Reviews

I don’t normally read trendy vampire books.  That said, I was pressured, by one of my favorite people, to read these books.  She said, “now Rachel, I know these aren’t the type you would normally read, but they aren’t my normal smutty romance novels and I think you may actually really like them.  Please read [...]

Every once in a while, I run across a book that is able to evoke strong emotions – disgust, anger, empathy, sadness and joy. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford is one of these books. This is the story of heartbreak and tragedy, hope and joy. The [...]

Let’s play a little word association game for a minute: If I say the word Siberia, what do you think of?  For me, the words would be Cold, Desolate, Punishment.  I suspect for most of us, that’s what we conjure in our minds when we hear the word.
Not for the sixty year old narrator of [...]

The Twelve by William Gladstone, due to hit the market in September, is a book about a man named Max and what might possibly happen on December 12, 2012 and how it will happen. Its not really clear what will happen in the book if Max doesn’t succeed in his mission, but my understanding is [...]

If you remember, I put the first of Stieg Larsson’s books, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, on the top of my best books of 2009 list in February.  I loved it, I couldn’t get enough of it, and was thrilled to get a review copy of The Girl Who Played with Fire several months [...]