Category Archives: Review

A Glimpse Inside Chelsea Cain’s Portland

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Jenn

On Monday, I introduced you all to the thrilling & bone-chilling world of Chelsea Cain.  As I mentioned, setting in Cain’s novels are like a character in and of themselves, so I thought it would be perfect to get a … Continue reading →

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Review: Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet by Stephanie Cowell

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Jenn

  Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Crown (April 6, 2010) ISBN-10: 0307463214 Source: Publisher When artist Claude Monet sees a young woman in a train station, it’s love at first sight. Fate brings them together and Monet asks the young woman, … Continue reading →

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Review: A Gift from Brittany by Marjorie Price

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Jenn

    Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Gotham; Reprint edition (March 3, 2009) ISBN-10: 1592404340 Source: Author Marjorie (Midge) Price always dreamed of painting in Paris.  In 1960 she did something that no twenty-eight year old woman should do: she bought … Continue reading →

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Review & Giveaway: Evil at Heart by Chelsea Cain

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Minotaur Books; 1 edition (September 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 0312368488 Source: Publisher Archie Sheridan was held captive and tortured by Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful and sexy serial killer who has haunted the citizens of Portland, OR for … Continue reading →

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Review: Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (April 7, 2010) ISBN-10: 0547069677 Source: Publisher Beth Southerns is a poor beggar woman who lives in Pendle Forest in Northern England. Desperate to keep her family fed, she draws from the folk … Continue reading →

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Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader: The Tighty Whitey Spider by Kenn Nesbitt

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky; Pap/Com edition (April 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 1402238339 Source: Publisher Summary: a collection of over dozens of humorous and outrageous poems about animals! The portion of this review listed in italics … Continue reading →

Posted in 8-12 years of age, Kid-lit, Kid-Lit/Middle Grade, Sourcebooks, Tales of A (Formerly) Reluctant Reader | Tagged , , | 16 Comments

Mini-Review: At Witt’s End by Beth Solheim

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 282 pages Publisher: Echelon Press (March 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 159080662X Source: Publisher Sadie Witt and her sister Jane run Witt’s End Resort in Minnesota.  But Witt’s End isn’t your typical resort.  Cabin fourteen is always occupied by a few ghosts … Continue reading →

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Review: Darling Jim by Christian Moerk

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (March 31, 2009) ISBN-10: 0805089470 Source: Purchased Three women are found dead in a home in a Dublin suburb.  They are identified as Moira Hegarty and her two nieces, Fiona and Róisín … Continue reading →

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Review: Pieces of Happily Ever After by Irene Zutell

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (September 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 0312540094 Source: SheKnows Alice Kirshall has a storybook life, or so it seems.  Her husband, Alex, a Hollywood entertainment lawyer signs on with a new client, actress Rose Maris. … Continue reading →

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Review: Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (March 30, 2010) ISBN-10: 0312581580 Source: Publisher Lily Woodward and the other citizens of Toccoa, Georgia are eagerly awaiting the return of the town’s soldiers from World War II.  To celebrate their return, … Continue reading →

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