Archive for June, 2009
BOOK REVIEW: The Sorceress
The Sorceress by Michael Scott is a fantasy on the level of C.S. Lewis. All three of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series have not been afraid to delve into mythology, archeology, and folklore. The results are a book with momentum requiring no less than completely riveted attention. The Sorceress picks up with [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BOOK REVIEW: Last Light Over Carolina
Last Light Over Carolina by Mary Alice Monroe is a salty sea tale of Bud Morrison, a longtime captain of a shrimp boat, and his wife of over 30 years, Carolina Brailsford on the day he suffers a debilitating injury at sea. Over the course of the day, memories of Bud and Carolina reveal the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BOOK REVIEW: Words Unspoken
Words Unspoken by Elizabeth Musser is a multi-plot brilliant gem of a story that will keep you turning pages. The main plot concerns Lisa Randall who was planning on Ivy league college until a horrible automobile accident claims her mother’s life. The memory of this is preventing Lisa from being able to drive. She learns [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BOOK REVIEW: Gifts Of War
Gifts Of War by Mackenzie Ford is a love story that begins during the Christmas Truce of 1914. A German gives a British soldier a picture and an agreement is struck. Hal, the British soldier promises to find his enemies English girlfriend, Sam, and to let her know her fiancé is alive and thinking of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )BOOK REVIEW: Highland Obsession
I was looking forward to the heights of romance but did not expect to be enmeshed in the action, triumphs and tribulations of the main characters, yet with this book, that is exactly what happened. I eagerly await the sequel and not just for romances sake. Hike thee off to a book emporium and allow [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BOOK REVIEW: The Jewel Box
The Jewel Box by Anna Davis is an informative leap back through time to the year 1927. Diamond Sharp aka Grace Rutherford is a witty girl of the moment, or “it“ girl. She is flapper by night and career girl during the day. She gives us a window into what it was like to be [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BOOK REVIEW: Cemetery Dance
Cemetery Dance actually has nothing to do with cemeteries or dancing per se. It does, however, involve people being brutally murdered and then showing up from the dead to throw New York City into chaos. The lead characters are Lieutenant Vincent D’Agosta and Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast, Vincent’s charming foil. They are charged with solving [...]
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