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 »
Category: Book Reviews
My Kind of Christmas (Virgin River #20), by Robyn Carr
My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr Series: Virgin River #20 Published by Harlequin MIRA on October 23rd, 2012 Genres: Contemporary Romance, Holiday Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads Also in this series: ‘Tis the Season Also by this author: The Wanderer, The Newcomer, The Hero,… Read more »
The Island Horse, by Susan Hughes (review)
Category: Children’s fiction (grades 2-5) Publication date: March 1, 2012 Book source: Publisher review copy through NetGalley The Island Horse evokes the works of Marguerite Henry, particularly Misty of Chincoteague, although the reading level is simpler and aimed at younger children. The book is set in the 1800s on Canada’s… Read more »
The Man Who Saved the Whooping Crane, by Kathleen Kaska (review)
The Man Who Saved the Whooping Crane by Kathleen Kaska Published by University Press of Florida on September 16th 2012 Genres: Nature Pages: 224 Format: ARC Source: the publisher Millions of people know a little bit about efforts to save the whooping crane… But few realize that in the spring… Read more »
Princess Academy: Palace of Stone, by Shannon Hale (review)
Princess Academy: Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale Series: Princess Academy #2 Published by Bloomsbury USA Children’s on August 21st 2012 Genres: Fantasy, MG Books, YA (Young Adult) Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters Also by this author: Princess… Read more »
Better Than Chocolate, by Sheila Roberts (review)
Category: Contemporary RomanceSeries: Life in Icicle Falls #1Book Source: ARC from the publisher Sweet Dreams Chocolate Company has been in the Sterling family for generations, ever since Great-Grandma Rose literally dreamed up her first fabulous recipe. But now it looks as if they’re about to lose Sweet Dreams to the… Read more »
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax, by Dorothy Gilman (audiobook review)
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman Series: Mrs. Pollifax #2 Published by Recorded Books on 1989 (book first published by Fawcett, December 1, 1970) Genres: Cozy Mystery, Espionage Format: Audiobook Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads Also by this… September 26, 2012 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★½
Libriomancer, by Jim C. Hines (review)
Libriomancer Series: Magic Ex Libris #1 on August 7th 2012 Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Codex Born Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. Libriomancers are gifted with the ability to magically reach… Read more »
Seraphina, by Rachel Hartman (review)
Seraphina Series: Seraphina #1 on July 2012 Pages: 499 Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop Add to Goodreads Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape, dragons attend court as ambassadors, and lend their rational,… Read more »
Tour & Interview: Return to Willow Lake, by Susan Wiggs
Return To Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs Series: Lakeshore Chronicles #9 Published by Harlequin MIRA Genres: Contemporary Romance Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Starlight on Willow Lake Also by this author: The Apple Orchard, The Beekeeper’s Ball, Starlight on Willow Lake,… Read more »