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crowyhead, October 20, 2008

110. Pharos Alice Thompson (4/5)

This is a brief, atmospheric ghost story. The setting, a lighthouse on a small island off the coast of Scotland, is deliciously remote and helps give the novel a dreamlike, timeless quality. The only denizens of the island are Cameron the lighthouse keeper and his apprentice, Simon, until one day a mysterious woman washes up on shore. They call her Lucia, as she has no memory of who she is or of her previous life.

Cameron and Simon feed and clothe Lucia and treat her kindly, but life on the island becomes increasingly odd and dreamlike. Lucia keeps seeing a young girl on the island, who the others insist doesn't exist. She is also beginning to get the feeling that while the two men have posed no threat to her, they also very much do not want her to leave.

This is a perfect book for a cozy evening under the blankets with some tea. It's not scary, but it's spooky and mysterious and beautifully written.

111. Offbeat Bride: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides Ariel Meadow Stallings (4/5)

I'm getting married in August 2009, and I needed some guidance in planning, but I quickly found that most bridal magazines and books were dedicated to planning weddings I would have no interest in attending, let alone planning for myself. Fortunately, I stumbled across Offbeatbride.com, a website started by a woman who had precisely the same problem.

Ariel Meadow Stallings's book, a companion to her website, describes the process of planning her own wedding, a decidedly nontraditional affair. The book is not so much a wedding planning guide as a book that says, basically, "This is what I decided to do, and this is what some of my friends have done, and maybe these are some things you should think about, too." At times, I wished for a little MORE in the way of checklists and advice, but since traditional wedding planning resources are available elsewhere, it wasn't really necessary to include them here. The book is very, very funny, and certainly got my brain working!

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