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Monthly Archives: May 2014
BEA Bound 2014: The Best of Jenn’s Bookshelves
As we speak, I’m packing up to head to New York City to attend Book Expo America, the biggest publishing/bookish event in the country. While I do have a list of books I’d have my hands on, there is one book … Continue reading
Posted in Bookish Chatter
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Review: The Secret Life of Violet Grant by Beatriz Williams
Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (May 27, 2014) ISBN-10: 0399162178 Source: Publisher Vivian Schuyler is a young, vivacious and determined young woman living in 1960s Manhattan. She’s gone against what is expected of her as a budding socialite and has not only graduated … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Putnam, Review
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Summer Book Preview: June 2014, Part III
I warned you there were a lot of books I was looking forward to in June! I don’t know how I’m going to possibly read them all, but I’m certainly going to try! Following are the final set of books … Continue reading
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Summer Book Preview: June 2014, Part II
Memorial Day weekend is upon us! Since I’ll be traveling next week for BEA (Book Expo America) I hope to spend the weekend relaxing, curled up with a few great books. Some of these books I’m mentioning in these June … Continue reading
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Summer Book Preview: June 2014, Part I
Well, it seems we were graced with just a few days of spring before the heat and humidity of summer made an appearance! With summer brings lazy days of reading, be it spent curled up on a beach or in … Continue reading
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Review: Closed Doors by Lisa O’Donnell
Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Harper (May 20, 2014) ISBN-10: 006227189X Source: Publisher Eleven-year-old Michael Murray lives on a small Scottish island, a community so small that there are no secrets. His mother and grandmother are often found sitting at the … Continue reading
Posted in General Fiction, Harper Books, Review
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Review: Suffer the Children by Craig DiLouie
Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Permuted Press/Gallery Books (May 20, 2014) ISBN-10: 1476739633 Source: Publisher One day, suddenly, children die. Not just some children, all children, across the globe. The only warning is a headache and comments of strange smells. Then darkness. … Continue reading
Posted in Gallery Books, Horror, Review, Thriller
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Review: The Three by Sarah Lotz
Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (May 20, 2014) ISBN-10: 031624290X Source: Publisher One day the unthinkable happens: four planes crash simultaneously around the world. The sole survivors are three children with seemingly no connection. In the days and months that … Continue reading
Posted in Little, Brown & Company, Paranormal Fiction, Review, Thriller
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Review: Remember Me Like This by Bret Anthony Johnston
Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Random House (May 13, 2014) ISBN-10: 1400062128 Source: Publisher Four years ago Justin Campbell disappeared from his home in the small town of Southport, Texas. The Campbells struggle to find answers, not knowing if he ran … Continue reading
Posted in Mystery/Suspense, Random House, Review
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Review: The Hollow Ground by Natalie S. Harnett
Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (May 13, 2014) ISBN-10: 1250041988 Source: Publisher Eleven-year-old Brigid Howley live in the Pennsylvania coal country. The mines in the ground below their home rage with a deadly ferocity. They are in constant … Continue reading
