Category Archives: Review

Frightful Friday: Lucifer’s Tears by James Thompson

Posted on March 18, 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 →

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Review: The Informationist by Taylor Stevens

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Crown (March 8, 2011) ISBN-10: 0307717097 Source: Third party It’s been nine years since Vanessa “Michael” Munroe escaped Cameroon at the young age of fifteen.  She now serves as an “informationist”, and individual who visits developing … Continue reading →

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Review: The Chaos (Book Two in the Numbers Series) by Rachel Ward

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jenn

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: The Chicken House; 1 edition (March 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 054524269X Source: Publisher In the sequel to Numbers, Jem’s son, Adam,  has inherited his mother’s curse….and then some.  When he looks into a … Continue reading →

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Review: Satori by Don Winslow

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 512 pages Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (March 7, 2011) ISBN-10: 0446561924 Source: Publisher “Satori” is a zen Buddhist term for “sudden awakening, a realization of life as it really is.”  In Don Winslow’s Satori, a prequel to the best-selling thriller, … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Run by Blake Crouch

Posted on March 4, 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 →

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Review: These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Mira; Original edition (January 18, 2011) ISBN-10: 0778328791 Source: Publisher   Allison Glenn is about to be released from jail after serving time for committing a horrible crime: killing her own child moments after birth. Now … Continue reading →

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Review: 31 Bond Street by Ellen Horan

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (March 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 0061773972 Source: Publisher   Emma Cunningham is a young widow with two daughters.  She meets Harvey Burdell, a wealthy dentist.  Burdell promises her many things, including land, marriage, … Continue reading →

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Review: The Lock Artist (Audiobook) by Steve Hamilton

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Jenn

Listening Length: 12 hour(s) and 37 min. Program Type: Audiobook Version: Unabridged Publisher: Brilliance Audio (January 5, 2010)/Minotaur Books (print edition) Source: Library At a very young age, Michael witnessed a horrendous crime.  Since then, he’s been unable to speak. Nearly a … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: The Winter Ghosts by Kate Moss

Posted on February 25, 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 →

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Review: Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover: 608 pages Publisher: Delacorte Press (January 18, 2011) ISBN-10: 0385341679 Source: Publisher *Spoiler Warning!  While I won’t reveal any major plot points, I am assuming you have read the other books in this series.* The Fever/MacKayla Lane series concludes … Continue reading →

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