Author Archives: Jenn

Review: City of Women by David R. Gillham

Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (August 7, 2012) ISBN-10: 039915776X Source: Publisher Set in 1943 Berlin, the midst of World War II, the majority of the men have been sent to the battlefront. Berlin has essentially become a … Continue reading

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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

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Review: Broken Harbor by Tana French

Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (July 24, 2012) ISBN-10: 0670023655 Source: Publisher (via Netgalley) In a half-developed neighborhood of McMansions, the bodies of Patrick Spain, his wife Jenny, and their two children are found. Patrick and the children are beyond resuscitation, but Jenny … Continue reading

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Frightful Friday: Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain

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 book is Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain: Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books; First Edition … Continue reading

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Review: Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling by Michael Boccacino

Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (July 24, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062122614 Source: Publisher Charlotte Markham, just recently hired as governess, is forced to assume the role of nanny to the two young Darrow boys after their current … Continue reading

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A Month in Review: July 2012

Books Reviewed   A Simple Thing by Kathleen McCleary 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Ransom River by Meg Gardiner Bloodman by Robert Pobi The Last Policeman by Ben H. … Continue reading

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Review: A Simple Thing by Kathleen McCleary

Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (July 24, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062106236 Source: Publisher Susannah Delaney, her husband Matt and two children Katie and Quinn, live a hectic life in busy suburban Virginia. Katie, a teenager, is showing … Continue reading

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Gearing up For Murder, Monsters & Mayhem!

  In the event you’ve been living under a rock, you may not have heard about my planning for my big feature of the year,  the third-annual Monsters, Murders, Mayhem (which I fondly refer to as Mx3)!  It’s a month … Continue reading

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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

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Introducing the Reluctant Readers Road to Recovery Guide & Giveaway!

Do you fear approaching your Reluctant Reader?  Have they been spotted this summer participating in questionable behavior with their books like building forts and extreme paper dolls?  Identified by their atypical behaviors, the Reluctant Readers Road to Recovery Guide is … Continue reading

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