Category Archives: Review

Frightful Friday: The Innocent by Taylor Stevens

Posted on January 6, 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 The Innocent by Taylor Stevens: Hardcover:352 … Continue reading →

Posted in Crown Books, Frightful Friday, Mystery/Suspense, Thriller | 6 Comments

Review: An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback:320 pages Publisher:Signet; Original edition (January 3, 2012) ISBN-10: 0451235517 Source: Author Haley followed her “soul mate” and moved to Key West.  Unfortunately, when she catches him in bed with another woman, the relationship ends abruptly. Haley’s a strong, independent … Continue reading →

Posted in Cozy Mystery, Penguin, Signet | 12 Comments

Review: The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Penguin ((December 27, 2011) ISBN-10: 0143120700 Source: Publisher Seven years ago, the daughter of Texas police dispatcher Ian Hunt was abducted while he and his wife were out to dinner. The abduction destroyed his family; he and his wife … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Penguin, Review, Thriller | 7 Comments

Review: Affairs of Steak by Julie Hyzy

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback:304 pages Publisher:Berkley; Original edition (January 3, 2012) ISBN-10: 0425245837 Source: Kaye Publicity White House chef Olivia Paras has been tasked to work with her nemesis, White House Sensitivity Director Peter Everett Sargeant, on an off-site event for the First … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkley Prime Crime, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 6 Comments

Review: More than Words Can Say by Robert Barclay

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Original edition (December 20, 2011) ISBN-10: 0062041193 Source: Publisher When Chelsea’s grandmother passed away she was devastated.  She was incredibly close to Gran and can’t seem to fathom how she and her mother are going to … Continue reading →

Posted in General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Review, William Morrow, Women's Fiction | 4 Comments

Best of 2011: Thrillers

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jenn

Top Thrillers of 2011 Last week, I shared with you my favorite books of 2011, the Girl Power edition. Next up was the list that was hardest for me to compile, to whittle down.  Thriller is a genre of book I … Continue reading →

Posted in Thriller | 7 Comments

Review: The Bungalow by Sarah Jio

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback:320 pages Publisher:Plume; 1 edition (December 27, 2011) ISBN-10: 0452297672 Source: Publisher The summer of 1942, young Anne Calloway sets off to the Pacific island of Bora-Bora to serve as a nurse for the Army Nurse Corps.  She’s engaged to … Continue reading →

Posted in General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Penguin, Plume, Review, Women's Fiction | 11 Comments

Frightful Friday: Fun & Games by Duane Swierczynski

Posted on December 16, 2011 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 Fun and Games by Duane Swierczynksi: … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Frightful Friday, Mulholland Books, Review | 4 Comments

Review: Thirteen Hallows by Michael Scott & Colette Freedman

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover:352 pages Publisher:Tor Books; First Edition edition (December 6, 2011) ISBN-10: 0765328526 Source: Publisher The thirteen hallows are ancient artifacts embedded with deadly powers.  They were divided among thirteen Keepers, assigned to keep them hidden and, more importantly, apart from … Continue reading →

Posted in Folklore/Myth, Paranormal Fiction, Review, Tor Books | 6 Comments

Review: The Call by Yannick Murphy

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback:240 pages Publisher:Harper Perennial; Original edition (August 2, 2011) ISBN-10: 0062023144 Source: Purchased David Appleton is a small-town veterinarian in a rural New England town. His family is struggling economically, people are unable to pay to have their animals treated. … Continue reading →

Posted in General Fiction, Harper Perennial, Literary Fiction, Review | 8 Comments