Seers of the Light Author: Jennifer DeLucyPublished: February 16, 2010Links: Goodreads, Omnific Publishing (Kindle edition is available)free eBook received for Review from Omnific Publishing Description: Lillian Hunt has never truly lived. Always sensing more to the world than is easily perceived, she fears that her instincts are stubborn flights of fancy, or worse, mental instability. […]
Sea Author: Heidi R. KlingPublished: June 10, 2010Links: Goodreads, Amazon (available as Kindle edition)Purchased book via Amazon Description: Haunted by recurring nightmares since her mother’s disappearance over the Indian ocean three years before, fifteen-year old California girl Sienna Jones reluctantly travels with her psychiatrist father’s volunteer team to six-months post-tsunami Indonesia where she meets the […]
Undead and Unfinished (Book 9 of the Queen Betsy series) Author: MaryJanice Davidson (website) Publisher: Berkley Hardcover (July 6, 2010) Amazon Inside Cover Description: There’s only one thing Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor hates more than the threat of hosting a traditional Thanksgiving dinner (after all, how traditional is her family?), and that’s trying to get […]
The Mermaid’s Mirror Author: L. K. MadiganPublication Planned: October 4, 2010Links: Goodreads, Amazon (NO Kindle edition is planned at the time of this review)free eBook received from NetGalley by reviewer Description: Lena has lived her whole life near the beach—walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the […]
There are times when I run across an author who’s style and imagination floor me leaving me in total awe. Recently, I read two novels by the author Laura Whitcomb The Fetch and A Certain Slant of Light. I was enthralled not only with the stories but with the author’s beautiful voice and style.This post […]
All Unquiet Things Author: Anna JarzabPublished: January 12, 2010Links: Goodreads, Amazon (available as Kindle edition)eAudio book borrowed from Library by reviewer/Purchased by reviewer Description: Carly: She was sweet. Smart. Self-destructive. She knew the secrets of Brighton Day School’s most privileged students. Secrets that got her killed. Neily: Dumped by Carly for a notorious bad boy, […]
Spooky Little Girl Author: Laurie NotaroPublication Date: April 13, 2010Publisher: Villard Book Description: Death is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. Coming home from a Hawaiian vacation with her best girlfriends, Lucy Fisher is stunned to find everything she owns tossed out on her front lawn, the locks changed, and her fiancé’s phone […]
My Fair LazyAuthor: Jen Lancaster (website, twitter)Publication Date: May 4, 2010Publisher: NAL Hardcover Book Description: It’s a JENaissance! The New York Times bestselling author of Pretty in Plaid gets her culture on. Readers have followed Jen Lancaster through job loss, sucky city living, weight loss attempts, and 1980s nostalgia. Now Jen chronicles her efforts to […]
I truly believe that this will be the most difficult review I’ve ever written. Because, it is easy to review a book you truly love and are excited about! But, writing about a book you didn’t enjoy so much is harder. I would, however, appreciate if you still stay here and hear me out. And […]
Dead in the Family Author: Charlaine Harris Publication Date: May 4, 2010 Publisher: Ace Hardcover Book Description (amazon.com): After enduring torture and the loss of loved ones during the brief but deadly Faery War, Sookie Stackhouse is hurt and she’s angry. Just about the only bright spot in her life is the love she thinks […]
The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1)Author: James DashnerPublication Date: October 6, 2009Publisher: Random House (Delacorte Press)Length: 374 pages Book Description: When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. He has no recollection of his parents, his home, or how he got where he is. His memory […]
Welcome to the first set of Mystery Book Exchange reviews!!! Woot! UYP and I are so excited to share our thoughts on the books we read for the challenge with you. So without further ado, we’ll get right to them. OutlanderAuthor: Diana GabaldonPublished: June 1991Links: Goodreads, Amazon (available as Kindle edition)Borrowed from library Description The […]
Author: Mitch AlbomGenre: FictionVendors: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders This is not a new book — it came out four years ago, in fact. So why am I reviewing it? Because I think we need its lessons today more than ever. Because no matter what creed you believe in, I think we all need a […]
