The Gathering Storm by debut author Robin Bridges is more intricate than a Faberge egg. Russian mythology, courtly intrigue and just a hint of slow burn romance are deftly woven together in Katerina’s story, the first of a trilogy that left me desperately wanting the next book, The Unfailing Light.
Grave Mercy Robin LaFevers Book Review
March 29, 2012
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named April. She dreamed about castles and royalty. Then she went away to college where she learned that medieval people were actually kind of gross, but totally bad as. Instead of dreaming in bed, she’d day dream at her desk of relics and miracles and saints. […]
Bliss Kathryn Littlewood Book Review
March 26, 2012
At the Bliss family bakery, you can get cookies to help you sleep, love muffins or even truth cookies. You see, there’s a little bit of magic infused in each recipe and indeed, there’s magic in Kathryn Littlewood’s debut novel, Bliss. Calamity Falls seems to operate perfectly and some might say it’s the presence of […]
The Wicked And The Just J. Anderson Coats Book Review
March 23, 2012
If you are crazy for the past, The Wicked And The Just by J. Anderson Coats will set your history senses tingling. Taking place in medieval Wales, The Wicked And The Just is a magnificent read about two girls – one a stranger in a strange land, the other is a refugee in her own country after […]
The Edumacation Of Jay Baker Jay Clark Book Review
March 19, 2012
The Edumacation Of Jay Baker by Jay Clark is a young adult contemporary novel about a boy whose parents are divorcing and the effects of the divorce on him. Jay is an average freshman boy for the most part, he’s got a huge crush on his best friend Cameo Parnell, is running for student government […]
Everneath Brodi Ashton Book Review
March 14, 2012
When I read a book, I want to swept away and absorbed in someone else’s reality. Everneath by Brodi Ashton is the latest form of book crack to do this to me. While Everneath started a bit slowly, I was quickly caught up in Nikki Beckett’s story as she lives out her last six months on earth.