CarrieK | October 31, 2009
It’s the first Sunday of the month, so time for a wrap-up of my reading for last month. (Links will take you to my reviews.)
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (review to come)
Classic Bible Storybook by Kenneth N. Taylor (read-aloud)
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (review to come)
The Dead of Night by John Marsden (review to [...]
CarrieK | October 31, 2009
Author links:
~ Jo-Jo at Jo-Jo Loves to Read has a guest post by Teri Coyne, author of The Last Bridge.
~ Amy at Steele on Entertainment has an interview with Chris Bohjalian, author of Skeletons at the Feast.
~ Beth Kephart at Huffington Post: Do Book Bloggers Make a Difference?
Reviews that have me adding to my to-read [...]
CarrieK | October 30, 2009
Title: Wicked Lovely
Author: Melissa Marr
Genre: YA fantasy, urban faery
Publisher: Harper Teen
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Print copy borrowed from my sister
First line: The Summer King knelt before her.
My sister Debra loves this urban faery series by Melissa Marr. She brought her copies of the first three books when she came to visit this past [...]
CarrieK | October 28, 2009
Title: The Financial Lives of Poets
Author: Jess Walter
Genre: Contemporary fiction
Publisher: Harper
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: TLC Book Tours
First line(s): – Here they are again – the bent boys, baked
and buzzed boys, wasted, red-eyed, dry-mouth
high boys, coursing narrow bright aisles
hunting food as high as they are, twitchy
hands wadding bills they spill
on the counter, so pleased [...]
CarrieK | October 28, 2009
Title: Dear Fatty
Author: Dawn French
Genre: Memoir
Publisher: Arrow Books
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Print copy that was a gift from a friend
First line: Dear You, Hello.
Dawn French’s memoir Dear Fatty was one of the treats Michelle brought back in her suitcase for me when she returned from England. We’re both fans of The Vicar of [...]
CarrieK | October 27, 2009
Title: The Watsons
Author: Jane Austen
Genre: Classic fiction
Publisher: Hesperus Classics
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Print copy that was a gift from a friend
First line: The first winter assembly in the town of D— in Surrey was to be held on Tuesday, 13th October and it was generally expected to be a very good one.
Oh, I [...]
CarrieK | October 27, 2009
Beside a Burning Sea by John Shors
The thought of this future kept Roger somewhat at ease, despite the cold, the other survivors, and the maddening ache within his skull. Drumming his fingers against his thigh, he continued to look out over the sea, continued to wonder where the ships were.
The Dead Of Night (The Tomorrow [...]
CarrieK | October 26, 2009
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