Category Archives: Review

Mini Review: The Brain Full of Holes by Martin Chatterton

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Peachtree Publishers (March 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 156145527X Source: Publisher In Chatterton’s second book featuring Theophilus Nero Hercule Sherlock Wimsey Father Brown Marlowe Spade Christie Edgar Allen Brain (aka The Brain) and his … Continue reading →

Posted in 7-10 years of age, 8-12 years of age, Kid-Lit/Middle Grade, Review | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Review: In the Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; 1 edition (June 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 0061351636 Source: Publisher Neil White was convicted of  fraud for kiting checks and ordered to serve one year in a federal prison.  However, he wasn’t sent to your … Continue reading →

Posted in Harper Collins Publishers, Memoir, Review | Tagged , , | 16 Comments

Review: On Folly Beach by Karen White

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: NAL Trade; 1 edition (May 4, 2010) ISBN-10: 0451229215 Source: Publisher  Emmy Hamilton is a recent widow; her husband, a soldier, was killed in Afghanistan.  As to be expected, she’s having a difficult time getting over … Continue reading →

Posted in General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, NAL, Women's Fiction | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

Review: Dismantled by Jennifer McMahon

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Jenn

  Paperback: 422 pages Publisher: Harper ISBN: 978-0-06-168934-5 Source: Publisher   Four young friends from Sexton College in Vermont formed a group called the Compassionate Dismantlers.  The motto of the Dismantlers was: ” To understand the nature of a thing, … Continue reading →

Posted in blog tour, Crime Fiction, Harper Collins Publishers, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller | Tagged , , , | 12 Comments

Review:The Enemy by Lee Child

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Jenn

  Audiobook ISBN-10: 0440245990 Source: I bought it! In the eighth book of the Jack Reacher series, we flashback to 1990.  Reacher is a twenty-nine year old military police major for the 110th special unit. The Soviet Union is about … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Mystery/Suspense | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Review: Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult (May 18, 2010) ISBN-10: 0399156356 Source: Publisher Warnings: Mild gore, violence, language Nathaniel Cade isn’t your typical secret agent-he’s a vampire who has been protecting the Presidential office for the past 140 years.  Cade … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Mystery/Suspense, Putnam, Thriller | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

Review: The Prophecy by Dawn Miller

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Jenn

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Fiction, YA | 1 Comment

Review: Sounds Like Crazy by Shana Mahaffey

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: NAL Trade; Original edition (October 6, 2009) ISBN-10: 0451227913 Source: Publisher Holly Miller suffers from dissociative identity disorder.  Five other identities share her head: the faceless boy who wears red Converse sneakers; the Silent One; Sarge, … Continue reading →

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Review: Get Lucky by Katherine Center

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Jenn

  Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Ballantine Books; Original edition (April 6, 2010) ISBN-10: 0345507916 Source: Publisher   Sarah Harper works in advertising. She’s working on a project that flaunts images of a scantily-clad woman’s breasts.  When she receives an email … Continue reading →

Posted in Review, Women's Fiction | 14 Comments

Mini-Review: Skin and Bones by D.C. Corso

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 162 pages Publisher: Bennett & Hastings; 1st edition (October 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 1934733385 Source: Author A child goes missing in Carver Isle, Washington, and FBI Special Agent Ash is put on the case. The small, quiet community is turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Review, Thriller | 2 Comments