Honestly, The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt narrated by John Pruden is probably the worst audiobook that I have ever read thus far. I know I should have DNFed it, but I did like the beginning. Also, isn’t that cover completely fabulous? It’s very eyecatching. At first I thought Pruden was perfect for this western […]
Retro Friday Review: Sword-Dancer by Jennifer Roberson
June 3, 2011
Relatively few reviewers hold such sway that their recommendations cause me to drop my current book commitments in lieu of reading their latest reviewed book. Ya’ll Angie has that power. Combine this with a glowing review from See Michelle Read and I am done for – hook, line, and sinker. The book in question is […]
Book Review: My Dear I Wanted To Tell You: A Novel by Louisa Young
June 2, 2011
My Dear I wanted To Tell You: A Novel by Louisa Young is set in England during the World War One era. It opens with a young working class boy, Riley Purefoy, main character, befriending an upper class artist family, the Waveneys. Out of generosity, the Waveney family provide Riley with upper class schooling as […]
Book Review: Nine Rules To Break When Romancing A Rake by Sarah MacLean
May 24, 2011
I never actively DNFed Nine Rules To Break When Romancing A Rake by Sarah MacLean, I just couldn’t get into it, so I set it aside for several months. Around Christmastime I was in the mood for a romance novel, and thus made my second foray into the world of romance (the first was One […]
Retro Friday: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
May 20, 2011
Over the course of my lifetime, I think I will end up saying ‘I can’t believe I didn’t read this sooner’ quite a bit. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen is one of those reads. I remember picking it up and reading a few pages, because it was there, but I never continued it. […]
Book Review: Graveminder by Melissa Marr
May 19, 2011
Graveminder by Melissa Marr’s main character Rebekkah Barrow doesn’t like to be tied down. She moves from place to place and never gets involved in romantic entanglements. It would seem she is fated to live the life of a nomad. However, Rebekkah is called back to the one town, Claysville, that feels like home for her […]