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Lois McMaster Bujold, Beguilement
Eos (2006) ISBN: 0-06-113758-8
Score: 2

First half of the Sharing Knife, the first story in a (unnamed?) high fantasy series. This book was written specifically to be a Romance, so no real surprises in the plot and characterization. The premise, worldbuilding, and ending are good though, and I expect the second volume, Legacy, to be closer to an epic fantasy.

Charlaine Harris, Grave Surprise
Berkley (2006) ISBN: 0-425-21203-3
Score: 1.5

Second Harper Connelly paranormal mystery, in which she gets a little help from a psychic and a ghost. Which is good, since the murderer deliberately involved her. Unfortunately, I can't make any sense of the murderer's methods given the stated motive.

Next Book: Drew Bowling, The Tower of Shadows