Category Archives: Review

Review: The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Bantam; First Edition edition (March 22, 2011) ISBN-10: 0553807226 Source: Publisher Willa Jackson returns to the small southern town of Walls of Water, North Carolina eight years ago when her father passed away.  Growing up, she … Continue reading →

Posted in Bantam, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Women's Fiction | 11 Comments

Review: The Violets of March by Sarah Jio

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Plume (April 26, 2011) ISBN-10: 9780452297036 Source: Publisher   At one point in her life, Emily Wilson had everything she wanted: a bestselling novel, a handsome and wonderful husband, a bright outlook on her future.  Ten … Continue reading →

Posted in Mystery/Suspense, Plume, Review, Women's Fiction | 17 Comments

Frightful Friday: Precious Blood by Jonathan Hayes

Posted on April 29, 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! Be sure to include a link to your post in … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Frightful Friday, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller | 1 Comment

Review: Storm Front by Jim Butcher (Audiobook)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Jenn

Audible Audio Edition Listening Length: 8 hour(s) and 1 min. Program Type:Audiobook Version: Unabridged Narrator: James Marsters Publisher:Buzzy Multimedia Publishing Corp. (June 10, 2009) Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden is a wizard who works out of an office in Chicago. Harry doesn’t hide … Continue reading →

Posted in Audiobook, Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal Fiction, Review | 7 Comments

Review: The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Crown (April 12, 2011) ISBN-10: 0307717968 Source: Publisher  Milly and Twiss are two spinster sisters who live in the small Wisconsin town of Spring Green, Wisconsin. They are known by locals as “the bird sisters” due … Continue reading →

Posted in Crown Publishers, Literary Fiction, Review, Women's Fiction | 17 Comments

Review: Promise Not To Tell by Jennifer McMahon

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 250 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (April 10, 2007) ISBN-10: 9780061143311 Source: Publisher   “One potato, two potato, three potato four She used to live here long ago She doesn’t anymore” Forty-one year old Kate has returned to her small … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Harper Perennial, Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal Fiction, Review | 16 Comments

Review: Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Galbraith

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Peachtree Publishers (April 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 9781561455638 Source: Publisher In Planting the Wild Garden, young readers learn how humans, plants, & animals all help great the lavish wild garden known as the … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: So Close the Hand of Death by J.T. Ellison

Posted on April 15, 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! Be sure to include a link to your post in … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Frightful Friday, Mira Books, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller | 1 Comment

Review: The Third Rail by Michael Harvey

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Vintage (March 22, 2011) ISBN-10: 0307946584 Source: Kaye Publicity In Harvey’s third Michael Kelly novel, former Chicago PD turned private investigator Michael Kelly witnesses a murder on the platform of the L train. He pursues the … Continue reading →

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Review: The Priest’s Graveyard by Ted Dekker

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Center Street (April 19, 2011) ISBN-10: 159995334X Source: Publisher Renee Gilmore, a heroin addict, was running from her pimp, Cyrus, a dangerous drug runner with plans to torture and kill her, when she was rescued by … Continue reading →

Posted in Center Street, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller | 6 Comments