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Powell's Staff: Five Book Friday: In Memoriam (0 comment)

Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...

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Dead Until Dark Southern Vampire 01 Tie In Cover by Charlaine Harris
	livresque, February 26, 2009 For the longest time I was reluctant to read this series. Why? A stupid reason, really: the heroine's name. I thought Sookie Stackhouse was a really silly name. Well, I'm glad I overcame my moniker snobbery, because this is an incredible series. I love Sookie and her world, the fictional yet fully-realized Bon Temps; I love how Harris has tied in the paranormal with the plain world we know.
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Cry Wolf Alpha & Omega 01 by Patricia Briggs
	livresque, February 26, 2009 I enjoyed this spin-off of Briggs' Mercy Thompson series, first introduced in a short story anthology. I'm looking forward to the next installment.
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Hobbit or There & Back Again Revised Edition by J R R Tolkien
	livresque, February 26, 2009 The ultimate quest fantasy story - a must-read classic. Tolkien built an amazing world and fantastic yet believable characters.
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Interview with the Vampire: Vampire Chronicles 1 by Anne Rice
	livresque, February 26, 2009 I truly love this book - the rich, dark atmosphere; the full and troubled characters. It's the ultimate vampire story, and I must read it every year around Halloween.
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Blood Bound Mercy Thompson 02 by Patricia Briggs
	livresque, February 25, 2009 Love this series! I couldn't put this one down. A strong heroine in the vein of Sookie Stackhouse and early Anita Blake.
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Lover Eternal BDB 02 by J R Ward
	livresque, February 25, 2009 I agree with Book Lover about the "street talk" - it does get a little irritating. And the characters' names sometimes seem a bit silly. That said, I enjoyed the book and had a hard time putting it down.
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Bloodfever Fever 02 by Karen Marie Moning
	livresque, February 25, 2009 Follow-up to Darkfever. This series keeps getting better and better. I love the tension and chemistry between the main characters, and the dark, paranormal world that exists right under our noses...
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Rest Falls Away Gardella 01 by Colleen Gleason
	livresque, February 21, 2009 I've heard Gleason's series called a cross between Jane Austen and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; it's a very apt description. I loved the historical setting, the paranormal aspect, and the deep, well-rounded characters.
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Playing with Fire Silver Dragons 01 by Katie Macalister
	livresque, February 21, 2009 This is a terrific spin-off of the Aisling Grey series. May Northcott is engaging and very likable. A wonderful new series.
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Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
	livresque, February 21, 2009 Incredible! Full, well-rounded characters with sizzling chemistry - and an engrossing plot - make this one impossible to put down.
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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
	livresque, February 21, 2009 I love this book. Claire and Jamie's story broke my heart; I cried for half an hour at least. Read it! You'll be hooked.
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Breaking Dawn: Twilight 4 by Stephenie Meyer
	livresque, February 21, 2009 I loved the start of this series; Twilight was fantastic. But I didn't much care for Breaking Dawn. Maybe it just seemed anticlimactic, but I didn't like where the characters went.
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