The River of No Return Series: River of No Return #1 on April 23, 2013 Add to Goodreads In Bee Ridgway’s wonderfully imaginative debut novel, a man and a woman travel through time in a quest to bring down a secret society that controls the past and, thus, the future…. Read more »
Category: Book Reviews
Ten Reasons to Stay, by Sabrina Jeffries (advance review)
In “Ten Reasons to Stay,” previously published in the anthology The School for Heiresses, lessons go far beyond etiquette and needlepoint. Eliza Crenshawe’s lesson is to look before she leaps. But when she discovers that her new guardian plans to marry her off without so much as a Season, she… Read more »
Throw Out Fifty Things, by Gail Blanke (review)
Publisher’s description: “Our lives are so filled with junk from the past-from dried up tubes of glue to old grudges-that it’s a wonder we can get up in the morning,” exclaims motivator, best-selling author, columnist, and life coach Gail Blanke.“If you want to grow, you gotta let go,” is Blanke’s… Read more »
The Sweetest Dark, by Shana Abe (review)
The Sweetest Dark Series: Sweetest Dark #1 on April 2, 2013 Pages: 352 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Deepest Night For fans of Lauren Kate and Libba Bray, The Sweetest Dark is filled with thrilling romance, exciting adventure, and ancient magic. Shana Abé brilliantly captures the drama… Read more »
His Majesty’s Dragon, by Naomi Novik
His Majesty’s Dragon Series: Temeraire #1 on March 28, 2006 (paperback) Pages: 353 Add to Goodreads Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs… April 11, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★★★
The Wanderer (Thunder Point), by Robyn Carr (review)
The Wanderer by Robyn Carr Series: Thunder Point #1 Published by Harlequin MIRA on March 26, 2013 Genres: Contemporary Romance Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Newcomer, The Hero, The Chance, The Promise, The Homecoming, One Wish, A New Hope, Wildest Dreams Also by this author:… Read more »
Whose Body? (a Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery), by Dorothy Sayers (review)
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers Series: Lord Peter Wimsey #1 Published by Open Road Media on First publication: 1923. This edition: April 9, 2013 Genres: Mystery, British mystery Pages: 208 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: the publisher Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads In the debut mystery in Dorothy L…. Read more »
Crystal Cove, by Lisa Kleypas (review)
Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas Series: Friday Harbor #4 Published by St. Martin’s Press on February 5, 2013 Genres: Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Romance Format: Paperback Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor, Rainshadow Road, Dream Lake Also by this author: Christmas Eve… March 29, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 7 ★★★
Etiquette and Espionage, by Gail Carriger (review)
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger Series: Finishing School #1 Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on February 5th 2013 Genres: Steampunk, YA (Young Adult) Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Curtsies & Conspiracies, Waistcoats & Weaponry Also by this… Read more »
The Disappearing Spoon, by Sam Kean (guest review by Robin)
Category: Nonfiction; science Publisher: Little, Brown, & Company (2010) Book Source: Public library (audiobook) The Periodic Table is one of man’s crowning scientific achievements. But it’s also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon,… Read more »