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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Frightful Friday: The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book. This week’s featured title is the audiobook production of The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper: Listening Length: 9 hours and 15 minutes Version: Unabridged Publisher: Simon & … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Frightful Friday, Horror, Review, Simon & Schuster
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Review: The Last Original Wife by Dorothea Benton Frank
Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: William Morrow; First Edition edition (June 11, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062132466 Source: Publisher Leslie Anne Greene Carter is just about to turn sixty. She married young to Wesley and a majority of her life has been devoted … Continue reading
Posted in Review, William Morrow, Women's Fiction
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Review: The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Van Booy
Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Harper; First Edition edition (June 11, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062112244 Source: Publisher In Simon Van Booy’s most recent masterpiece, he explores how characters that are seemingly unrelated are tied together, responsible for one another’s fate.The one thing … Continue reading
Posted in Harper Books, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Review
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Review: The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer
Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Ecco (June 25, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062213784 Source: Publisher When Greta’s twin brother passes away and a long-term relationship ends, Greta Wella is inconsolable, in a severe state of depression. Her doctor suggests a treatment involving electroshock … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Fiction, Review
Tagged electroshock therapy, homosexuality, self-discovery, time-travel
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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 read, and the books to be finish this week. It is hosted by Sheila from One Person’s … Continue reading
My Latest Obsession: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Typically, I reserve Fridays to review particularly terrifying and chilling books as part of my Frightful Friday feature. This Friday I thought I’d change things up a bit and instead showcase a book that I’ve become obsessed with as of … Continue reading
Review: Death of the Demon by Anne Holt
Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Scribner; Reprint edition (June 18, 2013) ISBN-10: 1451634803 Source: Publisher Twelve-year-old Olav is the newest ward in a foster home outside of Oslo. It isn’t long before the staff realizes something isn’t quite right with Olav, … Continue reading
Posted in Review, Scribner, Simon & Schuster, Thriller
Tagged foster care system, Norwegian crime fiction, Oslo
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Guest Post & Giveaway: Ania Szado, Author of Studio Saint-Ex
Yesterday I had the pleasure of reviewing Studio Saint-Ex by Ania Szado, an eloquent historical fiction set in 1940s New York City. Today I have the pleasure of welcoming Ania for a guest post in which she writes about inspiring … Continue reading
Posted in Author Guest Post
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Review: Studio Saint-Ex by Ania Szado
Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Knopf (June 4, 2013) ISBN-10: 0307962792 Source: Publisher Paris is currently occupied by the Germans. New York’s Mayor La Guardia believes he can make the city the new fashion capital of the world. Mignonne Lachapelle is … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Knopf, Review
Tagged fastion industry, New York, Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
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Frightful Friday: Joyland by Stephen King
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured title is Joyland by Stephen King: Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Hard Case Crime; First Edition edition … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Review, Thriller
Tagged 1970s, coming-of-age, serial killer, theme park
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