Book Review: Mercedes Lackey’s Gwenhwyfar: The White Spirit
A classic tale about King Arthur’s legendary queen.
Genre: fiction
Book Review: George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois’ Warriors
An anthology of twenty short stories about warriors from every genre — paranormal to historical, western to science fiction to…
Book Review: Jennifer Chiaverini’s Round Robin
Round Robin reunites readers with the Elm Creek Quilters in this poignant and heartwarming follow-up to The Quilter’s Apprentice, Jennifer Chiaverini’s acclaimed debut novel. “She chose green and blue for the colors of Elm Creek Manor. She chose blue for truth and green for new beginnings . . .”
Book Review: Jean Auel’s The Land of Painted Caves
Jean M. Auel brings the ice-age epic Earth’s Children series to an extraordinary conclusion. Ayla, one of the most remarkable and beloved heroines in contemporary fiction, continues to explore the world and the people around her with curiosity, insight, and above all, courage.
Book Review: Pip Granger’s No Peace for the Wicked
Peace, a beautiful sixteen-year-old part-Chinese girl and Bandy Bunion’s niece, has run away from school, and is taken in by Lizzy. But Peace goes missing a second time, and Lizzy must visit the seedy dock area in Limehouse.
Book Review: Jill A. Davis’ Girls’ Poker Night
I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Girls’ Poker Nightby Jill A. Davis chick lit that was published by Ballantine Books on February 3, 2004 and has 256 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon A standalone chick lit romance. My TakeThe focus here is on the wanna-don’wanna relationship with her editor, Michael. I almost stopped reading so many times in this book but, because I’m obsessive, I kept going hoping for something redeeming about it. I was right . . . thank god! About the last few chapters . . . well, not really chapters per se, more like entries in a journal . . . Ruby finally, for some reason, gets her act together and writes a very illuminating column. It is good. It made me wish that Davis had produced other columns. I did enjoy the alternative betting the girls indulged in; it was much more of a challenge to cough it up when your thoughts and feelings are on the line. Escaping an unwanted relationship in Boston, Ruby Capote takes a job as a columnist in New […]
Book Review: James Howe’s Return to Howliday Inn
The Monroe family pets return to Chateau Bow-Wow where some spooky goings-on serve as a distraction from the kennel’s poor food.
Book Review: Pip Granger’s The Widow Ginger
Charting the further misadventures of the characters from the acclaimed Not All Tarts Are Apple, Pip Granger’s newest story of London’s underworld shows her storytelling at its best.
Book Review: Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife
A funny, often poignant tale of boy meets girl with a twist: what if one of them couldn’t stop slipping in and out of time? Highly original and imaginative, this debut novel raises questions about life, love, and the effects of time on relationships.
Book Review: Pip Granger’s Not All Tarts are Apple
The dark alleyways of 1953 Soho, London, teem with crooks, fortunetellers, cardsharks, and ladies of the night. But all have a soft spot for Rosie, who has become the target of a plot.