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Introduction

Hello!  I'm Lucy and I love books.  Specifically, fiction books.  Even more specifically, urban fantasy, mystery, high fantasy, and some sci-fi books.  There are tons of books out there and sometimes it can be kind of overwhelming to find new authors.  Maybe you want to know about a book before you read it and invest a bunch of time.  This is where I come in.  See, I love talking about books almost as much as I love reading them.

Who am I?  Well, currently I'm an English major at the University of Maryland and I've worked as an editor and technical writer for several years for various government contracts.  Before that, I was your average Army MI egghead.

So why should you listen to me?  Well, this is the Internet so you really don't have to, but I hope to provide some helpful or even just entertaining opinions on various books as I read them.

I have run a movie blog doing something similar since 2009 over at cinemalucyano.blogspot.com and I've quite enjoyed the experience.  Books generally take a little longer to finish than movies, however, so I doubt I'll get anywhere near the frequency of posts as my other blog, but I'll do what I can to make it consistent.  You can also follow me on Twitter @LucyBlogsStuff for updates.  It's still relatively new to me so I apologize in advance for how few tweets I have and the haphazard nature of them.  I'm still working out a rhythm.

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