New this year is the Bite Size Book Review. Much smaller than my normal review it answers the three basic questions: Why did I read it? What did I think of it? Who should read it? I’m hoping it will help me knock out a bunch of reviews between now and the end of the year.… Continue reading Bite Size Book Reviews
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Hellfire & Damnation III by Connie Corcoran Wilson
Title: Hellfire & Damnation III Author: Connie Corcoran Wilson Publisher: Quad Cities’ Press Source: The author in exchange for an honest review As evidenced by the title, this book is the third short story collection in the Hellfire and Damnation series by Connie Corcoran Wilson. The unifying theme for the series is Dante’s nine circles of hell.… Continue reading Hellfire & Damnation III by Connie Corcoran Wilson
Lock In by John Scalzi
Title: Lock In Author: John Scalzi Publisher: Tor Source: Columbus Metropolitan Library Fifteen years from now, a new virus sweeps the globe. 95% of those afflicted experience nothing worse than fever and headaches. Four per cent suffer acute meningitis, creating the largest medical crisis in history. And one percent find themselves “locked inâ€â€”fully awake and… Continue reading Lock In by John Scalzi
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Title: Graceling Author: Kristin Cashore Publisher: Graphia Source: Columbus Metropolitan Library Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a… Continue reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Black Lake: A Novel by Johanna Lane
Title: Black Lake: A Novel Author: Johanna Lane Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Source: ARC from the publisher A debut novel about a family losing grip of its legacy: a majestic house on the cliffs of Ireland. The Campbells have lived happily at Dulough–an idyllic, rambling estate isolated on the Irish seaside–for generations. But upkeep… Continue reading Black Lake: A Novel by Johanna Lane
Her Loving Husband’s Curse by Meredith Allard
Title: Her Loving Husband’s Curse Author: Meredith Allard Publisher: Copperfield Press Source: Premier Virtual Author Book Tours in exchange for an honest review Her Loving Husband’s Curse is the second book in Meredith Allard’s Loving Husband Trilogy. It’s not necessary to have read the first book as Allard is adept at sprinkling bits and pieces of the… Continue reading Her Loving Husband’s Curse by Meredith Allard
Lowcountry Bribe by C. Hope Clark
Title: Lowcountry Bribe Author: C. Hope Clark Publisher: Bell Bridge Books Source: Personal Library A killer wants to make certain she buys the farm. Threats, a missing boss, a very dead co-worker, a high-level investigation and a sinister hog farmer: Lowcountry Ag Department manager Carolina Slade is a bean-counting civil servant in hot water. Carolina Slade… Continue reading Lowcountry Bribe by C. Hope Clark
The Borgia Betrayal by Sara Poole
Title: The Borgia Betrayal Author: Sara Poole Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Source: St. Martin’s Press in exchange for a review In the summer of 1493, Rodrigo Borgia, Alexander VI, has been pope for almost a year. Having played a crucial role in helping him ascend the chair of Saint Peter, Francesca, haunted by the shadows of… Continue reading The Borgia Betrayal by Sara Poole
Jana Bibi’s Excellent Fortunes by Betsy Woodman
Title: Jana Bibi’s Excellent Fortunes Author: Betsy Woodman Publisher: Henry Holt and Company Source: ARC from Henry Holt and Company From Henry Holt’s site: Meet Jana Bibi, a Scottish woman helping to save the small town in India she has grown to call home and the oddball characters she considers family Janet Laird’s life changed… Continue reading Jana Bibi’s Excellent Fortunes by Betsy Woodman
L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories
Title: L.A. Noir: The Collected Stories Author: Rockstar Games (Edited by Jonathan Santlofer) Publisher: Mulholland Books Source: Bought it! Rockstar Games has partnered with Mulholland Books to publish a collection of short fiction expanding the world of the newest groundbreaking achievement in storytelling: the interactive crime thriller L.A. Noire. 1940s Hollywood, murder, deception and mystery take… Continue reading L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories