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fantasy book reviews Rosemary Clement-Moore The Splendor FallsThe Splendor Falls by Rosemary Clement-Moore

The Splendor Falls has a lot going for it. There’s just something about a good Southern-gothic ghost story, and this one mixes in some fascinating bits of Welsh myth. I also liked the character of Sylvie. Her struggle to rebuild her life and her worries about her sanity are moving, and while Sylvie is sometimes snippy, it’s understandable! Then there’s Gigi, Sylvie’s dog. The relationship between Gigi and Sylvie is a beautiful thing. This is a book for dog lovers, no question about it… Read the rest.

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van_pham: I loved the fighting scenes in Ilona Andrew's Kate Daniel series, they are action packed and sometimes funny at the same time....
hoopmanjh: A couple of memorable ones were in Guy Gavriel Kay's Lions of al-Rassan. They were actually memorable for their understatedness. There was one fight...
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: How about the best known line from a fight scene? "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." And I'm quoting the book he...
Caitlinn S.W.: Greg, this here is coming from a kid with the attention span of a gold fish (and who can hardly put up with as much 'dry-ness' as one), The Once and ...
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Or: Israel...
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buddyt: I am relieved that you don't see yourself as having to champion a particular point of view in your books. My experience with those types of books i...
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