Category Archives: Review

Audiobook Review: The Fifth Assassin by Brad Meltzer

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Jenn

Listening Length: 14 hours and 3 minutes Version: Unabridged Publisher: Hachette Audio Release Date: January 15, 2013 Source:Personal copy Throughout our country’s history, there have been over two dozen Presidential assassination attempts; only four have been successful. Now, an killer is attempting … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Evil in All Its Disguises by Hilary Davidson

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Jenn

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 Evil in All Its Disguises by Hilary Davidson: Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Forge Books; … Continue reading →

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Review: Dark Tide by Elizabeth Haynes

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Jenn

Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (March 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062197339 Source: Publisher Genevieve is following her dream of leaving the hectic London life, buying a houseboat to fix up and live on for the next year. She invites old friends from London as … Continue reading →

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Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader: The Fellowship for Alien Detection by Kevin Emerson

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Jenn

Tales of a (formerly) Reluctant Reader is a feature in which my thirteen year old son, John (a formerly reluctant reader) shares this thoughts on books geared toward reluctant readers. The review below is entirely his own with no alterations … Continue reading →

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Guest Review: Surfing with Turtles: Bindi Wildlife Adventures by Bindi Irwin

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 7 and up Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (March 5, 2013) ISBN-10: 1402280947 Source: Publisher Bindi Irwin is the thirteen-year-old daughter of wildlife conservationists Steve and Terri Irwin. Although her father passed away a few years … Continue reading →

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Review: The Secret of Nightingale Palace by Dana Sachs

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Jenn

Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (February 19, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062201034 Source: Publisher Anna is shocked when she receives a phone call from her grandmother, Goldie. The two haven’t seen each other in five years after Goldie … Continue reading →

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Review: The Missing Rose by Serdar Ozkan

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Jenn

Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Tarcher; Reprint edition (December 27, 2012) ISBN-10: 0399162305 Source: Publisher When Diana’s mother dies, a letter she wrote on her deathbed reveals a life-altering secret: Diana’s father, thought dead, is actually alive. Additionally, she has a … Continue reading →

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Review: The Lion Is in by Delia Ephron

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Jenn

Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Plume; Reprint edition (January 29, 2013) ISBN-10: 0452298938 Source: Publisher Three women are on the run. Tracee is a kleptomaniac, running from a life spiraling out of control. Her best friend, Lana, is alcoholic who just … Continue reading →

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Review: A Future Arrived by Phillip Rock

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Jenn

Paperback: 480 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (February 5, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062229354 Source: Publisher The final installment of the Passing Bells trilogy begins in the 1930s, the Jazz era ending and a period of uncertainty as the younger … Continue reading →

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Review: Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (February 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 1250014522 Source: Publisher Isabelle McAllister is a feisty eighty-nine year old woman. Over the years, she’s formed quite a friendship with her hairdresser, Dorrie Curtis, a single-black woman in her thirties. She’s followed Dorrie around as … Continue reading →

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