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AJ Niblock studied literature and creative writing at the University of Central Missouri. After completing her MA in Literature and teaching college for many years, she returned to school and completed a degree in Veterinary Nursing. Currently, she lives near Kansas City with her husband, daughter, two mini dachshunds, three cats, and a bird, and is working on Jamie and Virgil’s next adventure. AJ Niblock invites you to visit her online at amandaniblock.com.

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	Unicorns Are Really Vampires (Magical Realms Adventures, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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February Mini Book Reviews

Since my post in January, I’ve read 5 more books! Here’s some quick thoughts on them:

The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle

I loved this book. This is one of the rare cases where both the book and the movie version are wonderful. Much of the dialogue for the movie is lifted from the book. I can’t believe I’ve never read this. You should read it!

The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike

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Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)

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A.J. Niblock wrote a new blog post February Mini Book Reviews Since my post in January, I’ve read 5 more books! Here’s some quick thoughts on them:The Last Unicorn by Peter BeagleI loved this book. This is one of Read more of this blog post »
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