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Landline – Time Travel, with a Twist

March 6, 2015April 2, 2015 / beckmank / 16 Comments

5/5 Stairs. A 15-year love story with time travel in the form of a magic phone.

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Books! The Best Weapons in the World!

March 5, 2015 / beckmank / Leave a comment

'We're in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world!" Also known as the moment that Ten became my favorite Doctor.

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The Truth Commission – Rarely Pure, and Never Simple.

March 4, 2015April 2, 2015 / beckmank / Leave a comment

4/5 Stairs. Fun Young Adult novel with interesting characters.

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Murder in Piccadilly – Not Your Traditional Classic Crime

March 1, 2015April 2, 2015 / beckmank / Leave a comment

2.5/5 Stairs. Great elements - classic crime (1930's), London, Scotland Yard. But not as good as I was hoping it would be.

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“Smokin’ Seventeen,” or, Groundhog Day, Revisited.

February 27, 2015April 2, 2015 / beckmank / 3 Comments

1/5 Stairs. Missing the humor and excitement of the early Stephanie Plum books.

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