Category Archives: Review

Review: The Orphanmaster by Jean Zimmerman

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (June 19, 2012) ISBN-10: 0670023647 Source: Publisher It’s the seventeenth century in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam (present day Manhattan).  Orphans are disappearing, only to be found later severely mutilated. The colonists, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction, Review, Thriller, Viking | 2 Comments

Review: The Reckoning by Alma Katsu

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Gallery Books (June 19, 2012) ISBN-10: 1451651805 Source: Author It’s been two hundred years since Lanore entombed the horribly wicked Adair behind a wall of stone and brick. She now lives in London with her new … Continue reading →

Posted in Gallery Books, Paranormal Romance, Review, Romance | 4 Comments

Review: The Far Side of the Sky by Daniel Kalla

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Forge Books; First Edition edition (June 5, 2012) ISBN-10: 076533233 Source: Publisher November 9, 1938 is a well-known date in world history. Also known as Kristallnacht, a night of terror for Jews living in Germany, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Forge Books, Historical Fiction, Review | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Review: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Random House (June 26, 2012) ISBN-10: 0812992970 Source: Publisher The day appeared to be normal to Julia in the California suburb where she lived with her parents. At eleven years old, Julia is dealing with the … Continue reading →

Posted in General Fiction, Random House, Review | Tagged , | 16 Comments

Review: Safe Within by Jean Reynolds Page

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (June 12, 2012) ISBN-10: 0061876941 Source: Publisher Elaine and her husband Carson have returned to her childhood home, a cabin nestled in the trees by a lake in North Carolina, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Review, William Morrow, Women's Fiction | 3 Comments

Review: The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Jenn

  Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover (June 5, 2012) ISBN-10: 1594487014 Source: Publisher Cora Carlisle lives in Wichita with her husband and twin sons. On the surface, she leads a fairly traditional life as a homemaker, volunteering her time … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction, Review, Riverhead Books | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Review: Amped by Daniel H. Wilson

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Doubleday (June 5, 2012) ISBN-10: 0385535155 Source: Publisher (via Edelweiss) In a near-future world, the medical profession has found a treatment for various diseases/ailments: brain implants. These implants, referred to as amps cures such diseases as … Continue reading →

Posted in Doubleday, Review, Science Fiction | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Frightful Friday Audiobook Review: I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

Posted on May 25, 2012 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 book is I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga:   Listening Length: 9 hours and 32 minutes Version: Unabridged … Continue reading →

Posted in Audiobook, Frightful Friday, Hachette Audio, Horror, Review, YA | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Review: The Cottage at Glass Beach by Heather Barbieri

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Harper (May 15, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062107968 Source: Publisher Nora Cunningham is married to the youngest attorney general in Massachusetts state history. On the surface she appears to have a perfect life with two daughters, Annie and … Continue reading →

Posted in Harper Books, Review, Women's Fiction | 3 Comments

Review: Calling Invisible Women by Jeanne Ray

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Crown (May 22, 2012) ISBN-10: 0307395057 Source: Publisher Clover is a mom in her early fifties. Due to her husband’s busy schedule as a pediatrician, she gave up her passion as a journalist to attend to … Continue reading →

Posted in Crown Books, Humor, Review, Women's Fiction | 3 Comments