Category Archives: Review

Mini-Review: The Good Daughter by Jane Porter

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade; 1 edition (February 5, 2013) ISBN-10: 0425253422 Source: Publisher Kit Brennan has always been a good girl, the good daughter, as far as her family is concerned. She’s teacher at a Catholic school, attends Mass every weekend, and … Continue reading

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Frightful Friday: Domino Falls by Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due

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: Domino Falls by Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due. Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Atria Books; … Continue reading

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Review: Devil’s Wake by Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due

Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Atria Books; Original edition (July 31, 2012) ISBN-10: 1451617003 Source: Personal copy Kendra and her parents are on their way to the hospital in Portland for a flu shot when it happens: an infection consumes innocent … Continue reading

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Review: The Truth about Love and Lightning by Susan McBride

Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (February 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 006202728X Source: Publisher When a tornado tears through Gretchen Brink’s land, the impact is not only structural but emotional. Gretchen and her twin sisters discover the body … Continue reading

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Review: Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (February 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 1451685033 Source: Publisher Over a year ago, Jason Getty killed a man, burying his body in his own back yard.Jason spends every waking moment thinking about the body and its … Continue reading

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Review: Circles of Time by Phillip Rock

Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (January 2, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062229338 Source: Publisher In the sequel to The Passing Bells, the world is forever changed after the Great War. Invisible boundaries between social classes has vanished as … Continue reading

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Review: The Promise of Stardust by Priscille Sibley

Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (February 5, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062194178 Source: Publisher Matt and Elle have known each other all their lives, growing up right next door to one another. Matt was two-years-old when he held … Continue reading

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Review: The Tell by Hester Kaplan

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (January 8, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062184024 Source: Publisher Mira and Owen live in Providence, Rhode Island, in Mira’s family home. Surrounded by her past, unable to get rid of any remnants of her deceased parents, causes a … Continue reading

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Frightful Friday: Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa

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 Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa: Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Picador; First Edition … Continue reading

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Review: Royal Street by Suzanne Johnson

Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Tor Books; Original edition (April 10, 2012) ISBN-10: 076532779 Source: Library Drusilla (DJ) Jaco is the young junior wizard sentinel for New Orleans. The title sounds big, but it isn’t. Her boss and mentor,Gerald (Gerry) St. Simon, is the wizard in charge … Continue reading

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