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One Republic Concert!

September 10, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 4 Comments

My husband got me tickets for the One Republic concert in Park City on August 31. I was completely jazzed to go!! He got them at the King's English Bookshop and he totally tricked me because I was sure he had gotten me a book. Anyway.  We hung around downtown Park City and found some ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 10, 2013 9:44 pm By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Concert, Music, One Republic
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My Google Diary for The Night Circus

September 10, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary 3 Comments

  When I read, I ask a LOT of questions. Here’s some stuff I searched or wondered about while reading The Night Circus by . From my review:   I loved the twist on magic.  It was mystical, dreamlike, and mysterious but at the same time there was a feeling that magic could be learned by everyone if you ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 10, 2013 12:30 am By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Google Diary, Research
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September Online Events and Utah Signings

September 6, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: News 2 Comments

Online Events R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril, VIII What: From Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings' sign-up post: "Eight years ago I became aware of reading challenges and wanted to start one of my own, hoping to find others who shared my Autumnal predilection for the works of Edgar Allen Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker and other authors contemporary and ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 6, 2013 1:20 am By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: Online Events, Utah Signings
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Dusty Bookshelf September-November Review Link-up

September 6, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Challenge Leave a Comment

Here's the link-up for all your Dusty Bookshelf reviews for the next 3 months.  Just leave your links in the linky below. I'd love to read your reviews!  Direct links only, please. Thanks! :) I will have a final linky in December and a giveaway!  See you all then. // Read More »

 Posted on: September 6, 2013 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Challenge | Tagged With: Dusty Bookshelf
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Book Review: East of Eden by John Steinbeck

September 5, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 1 Comment

I can see why the setting is so important in John Steinbeck's novels.  It's the first thing we get to experience in East of Eden.  The descriptions that John Steinbeck writes about the Salinas Valley, where East of Eden is set,  made it sound like paradise.  I don't know why, but I was completely enchanted ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 5, 2013 1:30 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Adult, Book Review, Content Rating, Medium Content, Paperback
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