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 ★★★★★
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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 »
Splintered, by A. G. Howard
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 »
Sea Glass Winter, by JoAnn Ross (review)
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 »
Spellbinding, by Maya Gold (review)
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 (review)
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 »