Member: silverwraith

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Groups18th-19th Century Britain, Booksellers, Geeks who love the Classics, Ghost Stories, Past and Present, Gothic Romance, Historical Fiction, Livejournalers, Lovers of the Paranormal, The Brontës, Victoriana

Favorite authorsDouglas Adams, M.E. Braddon, Libba Bray, Charlotte Brontë, Fanny Burney, Karen Chance, Susanna Clarke, Wilkie Collins, Charlotte Dacre, Sheridan Le Fanu, Jeaniene Frost, Colleen Gleason, Shirley Jackson, Daphne Du Maurier, Richelle Mead, Flannery O'Connor, Edgar Allan Poe, Ann Radcliffe, J. R. R. Tolkien, Edith Wharton (Shared favorites)

About meI'm a reclusive reader of the female variety, age 27 and hell-bent for spinsterhood. I have a degree in English/Creative Writing. I tend to be snarky at inopportune moments. Usually I'm a very quiet person, but I can blather about books until the listener's eyes glaze over. My collection of brick-length Victorian lit might seem incredibly refined, but don't let that fool you--I also love campy horror films & loud music (Led Zeppelin, The White Stripes, & Porcupine Tree are three favorites).

Right now I'm trying to sell my first novel, a YA/teen urban fantasy. It's nice that the market is coinciding with my personal tastes; hopefully that will make it easier to sell. *blink*

About my libraryI'm fascinated by Victorian sensation novels, early gothics, & old-fashioned ghost stories, so expect to see much of that particular ilk. I also love historical fiction set in the 18th & 19th centuries. Authentic or pastiche, realistic or fantastic...I'm happy so long as it's well-written & has elements of the melodramatic, the macabre, or the paranormal.

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I'm careful to keep my ratings current. This is partly because I've got a touch of obsessive/compulsive genes, but mostly I just like to share my thoughts on what I've read. :)

5 stars - I loved this book.
4.5 stars - I loved this book almost as much.
4 stars - a good read; worth keeping. (when marked "favorite," this is a guilty pleasure or a weaker installment in an awesome series.)
3.5 stars - flawed, but has positive points.
3 stars - either inherently cheesy "reading lite" or sadly disappointing lit.
2.5 stars or less - donated to Goodwill. my library space is limited; only keepers need apply.

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Member sinceMar 4, 2006