I’m kind of ashamed to admit this, but I really liked The Da Vinci Code when it came out. So much so that I read Foucault’s Pendulum and Holy Blood, Holy Grail and even wrote a college paper on the Knights Templar. To say that I enjoy conspiracy theory is an understatement. You guys, I am SO glad […]
Second Fiddle Rosanne Parry Book Review
March 31, 2012
“If we had known it would eventually involve the KGB, the French National Police, and the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, we would have left that body in the river and called the Polizei like any normal German citizen; but we were Americans and addicted to solving other people’s problems, so naturally, we got involved.” […]
The Gathering Storm Robin Bridges Book Review
March 30, 2012
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.
Ready Player One Ernest Cline Book Review
March 22, 2012
I feel like Ernest Cline went through my brain and picked out all of the things I find to be cool and put them in Ready Player One: quests, video games, the 80s, David vs. Goliath, and the list goes on. If you want to read a book where upon closing it you think that […]
Digging To America Anne Tyler Book Review
March 17, 2012
Digging to America by Anne Tyler tells the story of two vastly different families whose lives are forever intertwined after they adopt two infant daughters from Korea. From their first chance meeting at the airport, the lives of the Iranian-American Sami and Ziba Yazman and the Caucasian upper class American Brad and Bitsy Donaldson are […]
Starters Lissa Price Book Review
March 12, 2012
Straight up, you can’t trust the elderly, this is an important life lesson I learned from Lissa Price’s exciting debut Starters. Like, I hate to compare books, but I feel like Starters might be 2012’s Divergent. The two books aren’t alike plot wise, but they both have that up all night quality. I mean, I […]