Monthly Archives: July 2014

July Reading Wrap-Up

Posted on 31 July 2014 by Ravenmount

July has come to its close for 2014, and I did manage to finish 15 books this month, though only 14 since joining that Trees of Reverie readathon I mentioned. I need to read a lot more to catch up, … Continue reading →

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Urban Fantasy Book Review: Inherited Magic

Posted on 28 July 2014 by Ravenmount

In Inherited Magic, Andrew Gordinier introduces a world of magic and adventure, perpetuated by mages who lurk unseen alongside normal humans. John, a seemingly ordinary human whose life is falling apart, inherits a strange package from his grandfather containing a … Continue reading →

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Ravenblog: Point of View, Time Sense and Narration

Posted on 25 July 2014 by Ravenmount

I’ve finished reading about 200pgs of the young adult fantasy novel I am planning to write a review on this evening, the book I’ve griped about a lot already. This particular novel is in first person, present tense, with different … Continue reading →

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Melancholy Moon Moths

Posted on 19 July 2014 by Ravenmount

[A work of original fiction by Jamie Barringer, Copyright 2014, All rights reserved.] It was midnight and the moths moved on at last, having soaked in all the nectar the giant moon flowers could offer them. Andrea smiled as she … Continue reading →

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Library Books- Do you feel guilty returning them unread?

Posted on 17 July 2014 by Ravenmount

I had 7 library books in my apartment yesterday, including 3 I had read completely, cover to cover, 2 I was only halfway finished reading, and 2 I had not even opened yet. And, there was a notice in my … Continue reading →

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Now reading- The Dune series, by Frank Herbert

Posted on 15 July 2014 by Ravenmount

I had forgotten just how badly Frank Herbert wrote in his Dune series. As a kid, when I read some of this series, not in order and while I was too young to understand everything I was reading, I had … Continue reading →

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V.S. Pritchett – Midnight Oil (book review)

Posted on 13 July 2014 by Ravenmount

Ireland during the Irish Civil War, Spain just a few years before the Spanish Civil War, and a bit of Morocco and Algeria and Appalachia- that’s a lot of ground to cover in one book. Midnight Oil, by V.S. Pritchett, … Continue reading →

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An Eden of Sorts: Book Review

Posted on 11 July 2014 by Ravenmount

Gardening is a process, ongoing and full of joys and frustrations. Landscaping, where one strips away everything, puts in a sod lawn and token tree and calls it done, is not gardening. A manicured lawn and token tree are not … Continue reading →

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Ravenmount Top 100 Books List (2014 Edition) – part 2

Posted on 10 July 2014 by Ravenmount

Ready for the second half of this year’s Ravenmount Top 100 Books? The books in my list this year aren’t in rank order, by the way, though many of my favorites were in the first half. There are still quite … Continue reading →

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Books I read from a 100 Great Novels list

Posted on 9 July 2014 by Ravenmount

Books I have read so far from THE ONE HUNDRED GREATEST NOVELS OF ALL TIME (http://www.greatbooksguide.com/OneHundredGreatestNovels.html) There’s nothing like tallying one’s completed books on a decent list of classic novels to put a bit of extra fire in one’s reading … Continue reading →

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