tuesday. I don’t think I’ll have really regular internet access while [...]

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Another drive by post. I really miss having free time. [sigh]
Heather over at The Galaxy Express is having Steampunk Week! Today’s post examines steampunk as a genre and looks at the reasons for its sudden surge in popularity. She also recommends a number of steampunk books, and is giving away a copy [...]

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No, not “Free Gaiman” as in he’s imprisoned somewhere. I mean free Neil Gaiman book! For a limited time, you can read Neil’s fantastic book Neverwhere for free! You can find the book online at Harper Collins’s website. This is my favorite Neil Gaiman book, so if you haven’t read it [...]

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There’s no better way to start the morning off right than with some good linkage.
First up: Paperback Writer posts Skiffy Ten, ten links about writing science fiction.
I’m somewhat of a stilted writer. I get ideas, I think about said ideas, and then sometimes I write them down, but I hardly ever bring them to [...]

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