Category Archives: Review

Mini-Review: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Brian Keene

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Jenn

Pub. Date: January 2010 Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Company, Incorporated Format: Mass Market Paperback, 264pp ISBN: 0843960914 Source: Publisher Walden is your average small town. That is, until residents awoke to complete and total darkness, darkness that only covered the town … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror | 5 Comments

Review: A Dark Matter by Peter Straub

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Doubleday; 1 edition (February 9, 2010) ISBN-10: 038551638X Source: Publisher The year is 1966 in Madison, WI.  Four high school students Hootie Bly, Dilly Olson, Jason Boatman, and Eel Truax, become enamored by Spencer Mallon, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Doubleday, Horror | 8 Comments

Review & Giveaway: Home is Where the Wine Is by Laurie Perry

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: HCI; Original edition (February 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 075731368X Source: Publisher In her debut, Drunk, Divorced & Covered in Cat Hair, Laurie Perry gave people an inside look at her quirky life as a recently divorced woman.  … Continue reading →

Posted in blog tour, Women's Fiction | 12 Comments

Mini-Review: The Devil in Merrivale by Jackie Griffey

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Jenn

Paperback: 262 pages Publisher: Zumaya Enigma (January 4, 2010) ISBN-10: 1934841846 Source: Publisher While investigating a hostage scene at a local eatery, Sheriff Cas Larkin discovers the body of a local girl.  While investigating her death, he learns about a … Continue reading →

Posted in Mystery/Suspense | 3 Comments

Review: Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Jenn

  Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Amistad (January 5, 2010) ISBN-10: 006170654X Source: Author Wenchis set in the mid-19th century South.  It chronicles the tales of four slave women: Lizzy, Reenie, Sweet and Mawu, who all spend their summers with their masters … Continue reading →

Posted in blog tour, Historical Fiction | 14 Comments

Mini-Review & Giveaway: Blind Panic by Graham Masterton

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Jenn

The entire United States is suddenly hit by a surge of mass blindness.  No one is immune, not even the most powerful man in the country.  Thousands upon thousands are killed when planes fall from the sky and cars plunge … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Review | 10 Comments

Review: Intertwined, by Gena Showalter

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Jenn

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Harlequin (September 1, 2009) Source: Publisher Aden Stone isn’t your typical sixteen-year-old.  He’s not spending his time playing games on his Xbox 360.  He’s dealing with the four souls that share his … Continue reading →

Posted in Harlequin Teen, YA | 6 Comments

Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader: Episode One

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Jenn

Today I would like to tell you about the Black Lagoon Adventures #11: The Snow Day from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler. I picked this book because we had a blizzard right before Christmas, school was canceled, and winter … Continue reading →

Posted in 4-8 years of age, 7-10 years of age, Kid-Lit/Middle Grade, Tales of A (Formerly) Reluctant Reader | 25 Comments

Review: Snow Angels by James Thompson

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Jenn

Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult; 1 edition (January 7, 2010) ISBN: 0399156178 Source: Publisher   A Somalian immigrant is found brutally murdered in a cold, dark snow field in Finland.  The case is assigned to Kari Vaara, the lead … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Crime Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Penguin, Review, Thriller | 14 Comments

Book Spotlight: Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Jenn

Situated in the free state of Ohio, Tawawa House offers respite from the summer heat. A beautiful, inviting house surrounded by a dozen private cottages, the resort is favored by wealthy Southern white men who vacation there, accompanied by their … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Post, blog tour, Historical Fiction | 8 Comments