Title: Cage of Stars Author: Jacquelyn Mitchard Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: August 2007 Paperback: 336 pages I picked this book up for 29 cents on the clearance rack at our local Borders. My husband and I had already been in the store for several hours with very little luck in finding anything we […]
Mmm…A Challenge!
August 26, 2010 by ·
I think I’m going to like this. I’m coming in on it a little late, but heck, this blog has only existed for a week. We’ll see how it goes!
The Last Child by John Hart
August 26, 2010 by ·
Title: The Last Child Author: John Hart Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: March 2009 Paperback: 432 pages Well! This was certainly more of an intense read than I anticipated. The prose was wonderful, the story complex, rich, and intriguing. Johnny Merrimon is the protagonist. He lives with his mother, Katherine, a once-beautiful soccer mom type, […]
Children of the Night by Dan Simmons
August 25, 2010 by ·
Title: Children of the Night Author: Dan Simmons Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: June 2003 Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages Set in post-Ceausescu Romania, this unique take on vampirism was most definitely a yummy read. I have an avid interest in genetics and an even more avid interest in Vampires (notice I capitalize the […]
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
August 22, 2010 by ·
Title: The Book of Lost Things Author: John Connolly Publisher: Washington Square Press Publication Date: October 2007 Paperback: 480 pages My husband requested this book on his Christmas list last year and being the loving devoted wife that I am, I bought it. Then I promptly forgot about it until he handed it to me […]
Mini-Reviews
August 22, 2010 by ·
Title: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Author: Anthony Bourdain Publisher: Ecco Publication Date: Updated edition (January 9, 2007) Paperback: 312 pages Racy, raunchy, ridiculously accurate, and a purely fun read. Anyone who has ever been in or around a restaurant kitchen for any length of time will recognize that Anthony Bourdain is speaking […]
The Passage by Justin Cronin
August 21, 2010 by ·
My darling friend Bree of 1girl2manybooks told me about this book, and I immediately had to have it. I adore a good post-apocalyptic story, and this one has VAMPIRES. Ok, so the author doesn’t call them Vampires, but whatever, they’re vampy enough. And they don’t sparkle. That’s enough to get my interest right there. (Can […]
The Watcher by Jeanne C. Stein
August 18, 2010 by ·
I’m not really sure what to say about this book. It wasn’t horrible, it wasn’t great, it was kind of just…fluff? The main character is Anna Strong, a recently-turned Vampire. It’s set in a high magic version of our world – San Diego, to be precise. There’s shape shifters, witches, and other things that “go […]
