Book Review: Jaci Burton’s Fall Fury
Feisty Shannon Storm is ticked at the arrival of Max Devlin, a hotshot PR guru, who intends to set down his own roots…if he finds the woman who can handle his secrets.
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Book Review: Patricia A. McKillip’s Song for the Basilisk
I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Song for the Basiliskby Patricia A. McKillip fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Ace Books on December 1, 1999 and has 320 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Solstice Wood, In the Forests of Serre, The Bards of Bone Plain, Ombria in Shadow, Alphabet of Thorn, Od Magic, Harrowing the Dragon, Wonders of the Invisible World, Kingfisher, Winter RoseA fairy tale for adults…and, no! I don’t mean sex. In 2009, Song for the Basilisk was nominated for the Tähtifantasia Award, and in 1999, it was nominated for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature. My Take A typical McKillip with its lilting, poetic, jewel-like phrases richly packed with tension and description. My one issue with this story is that McKillip keeps skipping chunks. I spent more time than I wanted trying to figure out what was happening in various parts of the story. I was also irritated with how stupid Hexel was in his final opera. […]
Book Review: Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe’s Escape: Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign
Only Capt Richard Sharpe and a land wasted and stripped of food stands between Napoleon’s mighty army and the conquest of Portugal. Can they prevail against treachery?
Book Review: Maya Banks’ Red-Hot Summer
Four red-hot stories from four authors about men who are really good with their hands, hot Navy SEALS, and a very frustrated hunky sheriff.
Book Review: Ken Bruen’s The McDead
Just out of prison, Tommy Logan is making a name for himself with the help of his hurley. His latest target is Tony Roberts, brother to one of the meanest cops in London.
Book Review: Jaye Wells’ Red-Headed Stepchild
A mixed-blood outcast, Sabina Kane can only be an assassin. When her latest mission threatens the fragile peace between both sides of her nature, she must choose which side she’s on.
Book Review: Shannon K. Butcher’s Living on the Edge
Follow the loves and lethal lives of a group of hardened mercenaries who are Living on the Edge and beyond…
Book Review: Richelle Mead’s Blood Promise
Everything’s at stake—and worlds away from St. Vladimir’s—where Rose must find the strength to destroy Dimitri? Or, will she sacrifice herself for a chance at eternal love?
Book Review: John Flanagan’s The Outcasts
Young outcasts of the village are tossed into a team. It’s seafaring adventure and epic battle as the boys learn to work as a brotherband to defeat the bullies.
Book Review: J.R. Ward as Jessica Bird’s Leaping Hearts
A. J. Sutherland spends a small fortune on a horse with a wild reputation, and is forced to sacrifice her position at her family’s stables to keep him. She plans to ride him in the biggest event of the show jumping season — and she knows she can win. But she must rely on a stranger to help her: a man who makes her heart pound, her head spin . . . and who just happens to be a legend in equestrian circles.