The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith ISBN13: 9780446402415 Fiction/Thriller, 440 pages Grand Central Publishing an imprint of Hachette Book Group FTC Disclaimer: Book courtesy of the publisher Book summary from publisher’s website:Soviet Union, 1956. Stalin is dead, and a … Continue reading
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Edited with an Introduction by Pauline Nestor Preface by Lucasta Miller Fiction, 337 pages Penguin Classics, Penguin Books FTC Disclosure: Mine, all mine. Pfffft. This isn’t going to be in the usual format as I … Continue reading
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker Fiction, 341 pages Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group ISBN: 9780446194228 FTC Disclosure: Review copy courtesy of Newman Communications Instead of a summary or blurb, I offer the author’s own words … Continue reading
Skin Trade by Anita Blake Book 17 in the Vampire Hunter series Occult Fiction, 496 pages Berkley Publishing Group an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) I try to be open minded when it comes to reading books of … Continue reading
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho Translated from the Portuguese by Jull Costa Fiction, 191 pages Harper Collins Publishers Inspired by personal experience, Coelho brings us this novella which explores the perceptions of those with mental illness and those … Continue reading
Demons do exist. Those we imagine, and those that we struggle against when trying to maintain that sense of normalcy which is expected of us. Some demons come in the form of those who try to help us, telling us that Electric Shock Treatments, drugs, and even lobotomies are the only way to help us be free of what ails us.
But what if it is all a form of control, away to keep us all in line, to keep the status quo? Continue reading
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Fiction, 321 pages HarperCollins Books Review copy courtesy of Terra Communications Read Author Interview Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human … Continue reading
I wonder how many of us realize that some of our readers have not claimed their own little section of Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournal, etc. Here I share with you a review by a reader who does not blog in style we may be accustomed to. She is someone you may not be familiar with, but should know nonetheless. Continue reading
The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns by Elizabeth Leiknes ISBN: 978-1-890862-62-6 Fiction, 167 pages Bancroft Press Review copy courtesy of Bancroft Press Interview with author (a must read!) I have to relate how excited I was to learn that … Continue reading
Amigoland by Oscar Casares (2009) Scheduled publication date 08/10/2009 Fiction, 368 pages Little, Brown and Company Review copy courtesy of Hachette Book Group Elderly brothers, Don Fidencio and Don Celestino are stubborn and independent. However, for the older … Continue reading
Education and talent are two of the strongest themes running through this book. That which is learned, and that which is innate; both coming into conflict constantly. In making a living, in making a life, which is more important? Following your heart understanding you may never achieve the success you think you want, or what others expect of you? Or do you go for the brass ring, never feeling fully satisfied – or happy? Continue reading
The only reason I did not read it in one sitting is that this is a book that deserves one’s full attention. However, I could not restrain myself as I got closer to the end. In fact, I stayed up to four in the morning finishing the book as I simply could not put it down. Continue reading