I signed up for the Ho-Ho-Ho Read-at-hon sponsored by Kimba at Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Jennifer @ Bawdy Book Blog. The read-a-thon runs from Nov. 7 through Nov. 11, giving me just 5 days to read as many holiday-themed books as I can. My goal is to try to get… Read more »
Locked Rooms Series: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #8 on June 21, 2005 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Dreaming Spies, The Murder of Mary Russell, Locked Rooms, Riviera Gold, Mary Russell’s War: And Other Stories of Suspense, The Lantern’s Dance En route to San Francisco to settle her… Read more »
Earlier this year, I joined the Cruising thru the Cozies Reading Challenge sponsored by Yvonne at Socrates’ Book Reviews. My goal was to reach the Super Sleuth level, which meant I needed to read and review 13 or more cozy mysteries by the end of the year. Luckily, Yvonne left… Read more »
The Sunday Post is a meme sponsored by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. The last… Read more »
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: “One Way for an Indie Bookstore to Last? Put Women ‘First’” Chicago bookstore ‘Women… Read more »
I’ve signed up for the Clean out your E-reader Challenge hosted by Fantasy is More Fun and Because Reading is more fun. The focus of the challenge is ebook freebies, whether downloaded from a retailer like Amazon or received for review through NetGalley or Edelweiss. Pirated copies don’t count and… Read more »
Nerve by Dick Francis Published by Fawcett on February 12, 1987 (first published 1964) Genres: British mystery, Mystery Pages: 313 Format: Paperback Source: my personal collection Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Straight, Break In Dick Francis, the bestselling master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books to Read for Halloween. I’m at a bit of a disadvantage with this topic, because I really don’t like horror or creepy books as a general rule, but… Read more »
The Book of Life, the third book in Deborah Harkness’s All Souls Trilogy which began with A Discovery of Witches, will be published on July 25, 2014, in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom. The book will be available in hardback, e-book, and audiobook formats, and is now available… Read more »
Description: A high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother’s hometown. Ellen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmother’s dying wish–to find the hometown boy she once loved, and give him her last letter. Ellen leaves Manhattan and her Kennedy-esque fiance… Read more »
