Monthly Archives: January 2011

1/28/11 — RieView — The Hunger Games Trilogy — Suzanne Collins — 5 Stars

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

For quite some time now, people had been telling me I needed to read these books. I finally had a chance to do so, and it took me three and a half days to get through all of them. The … Continue reading →

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1/25/11 — Alas, no ConDFW this year. :(

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

I am really sad that I can’t be there to kick off the season right, but the budget can only bend so far. Hopefully, March will be better, but I may have to miss a couple more. On the other … Continue reading →

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1/18/11 — RieView: Room — Emma Donoghue — 5 Stars

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

I picked up Room: A Novel for my Kindle because Amazon was touting it as #1 Bestseller for Kindle. I can see why. As a writer, I was floored by the pure technique required to sustain the point of view … Continue reading →

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1/10/11 — RieView: The Haunted Chamber — 4 Stars

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

So, today I finished a charming little romance I loaded onto my new Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 3G Works Globally, Graphite, 6″ Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology which I got for Christmas. This … Continue reading →

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1/6/11 — RieView: Heart’s Blood by Gail Dayton — 5 Stars

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

Heart’s Blood by Gail Dayton is a charming journey back to the world that she introduced us to in New Blood, and — while you don’t have to read them in order, I would recommend it for the background on … Continue reading →

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1/5/11 — RieView: Through the Eyes of Your Teens — 3 Stars

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

Latiece’s Through the Eyes of Your Teens: A Collection of Poems is a nice collection of poetry dealing with subjects all teens have to consider growing up — fitting in, sex, parenthood, suicide. Of course, not all teens FACE all … Continue reading →

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1/3/11 — RieView: Lost

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

I have to say right off the bat that I never watched Lost: The Complete Collection in its initial run. I also have to say, thank God for Netflix that let me watch it in a relatively compacted length of … Continue reading →

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1/2/11 — RieView: The Alienist — 5 Stars

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

I’ll be doing a lot of RieViews for awhile, as I have a lot to opine about. The Alienist by Caleb Carr has been out for a few years, but I just had a chance to read it. I am … Continue reading →

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1/1/11 — Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

So, the New Year is here. It stretches before us as an unblemished slate. What will you write upon it? I have one resolution this year: Reduction I figure that covers just about everything. And on the other hand…anything toward … Continue reading →

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