Monthly Archives: June 2010
Coming Soon
Sometimes I feel like I’m more likely to buy gold coins from a famous pirate than to ever catch up on book reviews. Upcoming reviews you should look for: The House on Oyster Creek, by Heidi Jon Schmidt The Way I See It, by Melissa Anderson Passage From England, by Frank Zajaczkowski The Blue Bistro, … Continue reading
Review: The Betrayal of the Blood Lily
The Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Willig Dutton Adult, 416 pages Get it at Amazon >> In the newest adventure in Lauren Willig’s “Pink Carnation” series, all about nineteenth-century British flower spies (the first of which, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, was an affectionate sequel to Baroness Orcy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel), … Continue reading
Booking Through Thursday: Now or Then
On Thursday, June 17th, Booking through Thursday asked: Do you prefer reading current books? Or older ones? Or outright old ones? (As in, yes, there’s a difference between a book from 10 years ago and, say, Charles Dickens or Plato.) I read a bit of everything, and go through cycles where I only want period … Continue reading
Review: Dead in the Family
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris Ace Hardcover, 320 pages Get it at Amazon >> Even though it’s been less than two weeks since I’ve read Charlaine Harris’ latest addition to the Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire Mystery series, I don’t remember much about it. I don’t mean that I didn’t enjoy it, because … Continue reading
Booking Through Thursday: Signature
On Thursday, June 10th, Booking through Thursday asked: Do signed copies excite you? Tempt you? Delight you? Or does it not matter to you? While there are a few authors of whom I am truly a fan, and not just a mere reader, I’m not the type to wait in line all night, so I … Continue reading
Booking through Thursday: Long and Short of It
Yet again, I am dreadfully late at responding to BTT. On Thursday, May 27th, Booking through Thursday asked: Which do you prefer? Short stories? Or full-length novels? In my world, having nothing to read is just as bad as not taking vitamins. I need to have a book or two near the tub, the toilet, … Continue reading
Review: Prairie Tale
Prairie Tale: a Memoir Melissa Gilbert Gallery, 384 pages Get it from Amazon >> I’ve been a fan of Melissa Gilbert ever since the first episode of “Little House of the Prairie” first aired, but I hadn’t realized she’d published her memoir until I saw it for sale among the souvenirs of “Little House on … Continue reading
Review: The God of the Hive
The God of the Hive Laurie R. King Bantam, 368 pages Get it from Amazon >> I’ve been a fan of Laurie R. King’s series about Mary Russell and her older husband, the legendary Sherlock Holmes, since the first book hit the stores, so of course, I had to have the latest adventure the very … Continue reading
Review: The House on First Street
The House on First Street: My New Orleans Story by Julia Reed Harper Perennial, 224 pages Get it at Amazon >> Julia Reed’s The House on First Street: My New Orleans Story may be her memoir of the renovation of the home she buys (across the street from Anne Rice’s old place) with her husband, … Continue reading
