Category Archives: Review

Frightful Friday: Children of the Underground: The Children of Paranoia Series by Trevor Shane

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 Children of the Underground by Trevor Shane: Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: NAL Trade; 1 … Continue reading

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Review: No Way Back by Andrew Gross

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: William Morrow (April 2, 2013) ISBN-10: 0061655988 Source: Publisher Wendy Gould is an ex-cop turned suburban mom. One night, she meets an attractive man and ends up in his hotel room. She puts an end to … Continue reading

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Review: There Was an Old Woman by Hallie Ephron

Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: William Morrow (April 2, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062117602 Source: Publisher Evie isn’t all together surprised when she receives a call from her sister, Ginger, indicating their mother has been hospitalized. Sandra, an alcoholic, has frequent health “issues” … Continue reading

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Review: The End of the Point by Elizabeth Graver

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Harper (March 5, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062184849 Source: Publisher Ashaunt Point, Massachusetts has been a quiet, relaxing home to generations of the Porter family. When the Army arrives in 1942 using the Point as a look-out for … Continue reading

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Review: The Next Time You See Me by Holly Goddard Jones

Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Touchstone (February 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 145168336 Source: Publisher Set in a small town in Kentucky, The Next Time You See Me is, at its core, is an examination of life in remote America and the characters … Continue reading

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Review: Six Years by Harlan Coben

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (March 19, 2013) ISBN-10: 0525953485 Source: Publisher Six years ago, Jake Fisher watched his soul-mate, Natalie, marry another man. At her wedding, Natalie made Jake promise never to contact her or her new husband, … Continue reading

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Review: When She Was Gone by Gwendolen Gross

Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Gallery Books; Original edition (March 19, 2013) ISBN-10: 1451684746 Source: Publisher Linsey Hart is supposed to head to Cornell, embarking upon her new life in college, in a week. When she goes missing her mother, Abigail, … Continue reading

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Review: Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (March 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 0312622945 Source: Publisher Brigid Quinn is an fifty-nine year old ex-FBI agent, forced into early retirement.  She now lives with her husband, Carlo, a former Roman Catholic priest and philosophy … Continue reading

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Frightful Friday: Helsinki Blood by James Thompson

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 Helsinki Blood by James Thompson: Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (March 21, 2013) … Continue reading

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Review: The Burn Palace by Stephen Dobyns

Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Blue Rider Press; First Edition edition (February 7, 2013) ISBN-10: 0399160876 Source: Publisher Brewster, Rhode Island is your average small town. The majority of the residents were born there and will likely die there, their roots … Continue reading

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