Book Review: Cindy Gerard’s Taking Fire
Played for a fool six years ago, former Spec Ops Bobby Taggart is furious to discover the sexy war correspondent again in Oman, just before that bomb goes off.
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Book Review: Rachel Caine’s Ink and Bone
History is re-written in a world where the Great Library of Alexandria survived to emerge ruthless and powerful with the personal ownership of books expressly forbidden.
Book Review: Maurice Sendak’s Bumble-Ardy
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 Bumble-Ardyby Maurice Sendak fantasy, picture book in Hardcover edition that was published by HarperCollins on April 5, 2013 and has 40 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Where the Wild Things Are, Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months, In the Night KitchenOriginally an animated Sesame Street animated short created by Maurice Sendak and Jim Henson, it’s the first all-Sendak story since his last story, Outside Over There in 1981. My Take The introducing pages are cute with the soft pastel graphics Sendak has created. I especially enjoyed the one in which Bumble-Ardy is exploding out of a calendar with that “well” *grin*. I’m also enjoying the rhythm and rhyme of the story. Be warned, there is a rather gruesome explanation of why Bumble-Ardy hasn’t had a birthday party for the previous eight years. Yum! You absolutely MUST read all the signs the characters carry or wear. And it’s definitely, oh, yes, most definitely a great opportunity […]
Book Review: J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two
While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted.
Book Review: Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg’s The Pursuit
Nick and Kate have to mount the most daring, risky, and audacious con they’ve ever attempted to save a major U.S. city from a catastrophe of epic proportions.
Book Review: Darynda Jones’ The Curse of Tenth Grave
Part-time PI and full-time grim reaper, Charley Davidson must track down three malevolent gods intent on murdering Beep. One problem? One of the three stole her heart.
Book Review: Donna Andrews’ Die Like an Eagle
It’s an eye-opening experience when Meg and Michael volunteer to help their twin sons’ youth baseball team, and Meg is tangling with Biff Brown on two fronts.
Book Review: Kathy Henderson’s And the Good Brown Earth
A patient Gram and her spirited grandson follow the cycle of the seasons as they savor the shared joy of growing things.
Book Review: Chloe Neill’s The Sight
It’s a battle for the city of New Orleans when a dangerous cult rises up, and it’ll take every decent man and woman to step up and protect their city.
Book Review: Naomi Novik’s Black Powder War
Receiving new orders, Captain Laurence, Temeraire, and the remaining crew travel the Silk Road to pick up the promised eggs and help the Prussians battle Napoleon.