Humor
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Callahan and Company: The Compleat Chronicles of the Crosstime Saloon
Many years ago I read all of the Callahan's stories, and enjoyed the witty wordplay and deadly puns. Recently I purchased this collection, thinking a re-read might be fun. And it was.
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Advanced Triggernometry
Full disclosure/confession: I failed Algebra in high school. From 1st grade right on up through high school, I struggled to hang onto a barely-passing D in anything pertaining to math of any sort.…
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Triggernometry
The clever title word caught my attention, and the teaser blurb had me lunging for the 'buy' button. But as a lifelong Mathophobic, I wondered if I'd be able to really get into…
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Dare vs the Doll
This very short story is sassy, weird and oddly cute. The dialog is giggle-worthy sass, and the situation is so far removed from the realm of possibility that you just can't help but…
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Happily Ever After Rescue Team: Agents of H.E.A.R.T.
What if you could make wishes and have them granted by fairytale princesses who leap out from the pages of a magical book? What could possibly go wrong?
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Defy or Defend
By far my favorite of the Delightfully Deadly series! I gobbled this one up in no time and could easily have spent another two wacky weeks with the Supernatural and Spy Sets.
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Lying to Children
Lying to Children by Alex Shahla My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wasn’t sure what I was getting into here, but I liked the title of the book – that probably says…
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Old-Time Country Wisdom and Lore for Hearth and Home
Wisdom and Lore, or terrifying examples of "What Could Possibly Go Wrong?"
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A Long Spoon
A Long Spoon by Jonathan L. Howard My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’d recently read Johannes Cabal the Necromancer with my book club, and loved it. During the club’s discussion, I was…
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Fish Heads and Duck Skin
Fish Heads and Duck Skin by Lindsey Salatka My rating: 1 of 5 stars I very much wanted to love this book. I had a preconceived notion that it might be in the…
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Johannes Cabal the Necromancer
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard My rating: 5 of 5 stars I suspect that author Jonathan L. Howard has never painted himself into a corner. Or if he has, he…
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Chasing His Own Tale
Chasing His Own Tale by Marc Vun KannonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars His Muse is on strike…His Hero hates his lines…His Villain has sworn revenge…The Editors are in revolt…What’s an Author to…
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Manners and Monsters
Manners and Monsters by Tilly Wallace My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s the height of the season in Britian’s Georgian Period, and people are turning up dead. No, we don’t mean those…
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Come Take Me
Come Take Me: A Celestial Satire by E. M. Skyler My rating: 4 of 5 stars Marshall M. Shmishkiss isn’t enjoying his life, but he’s taking steps to change it. He’s eating healthier,…
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Starfish and Coffee: The SparkleTits Chronicles
Starfish and Coffee by Veronica R. Calisto My rating: 4 of 5 stars Bra-vo! SparkleTits is my kinda superhero. Or, maybe she’s not a superhero, but, she probably is. This uncertainty is part…
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Jitterbug Perfume
Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ll admit right now that Jitterbug Perfume has been one of my favorite books for many decades. This was about my 5th…
