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Book Review : We Hear The Dead by Dianne Salerni

December 30, 2011      1 Comment

 



“When given a choice between money and the good opinion of society, a lady must always choose her reputation.”

– Dianne K. Salerni, We Hear The Dead

 

Synopsis: It started out as a harmless prank. But soon enough, spiritualism was the fastest growing movement of the nineteenth century, and Maggie Fox was trapped in a life of deceit. 

Meticulously researched by the author, We Hear the Dead reveals the secret of how the Fox sisters faked their rapping sounds and their motives for inventing the séance and founding spiritualism. 

 

I won this book from the Dianne K. Salerni during the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop and I’m glad I did. If I hadn’t  I don’t think I would ever picked this book up. For some reason, I was wary of independent and small book publishers and was surprised by We Hear The Dead. It is a thoughtful and thorough novel with an interesting story to tell….

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Book Review : Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

December 8, 2011      4 Comments

“Sometimes the only choice is between acceptance and madness.” 

 _ Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.” 

― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

 

I thought Clockwork Angel was excellent and as much as I didn’t want to compare it to The Mortal Instruments…I did.

But, let’s answer the banner question: Do I need to read The Mortal Instruments to understand Clockwork Angel? No. In fact, unless you just want to read them, I would skip TMI. You just can’t have the “Hey! It the thing/person/place from the thing !” moments. Don’t worry, in my opinion, it’s a fair trade.

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