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 »
Category: YA fantasy Series: Splintered #1 Publisher: Amulet Books (Jan. 1, 2013) Book Source: Public Library This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that… Read more »
Category: Women’s fiction; romanceSeries: Shelter Bay #5 Publisher: Signet (Penguin Group), 2012 Book Source: Public library As an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist, Dillon Slater had one of the most dangerous jobs in the military. Now, he’s enjoying the pace of life in Shelter Bay, where he teaches high school physics…. Read more »
Description: There’s more than one way to be powerful . . . It is during a routine school project that Abby Silva — sixteen and nearly friendless — makes a startling discovery: She is descended from women who were accused of witchcraft back in 1600s Salem. And when Abby visits… Read more »
Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart on 1965 Genres: Romantic suspense Pages: 286 Format: Hardcover Source: my personal collection Add to Goodreads Also by this author: This Rough Magic, The Gabriel Hounds, Nine Coaches Waiting Review Well before there was Nora Roberts or Jayne Ann Krentz, there was Mary… Read more »
Valley of the Shadow by Carola Dunn Series: Cornish Mysteries #3 Published by Minotaur Books on December 11, 2012 Genres: British mystery, Cozy Mystery, Historical Mystery Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Anthem for Doomed Youth, Gone West, Heirs of the Body,… Read more »
Love Saves the Day by Gwen Cooper Published by Bantam on January 15, 2013 Genres: Fiction Pages: 336 Format: ARC Source: Goodreads giveaway Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Homer’s Odyssey From the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Homer’s Odyssey comes a tender, joyful,… Read more »
Dream Eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz Series: Dark Legacy #2 Published by Putnam on Jan. 8, 2013 Genres: Paranormal romantic suspense, Romantic suspense Pages: 325 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Copper Beach Also by this author: Copper Beach, River Road, Secret Sisters, Eye… Read more »
Mrs Queen Takes the Train on October 16, 2012 Pages: 374 Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads An absolute delight of a debut novel by William Kuhn (author of Reading Jackie: Her Autobiography in Books) Mrs Queen Takes the Train wittily imagines the kerfuffle that transpires when a bored Queen Elizabeth… February 15, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★★½
Cinder Series: Lunar Chronicles #1 on January 3, 2012 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Scarlet, Cress Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that… Read more »
