The pitch I was sent for The Queen of Palmyra by Minrose Gwin compared the book to The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Of course, I accepted. However, I would like to put this out there, I think that the comparison hinders The Queen of Palmyra. The only thing the two novels share is the same […]
Review of The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas
April 28, 2010
Y’all I am an Alexandre Dumas fan girl. If I could resurrect him and make him be my writer boyfriend, I totally would (sorry boo!). Last summer I read the unabridged Count of Monte Cristo translated by Robin Buss* over a period of two weeks. I am a generally fast reader, especially when I have […]
Review of The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride
April 27, 2010
The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride pertains to the aftermath of a tragic event, and what people do to deal with the wake of such an event. When Tessa was a little girl, her best friend was kidnapped. The story centers around Tessa during her junior year, if I remember correctly, forgive me if I […]
Review of Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
April 16, 2010
To be honest, I wasn’t very engaged with Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken at first. The story begins when this town on the outskirts of the kingdom receives it’s first rainstorm after many years of drought. Turns out some bad stuff is about to happen. Our lovely heroine Sydelle finds herself caught in the middle of this […]
Thoughts on Germinal by Emile Zola: The Classics Circuit
April 15, 2010
Ah, Germinal, I have such a fun history with you. When I hear your title, I am brought back to a bland history classroom. I think of 5th period, when I learned of world revolutions and plagues, not to mention royal family trees with so few branches. I think of AP Euro, with it’s mix […]
Review of I’ll Mature When I’m Dead: Dave Barry’s Amazing Tales of Adulthood by Dave Barry
April 14, 2010
One of the back cover blurbs on my ARC of I’ll Mature When I’m Dead by Dave Barry states that Dave Barry is “The funniest man in America.” Now, I am not quite sure I agree with that, although Barry is quite hilarious. I’m not quite sure how to describe I’ll Mature When I’m Dead, […]