Category Archives: Review

Review: Ashes to Water by Irene Ziegler

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 394 pages Publisher: Five Star (June 16, 2010) ISBN-10: 1594148600 Source: Author Annie Bartlett returns to her small Florida hometown after her father is murdered.  She demands to confront the woman acquitted of the crime, and is astonished to … Continue reading →

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Review: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Jenn

Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Dell (August 28, 2007) ISBN-10: 0440240980 Source: Publisher MacKayla (Mac) Lane is a small town, Southern girl. Her days consist of basking in the sun and shopping.  When her sister Alina, a student in … Continue reading →

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Review: The Blessings of the Animals by Katrina Kittle

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 464 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; 1 edition (August 3, 2010) Source: Publisher ISBN-10: 0061906077 When they were young, Bobby rescued Cami from debilitating anorexia.  Decades later, she needs saving again when he decides he wants to end their marriage.  … Continue reading →

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Review: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Jenn

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 496 pages Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (August 31, 2010) ISBN-10: 1416975861 Source: BEA-from publisher Sixteen-year old Tessa leaves her world behind in New York when she crosses the Atlantic to find her brother, Nate, in … Continue reading →

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Review: How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Schwartz & Wade; 1 edition (July 27, 2010) ISBN-10: 0375858997 Source: Library Rocket is an adorable little puppy who loves to do little puppy things, like chase leaves and chew sticks.  At … Continue reading →

Posted in 4-8 years of age, Kid-lit, Kid-Lit/Middle Grade, Review | Tagged , , , | 13 Comments

Review: Scar Tissue-Seven Stories About Love and Wounds by Marcus Sakey

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Jenn

To start, I first have to thank Jen from Jen’s Book Thoughts for introducing me to the phenomenal writing of Marcus Sakey.  The Chicago Tribune has referred to Sakey as “the new reigning prince of crime fiction” and I won’t … Continue reading →

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Review: Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Jenn

  Reading level: Young Adult Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin; 1 edition (August 3, 2010) ISBN-10: 0312649916 Source: Publisher Lenah Beaudonte was transformed into a vampire when she was a young teen in 15th Century England.  Through the centuries … Continue reading →

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Review: An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Jenn

  Paperback: 848 pages Publisher: Bantam; Reprint edition (June 22, 2010) ISBN-10: 0385342462 Source: Publisher *Warning: Spoiler alert! If you have not read the previous books in the Outlander series what you read below will be considered spoilers. Proceed at … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction, Review | 11 Comments

Review: Running Dark by Jamie Freveletti

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: William Morrow (June 29, 2010) ISBN-10: 0061684244 Source: Kaye Publicity Emma Caldridge is running in an ultramarathon in South America.  A bomb explodes on the race route, and as Emma recovers from the shock of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 7 Comments

Mini-Review: For the King by Caterine Delors

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Jenn

  Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Dutton Adult (July 8, 2010) ISBN-10: 0525951741 Source: Publisher   On December 24, 1800, an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Napoleon brutally massacres several innocent bystanders. Chief Inspector Roch Miquel must rush to find the guilty … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Review | 8 Comments