Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

by Carol8 Comments
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith From the back cover: "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains." So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty & arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Can she vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism...
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Winner! And More Winners!

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Congratulations to the winners of The Woman Who Named God by Charlotte Gordon. Marie Tina Shawana Lewis Freda Mans Lisa Also, I've got a couple new winners for previous contests. The original winners already got their hands on copies. Congratulations to the winner of Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons. Lee Congratulations to the winner of How to Score by Robin Wells. Miranda I will be e-mailing all of you soon. I'll just need your addresses to pass on to Hachette Book Group. Enjoy the books!...
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Booking through Thursday

by Carol7 Comments
Join in at Booking through Thursday. Which do you prefer? (Quick answers–we’ll do more detail at some later date) Reading something frivolous? Or something serious? Frivolous, at least usually. Paperbacks? Or hardcovers? Paperbacks, because they are easier to carry around in my bag. Fiction? Or Nonfiction? Fiction. Poetry? Or Prose? Prose. Biographies? Or Autobiographies? Autobiographies. History? Or Historical Fiction? Historical fiction. Series? Or Stand-alones? This is a tough one. I honestly don't know, since both have their benefits and drawbacks. Today I'll say stand-alones. Classics? Or best-sellers? Bestsellers, generally. Lurid, fruity prose? Or straight-forward, basic prose? Straight-forward, basic prose. Plots? Or Stream-of-Consciousness? Plots, definitely. Long books? Or Short? It depends on my mood. Illustrated? Or Non-illustrated? Non-illustrated. Borrowed? Or Owned? I prefer owned, but I tend to borrow a lot from the library. New? Or Used? Used is cheaper, new is somehow funner. What about you?...
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Wondrous Words Wednesday

by Carol7 Comments
Thanks to Bermudaonion's Weblog for hosting this weekly event. Head over there to play along. I only ran across one new-to-me word this week. It's from Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. manky- inferior and worthless "to attend a demonstration of a new carriage that boasted of being impervious to attacks by the manky dreadfuls." Any new words for you this week?...
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Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts

by Carol3 Comments
Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts Declan Fitzgerald had always been the family maverick, but even he couldn't understand his impulse to buy a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans. All he knew was that ever since he first saw Manet Hall, he'd been enchanted-and obsessed-with it. So when the opportunity to buy the house comes up, Declan jumps at the chance to live out a dream. Determined to restore Manet Hall to its former splendor, Declan begins the daunting renovation room by room, relying on his own labor and skills. But the days spent in total isolation in the empty house take a toll. He is seeing visions of days from a century past, and experiencing sensations of terror and nearly unbearable grief-sensations not his own, but those of a stranger. Local legend has it that the house is haunted, and with every passing day Declan's belief in the ghostly presence grows. Only the companionship of alluring Angelina Simone can distract him...
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Teaser Tuesday

by Carol6 Comments
Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) "teaser" sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you're getting your "teaser" from...that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given. Please avoid spoilers! My teaser: If there had not been a Netherfield ball to prepare for, the younger Miss Bennets would have been in a very pitiable state, for from the day of the invitation, to the day of the ball, there was such a succession of rain as prevented their walking to Meryton once. The earth was again soft, and the dead numerous. -pg. 71,  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Graham-Smith Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along....
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