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Go Ahead & Like It

Go Ahead & Like It

This one is a victim of marketing confusion. I had expectations of Go Ahead & Like It by Jacqueline Suskin before it ever arrived at my doorstep. In brief, I expected a book about making lists to contain some space

Rae May 17, 2015October 24, 2015 books, giveaways, non-fiction, not books, writing No Comments Read more

Nightmare’s Daughter by Aurora Smith

Nightmare’s Daughter by Aurora Smith

[This giveaway has ended. Thanks for participating!] The second title by author Aurora Smith is as good as the first (My Stupid Girl), with vibrant characters and that saucy, snappy tone so enjoyable in Smith’s first novel. In Nightmare’s Daughter, Smith

Rae May 24, 2014April 16, 2015 books, featured, fiction, giveaways No Comments Read more

Freebie: iPhone wallpaper

Freebie: iPhone wallpaper

I’m catching up on some long-overdue reading this week. Enjoy this wallpaper as you await another scintillating review! (Hot tip: if you have a parallax-enabled display this will work on that.)

Rae January 14, 2014 giveaways, images No Comments Read more

Cadaver Week: Stiff

Cadaver Week: Stiff

The giveaway for this book is closed. Subscribe to be notified of new giveaways! First off, I would like to be Mary Roach. Her life seems awesome – she does a lot of research and interviews a ton of fascinating

Rae January 6, 2014January 31, 2014 books, featured, giveaways, non-fiction 5 Comments Read more

Psychopath Week: The Psychopath Test

The giveaway of this book is closed. Subscribe to receive notice of new giveaways! The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson explores a journalist’s quest for reliable psychopathic measures. Published in 2011, it coincides with the move, in psychiatry, toward “adaptive

Rae December 30, 2013January 31, 2014 books, giveaways, non-fiction 2 Comments Read more

New Giveaway and Updates

I’m giving away an ARC (advanced reader copy) of The Rosie Project – a delightful story about quirky love (the best kind). My review for the book, as well as giveaway details can be found here: http://raereads.com/rosie-project/ — I finished

Rae December 10, 2013December 23, 2013 books, fiction, giveaways, musings, non-fiction No Comments Read more

Rosie Project

I received this ARC from Simon & Schuster via a GoodReads giveaway. Here’s Graeme Simsion’s website. — Here are my short notes for this book: “weird nice classic trope with twist” I will attempt to expound, but please let that

Rae October 10, 2013January 10, 2014 books, featured, fiction, giveaways, popular 1 Comment Read more

Marriage Bureau

Thanks for all who participated in the giveaway! Stay tuned for more. Three words: Uh. Dor. Uh. Bull. Ok, four. I got carried away. The Marriage Bureau for Rich People, by Farahad Zama and published in 2010, is the story

Rae September 12, 2013December 23, 2013 books, featured, fiction, giveaways, popular 1 Comment Read more

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