Category Archives: Review

Review: Losing Clementine by Ashley Ream

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (March 6, 2012) ISBN-10: 006209363 Source: Publisher In thirty days, Clementine Pritchard’s life will come to an end, in suicide. She flushes away a medicine cabinet full of prescriptions and decides … Continue reading →

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Review: Edge of Dark Water by Joe R. Lansdale

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Mulholland Books (March 27, 2012) ISBN-10: 0316188433 Source: Publisher (Netgalley) The body of May Lynn is found by her friends, a beautiful young girl with aspirations of going to Hollywood to become an actress.  She was found in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Literary Fiction, Mulholland Books, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 4 Comments

Review: Hide Me Among the Graves by Tim Powers

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 528 pages Publisher: William Morrow (March 13, 2012) ISBN-10: 0061231541 Source: Publisher Rosetti family has been haunted by the vampiric presence of their uncle, John Polidori, former physician for Lord Byron. Now adults, Christina and her brother, Gabriel, believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Paranormal Fiction, Review, William Morrow | 8 Comments

Review: Helsinki White by James Thompson

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 18 and up Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (March 15, 2012) ISBN-10: 0399158324 Source: Publisher In the third Inspector Vaara novel, Inspector Kari Vaara has recently learned he has a brain tumor. Experiencing debilitating headaches for … Continue reading →

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Review-Girls Like Us: A Memoir by Rachel Lloyd

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (February 28, 2012) ISBN-10: 0061582069 Source: Publisher Rachel Lloyd, after winding up as a victim of commercial sexual exploitation as a teen, eventually breaks free of this life, striving to help other girls in a … Continue reading →

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Review: The Girl Next Door by Brad Parks

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books (March 13, 2012) ISBN-10: 031266768X Source: Author As Carter Ross is reading the obituaries (“some of the happiest news we print”) he comes across the entry for Nancy Marino, just 42 years old.  As Carter scans the … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: The Whisperer by Donato Carrisi

Posted on March 9, 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 actually an audio book, The Whisperer by Donato Carrisi.   Listening Length: 13 hours and 43 … Continue reading →

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Review: Hystera by Leora Skolkin-Smith

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 194 pages Publisher: Fiction Std (November 16, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1936558181 Set in New York the 1970s, in the midst of the Patty Hearst kidnapping case, Hystera tells the story of one young woman’s battle with intimacy and … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Dead Harvest by Chris Holm

Posted on March 2, 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. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is Dead Harvest by Chris Holm: … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Robot, Crime Fiction, Frightful Friday, urban fantasy | 5 Comments

Review: The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels-A Love Story by Ree Drummond

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (February 14, 2012) ISBN-10: 006199717X Source: Publisher Many of us know The Pioneer Woman from her popular blog and cookbooks full of delectable recipes. How many of us, however, know the … Continue reading →

Posted in Autobiography, Cookbooks, Review, Women's Fiction | 17 Comments