Monthly Archives: February 2014

Frightful Friday: The Troop by Nick Cutter

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 The Troop by Nick Cutter:   Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (February 25, … Continue reading

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Review: After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: William Morrow (February 11, 2014) ISBN-10: 0062083392 Source: Publisher Felix Brewer sustains his family, including wife Bambi and three daughters, via a lucrative, yet not necessarily legal, business. Facing jail time, he disappears without a trace … Continue reading

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Review: A Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes

Series: Alice Quentin Series (Book 2) Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (February 25, 2014) ISBN-10: 125001431X Source: Publisher Psychologist Alice Quentin vowed to never work with the police again. Her last experience left her battered and bruised, both physically and mentally. Yet when Detective Don … Continue reading

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Review: The Headmaster’s Wife by Thomas Christopher Greene

Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (February 25, 2014) ISBN-10: 1250038944 Source: Publisher Being a headmaster is in Arthur Winthrop’s genes. Like his father before him, he serves as the headmaster of Lancaster School, an elite private school in … Continue reading

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TSS: Week in Review

Another week has come to an end. We’ve been teased with spring weather this week but the cold temps and snow are just around the corner again. As usual, the boys are keeping us active with all their activities: skiing … Continue reading

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Spring Book Preview: March 2014, Part II

Earlier this week, I shared the first half of the March book releases I’m really excited about. As if you need any more recommendations, below please find the remaining titles on my most anticipated list of March book releases! As … Continue reading

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Review: Fallen Beauty by Erika Robuck

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: NAL Trade (March 4, 2014) ISBN-10: 0451418905 Source: Publisher Laura Kelly is a young seamstress living in 1928 upstate New York. After her father’s death and her own “fall from grace” (becoming pregnant out of wedlock),   the only way … Continue reading

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Spring Book Preview: March 2014, Part I

I know it’s hard to believe based on the current weather conditions, but spring is right around the corner.  With it comes some fresh new faces  and the reappearance of old favorites. I seem to say this each month, but … Continue reading

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TSS: A Week in Review

  I’m baaack!! My insane travel season is over and I’m finally getting back in to my reading groove!  It’s definitely a gradual thing; I have discovered that since I haven’t had a lot of time to read, I’ve definitely … Continue reading

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Frightful Friday: Snowblind by Christopher Golden

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 Snowblind by Christopher Golden: Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press; First Edition edition (January 21, … Continue reading

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