EXCITING NEWS: We’ll be working in conjunction with Lestat Book Coven, a very active FB fan group for Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, to celebrate the coming release of Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis. To help siphon our fervor for more intellectual purposes, we’ll be discussing for the next moth or so Anne Rice’s most…
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ThrillerFest Week:Review of “Warning Order” by Joshua Hood
Amazon/Barnes&Nobles/IndieBound/Goodreads While counting down till Thrillerfest this coming Friday, I decided to explore some new types of thrillers… I’ve never read this genre before,the genre of military thriller, though I absolutely love thrillers as a whole. These types of books excel in the craft of writing intense scenes, filled with just as much depth…
Interview with Barbara Taylor Bradford and Review of “The Cavendon Women”
After months of non-activity, I am finally prepared to sink back into blogging, and the return is accompanied by a special interview with NY Times bestselling writer, Barbara Taylor Bradford, well-known for her best-selling drama title “A Woman of Substance”
Review of “Until We Meet Again,” by: Renee Collins
Indiebound/Amazon/Barnes & Nobles Synopsis (Taken from Indiebound): Country clubs and garden parties. The last thing Cassandra wants is to spend the summer before her senior year marooned in a snooty Massachusetts shore town. Cass craves drama and adventure, which is hard when she just feels stuck. But when a dreamy stranger shows up on her…
Quirk Book’s Hilary Clinton Presidential Playset Blog Tour
Indiebound/Quirk Books/Amazon/Barnes & Nobles Going on sale this Tuesday 11/17, Quirk Book’s Hilary Clinton Presidential Playset includes the following: “t may not be an election year, but you can cast your vote early with the Hillary Rodham Clinton Presidential Playset! This fold-out book features replicas of the Oval Office and other White House locations, plus perforated paper dolls…
Review of Mark Segal’s “And Then I Danced-Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality”
Akashic Books/Indiebound/Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/ Synopsis, Taken from Akashic Books: On December 11, 1973, Mark Segal disrupted a live broadcast of the CBS Evening News when he sat on the desk directly between the camera and news anchor Walter Cronkite, yelling, “Gays protest CBS prejudice!” He was wrestled to the studio floor by the stagehands on…
Review of Tess Gerritsen’s “Playing With Fire”
Indiebound/Barnes & Nobles/Amazon/Books-A-Million Synopsis, Taken From IndieBound: A gripping standalone thriller by the “New York Times” bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series In a shadowy antiques shop in Rome, violinist Julia Ansdell happens upon a curious piece of music the “Incendio” waltz and is immediately entranced by its unusual composition. Full of passion,…
Review of Kate Morton’s “The Lake House”
Simon & Schuster/ IndieBound/Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/ Books-A-Million/Kobo Check out the following enticing synopsis of the book, provided by Simon & Schuster: From the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Secret Keeper and The Distant Hours, an intricately plotted, spellbinding new novel of heartstopping suspense and uncovered secrets. Living on her family’s idyllic…
Bibliophile’s Reverie Book Club: “Discovery of Witches” Discussion Post #2-Chapters 14-23
Be sure, if you haven’t already, to obtain a copy of Discovery of Witches from either Indiebound (independent book stores), Kobo, Barnes and Nobles, Amazon, or at your local library. Today, we’ll be mostly focusing our discussion on the philosophical/thematic nature of alchemy in of itself, and the components that interact and fuse together to have…
Review of Robert Galbraith’s (JK Rowling’s) Cuckoo’s Calling: Cormoran Strike Detective Series.
CONTEST ALERT: FANS OF JK ROWLING/ ROBERT GALBRAITH: CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR CRUCIAL GIVEAWAY/CONTEST DETAILS!! Indiebound/Amazon/Barnes &Nobles/Kobo/Libro FM I’m striving to keep reviews now under 500 words, please comment below on whether you like this shorter, though equally effective new review format. Synopsis, details taken from Libro.FM’s product detail…
Cormoran Strike- JK Rowling Twitter Contest #CareerofEvil
To celebrate Robert Galbraith’s (aka.JK Rowling) upcoming new mystery title, in the ongoing detective saga of Detective Cormoran Strike series, Career of Evil, we are going to feature a very fun contest, and you can find all the rules right below this little introductory bit. But know that a prize has not been finalized yet,…
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