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June 27, 2012

Desperately Wanting Wednesday (9)

For Natalie Stewart, a normal life has never seemed so far away. Her only solace, Lord Jonathan Denbury, is wanted for murder. To clear his name, Denbury must return to England and assume the role of his demon doppelganger. But Natalie begins to doubt his true motives, especially as a new gentleman begins whispering in …

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May 30, 2012

Desperately Wanting Wednesday (8)

The title says it all. I really want to read Gay Pride and Prejudice, a queer retelling of Jane Austen’s classic romance. I don’t think a film adaptation would go amiss, either. Because Queer People Deserve Happily Ever After, Too. For the Bennet sisters, life in quiet Hertfordshire County is about to change. Netherfield Hall has just …

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May 23, 2012

Desperately Wanting Wednesday (7)

The title was what originally drew me to The Theatre of Curious Acts by Cate Gardner. I enjoy books set in this era, but what really intrigues me is the part about the Four Horsewomen of the Apocalypse. It makes it sound like gender politics will come into play, and I’m curious to see what that’s …

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May 16, 2012

Desperately Wanting Wednesday (6)

The cover of Breathless by Cole Gibsen is simply gorgeous. I added it to my TBR list almost immediately based on great design — and the synopsis looks amazing too. Obituary-reading emo girl Edith Small is broken – the end result of forcing herself inside a mold that doesn’t fit. All she wants is to …

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May 9, 2012

Desperately Wanting Wednesday (5)

It was the title that attracted me to Eirelan by Liam O’Shiel. I’m a complete sucker for all things Ireland. My iPod is stocked with jig music and I ruined my knees with eight years of step dancing, but I still can’t get enough of it. Eirelan sounds like a great historical adventure novel. Its …

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May 2, 2012

Desperately Wanting Wednesday (4)

The cover is what made me look twice at Island of Wings by Karin Altenberg.Then I read the summary and knew this was a book I would have to read at some point. The book has several different covers, all of them gorgeous, but this one has to be my favourite: A portrait of a …

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April 25, 2012

Desperately Wanting Wednesday (3)

I’m really looking forward to reading Something Like Normal by Trish Doller when it comes out in June. It’s been on my TBR list since November and though I’ve tried to get ahold of an advance copy, so far I’ve had no luck. When Travis returns home from a stint in Afghanistan, his parents are …

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April 4, 2012

Desperately Wanting Wednesday (2)

I just found out that one of my favourite Canadian authors, Steven Heighton, will be publishing a new book soon. Knopf Canada will be releasing The Dead Are More Visible in trade paperback on May 1st, 2012. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Heighton in 2008, when he was the writer-in-residence at the University …

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March 21, 2012

Desperately Wanting Wednesday (1)

These are books that have been languishing in my to-read list on Goodreads for quite a while now, but that I haven’t gotten around to reading/buying yet.  My name is Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith, and my age is three hundred and eighty-four years. Each new settlement asks for a new journal, and so this Book of …

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