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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Review: The Reservoir by John Milliken Thompson
Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Other Press (June 21, 2011) ISBN-10: 1590514440 Source: Publisher One spring morning in 1885, the body of a young pregnant woman is found floating in Richmond’s city reservoir. At first glance, her death appears to … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Other Press, Review
Tagged Richmond, Southern Gothic Fiction, Virginia
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book Blog, … Continue reading
Guest Post: John Milliken Thompson, Author of The Reservoir
Today I’m excited to welcome John Milliken Thompson, author of The Reservoir! Since learning about this book at BEA (Book Expo America) I’ve been shouting about it from the rooftops. It has everything I love in a thriller, plus it’s … Continue reading
Review: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
Hardcover:352 pages Publisher:Algonquin Books (May 24, 2011) ISBN-10: 1565129903 Source: Publisher Dana Lynn Yarboro and Bunny Chaurisse Witherspoon are both teen girls, growing up in 1980s Atlanta. They are also half-sisters, both daughters of a bigamist, James Witherspoon. Only Dana and … Continue reading
Review: The Summer We Came to Life by Deborah Cloyed
Paperback:320 pages Publisher:Mira; Original edition (May 31, 2011) ISBN-10: 0778312917 Source: Planned Television Arts Childhood friends Samantha, Isabel, Kendra and Mina get together every summer at some luxurious vacation spot, joined by their parents. This year, however, the clan is … Continue reading
Posted in Mira Books, Review, Women's Fiction
Tagged after-life, death, friendship, loss, recovery
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book Blog, … Continue reading
Frightful Friday: The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s Frightful Friday featured book is The Last Werewolf … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Horror, Knopf, Literary Fiction, Review
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Review: The End of Everything by Megan Abbott
Hardcover:256 pages Publisher:Reagan Arthur Books (July 7, 2011) ISBN-10: 0316097799 Source: Publisher Lizzie Hood & Evie Verner, thirteen years old, are neighbors and best friends, inseparable. Lizzie adores Evie’s family, including her father & older sister, Dusty. One day Evie … Continue reading
Posted in Little, Brown & Company, Reagan Arthur Books, Review, Thriller
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Review: Stiltsville by Susanna Daniel
Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (June 28, 2011) ISBN-10: 0061963089 Source: Publisher It’s 1969. Atlanta-native Frances Ellerby is in Miami for a college-friend’s wedding. She meets Marse Heiger, a free-spirited Miami-native. Marse has her eyes on the … Continue reading
Posted in General Fiction, Harper Perennial, Review, Women's Fiction
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Review: You’re Next by Gregg Hurwitz
Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press; First Edition edition (July 5, 2011) ISBN-10: 0312534914 Source: Publisher Then: Michael Wingate was abandoned at the age of four by his father. His only memories consist of seeing his father covered in … Continue reading
Posted in Mystery/Suspense, Review, St. Martin's Press, Thriller
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