The Little White Horse Add to Goodreads When orphaned young Maria Merryweather arrives at Moonacre Manor, she feels as if she’s entered Paradise. Her new guardian, her uncle Sir Benjamin, is kind and funny; the Manor itself feels like home right away; and every person and animal she meets is… Read more »
Categories: nonfiction; memoir; religion Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2012 Book Source: Public library I first came across Dr. Alexander and his near-death experience in an online article (which I can no longer locate), and was instantly intrigued. Years ago, I read Dr. Raymond A. Moody’s Life After Life, which was… Read more »
The Twelve Clues of Christmas Series: Her Royal Spyness #6 on Nov. 6, 2012 Pages: 311 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Heirs and Graces On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me—well, actually, my true love, Darcy O’Mara, is spending a feliz navidad tramping… Read more »
Gone West by Carola Dunn Series: Daisy Dalrymple #20 Published by Minotaur Books on January 17, 2012 Genres: British mystery, Cozy Mystery, Historical Mystery Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Anthem for Doomed Youth, Heirs of the Body, The Corpse at the… January 20, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★½
Jana Reiss’s Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray, and Still Loving My Neighbor was a Christmas gift from my parents. As soon as I saw the title, I knew I was going to like this book – and I do. With wry insight and down-to-earth… Read more »
Hounded Series: Iron Druid #1 on May 3, 2011 Pages: 292 Add to Goodreads Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed Irish… January 10, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★½
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Series: Kingkiller Chronicle Published by DAW Books on March 27, 2007 Genres: Fantasy Pages: 662 Format: Audiobook Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Told in Kvothe’s own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the… Read more »
Category: MG/YA Fantasy Series: The Chronicles of Kazam #1 Publication date: Oct. 2, 2012 (HC) Book source: Public library The Last Dragonslayer is a highly original fantasy chock-full of the sort of somewhat wacky humor that the British do so well. It’s light, easy to read, and a whole lot… Read more »
Wicked Autumn Published by Minotaur Books on September 13th, 2011 Genres: British mystery, Cozy Mystery Pages: 297 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads The first in a delightful series, Wicked Autumn sharply skewers the quintessential English village in… Read more »
Category: Historical fiction; YABook source: Public library A storm. Rain-lashed city streets. A flash of lightning. A scruffy lad sees a girl leap desperately from a horse-drawn carriage in a vain attempt to escape her captors. Can the lad stand by and let her be caught again? Of course not,… Read more »
