Books by Esther M. Friesner
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review 1: So when i first found this book i was ECSTATIC. I love Ireland and have trouble finding YA books set in Ireland so i couldn't wait to read this. I was crushed after about 100 pages in the book and realized there was no story plot line. I mean there was nothing that stood out as a...
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review 1: Focusing around the tragic Triangle Waist Shirtwaist Factory fire, 'Threads and Flames' starts off with a strong premise, backed with the historically and culturally-heavy times of the early 1900s. It stays true to the time period in which it takes place--racism, sexism, and all-...
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review 1: While the book started reasonably slow, it progressed into being quite a captivating book. Part of the reason I liked it so much was the way that it defied my predictions about how the book went (that being said, I would not have minded at all if it went as I thought that it woul...
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review 1: As the sequel of Sphinx's Princess, it was quite a ride. This book was packed with adventure, intrigue, and romance. Nefertiti is a very strong character, always putting others above herself, and she was not afraid for standing up for others or against them when it came to her li...
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review 1: ehh. This book was passable, but it was just so . . . boring. Like, REALLY boring. Orson Scott Card falls into the same trap in his book, Pathfinder, but not THIS bad. It's a fine book, but it's not a compelling read, which is what i often look for in my books, that i just CANNOT...
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review 1: It's hard to rate a book with short stories by different authors, because some of the stories in this collection were quite good, and well written. I especially liked "The House of Lost Dreams" by Storm Christopher. "Tacos for Tezcatlipoca" by Kevin Andrew Murphy is worth reading...
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review 1: Part of a series of anthologies set in suburbia, each looking at the trials and tribulations of a particular brand of supernatural species (or occupation, in the case of the witches), Strip Mauled is the werewolf part of this set. Unfortunately, while most of the stories have hu...
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review 1: A collection of 19 short stories. All are in the vein of light, humorous vampire stories(sorry - I promise that is the last vampire pun).Thankfully most of the stories skip the obvious vampire puns, jokes and bad cliche vampire speaking(I vant to suhk your bluhd).I did have troub...