Monthly Archives: May 2009
Review: Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe, by Jennie Shortridge
Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe Jennie Shortridge Get it at Amazon >> When I first picked up Love and Biology… at Half Price Books, I thought it would be exactly the kind of read I was looking for. After all, it’s about a woman who flees her troubled marriage and goes … Continue reading
Coming Soon: Julie & Julia – the Movie!
I never formally reviewed Julie & Julia, by Julie Powell, but I’ve read it twice and recommended to friends who like to read and friends who like to cook. In fact, it inspired me to read Julia Child’s My Life in France, as well. I’ve been hearing murmurs about the upcoming movie for a while, … Continue reading
Booking through Thursday: Unreading
Booking through Thursday asks: Is there a book that you wish you could “unread”? One that you disliked so thoroughly you wish you could just forget that you ever read it? While I’m generally a fan of Neil Gaiman, his book American Gods, which many think is his seminal work, really disturbed me, and I’d … Continue reading
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Review: Justice Hall, by Laurie R. King
Justice Hall Laurie R. King Get it at Amazon >> My Holmes/Russell reading fest draws to a temporary close with Justice Hall, which, while much later than O Jerusalem in terms of internal chronology, is nonetheless a direct sequel. In this novel, Holmes and Russell are called to the aid of friends originally met in … Continue reading
Review: Dead and Gone, by Charlaine Harris
Dead and Gone Charlaine Harris Get it at Amazon >> In this, the ninth novel in the Sookie Stackhouse mysteries, and the second to take place post-Katrina (unlike the HBO series True Blood, which takes place entirely post-Katrina), we are given lots of big information that we didn’t have before, and we witness some huge … Continue reading
Review: Pretty in Plaid, by Jen Lancaster
Pretty in Plaid Jen Lancaster Get it at Amazon If reading Jen Lancaster’s last book, Such a Pretty Fat resulted in the loss of three pounds, without the use of weight loss pills, her most recent offering, Pretty in Plaid, led me to clean out my closet. Or at least, it would have, if I … Continue reading
Review: The Moor, by Laurie R. King
The Moor Laurie R. King Get it at Amazon >> My marathon of Laurie R. King’s Holmes and Russell series reached The Moor last night, and left it this morning. When I’m not sleeping, I’ve been reading, though mainly in fits and starts. In any case, this book is sort of a loose sequel to … Continue reading
Review: Best Intentions by Emily Listfield
Best Intentions Emily Listfield Get it at Amazon >> Lisa Barkley, PR representative with a stalled career, mother of two girls who attend private schools didn’t seem at first to be a character I would like when I cracked open Best Intentions, the new novel by Emily Listfield. I was wrong. She may have two … Continue reading
