The good, the bad and the bookish

Biased, candid and subjective book reviews of whatever we happen to be reading

Wednesday, October 27

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

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Katniss has always been a survivor - after her father died and her mother withdrew almost to the point of catatonia, it was only her daring ...
Tuesday, October 26

Phil Rickman: The Chalice

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When a young aristocrat feels she is being ‘called’ home to Glastonbury she breaks her engagement and returns with a convoy of New Age compa...
Saturday, October 23

Out of the Deep I Cry - Julia Spencer-Fleming

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The past ripples through time to the present, wherever one is. When Clare Fergusson, Episcopal priest of Millers Kill, melting snow tricklin...
Thursday, October 21

Blindman's Bluff - Faye Kellerman

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Billionaire developer Guy Kaffey, his wife and four employees have been shot to death on Kaffey's compound; critically wounded is older ...
Wednesday, October 20

Laura Anne Gilman: Free Fall

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After the events of the last book in this series, Burning Bridges , the magical community is in disarray and the target of increasingly viol...
Saturday, October 16

Hollywood Hustle - Gordon Korman

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Vince Luca wants to be a director, but that's only part of the reason he chose to go to college in California - the other reason is to g...
Tuesday, October 12

Sammy Margo: The Good Sleep Guide

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From the back of the book- Increase your energy levels and banish fatigue from your life forever. Do you toss and turn at night? Do you find...
Monday, October 11

Fortune and Fate – Sharon Shinn

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The war against the crown was hard-fought, and won at a great price – King Baryn was slain, and his mystic daughter now leads Gillengaria. P...
Saturday, October 9

Enchanted Glass - Diana Wynne Jones

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Andrew Hope had always dimmly know his grandfather was a magician, but he'd never really thought about what would happen to his home and...
Wednesday, October 6

Carol Goodman: Arcadia Falls

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A young widow battling to make ends meet accepts a dream job at an exclusive arts school, a place where not only can she pursue her doctoral...
Monday, October 4

Michael Crichton - Pirate Latitudes

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Privateer Captain Charles Hunter has been hired by Jamaica's governor to explore the Mantaceros, an island fortress, where a treasure-la...
Sunday, October 3

oh my goth - Gena Showalter

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Though there are many types of Goth ("cemetery... Oriental, diva, dark fairy, Kindergoth, Egyptian... punk... vampire..."), they h...
Saturday, October 2

Killing Floor - Lee Child

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Former MP and army brat Jack Reacher's not long out of a down-sized military - after a lifetime of relentless travel nowhere feels like ...
Thursday, September 30

Beyond Heaving Bossoms - Sarah Wendell & Candy Tan

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A s is clear from a quick perusal of our blog, both Lynn and I enjoy romance novels, from the unquestionably Mills & Boon end throug...
Tuesday, September 28

Jacqueline Winspear: Maisie Dobbs

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In post war London an ex-army nurse sets herself up as a private detective. Her first case is a husband who suspects his wife of being unfai...
Monday, September 27

Undead and Unwelcome - MaryJanice Davidson

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Marc Spangler's become used to life with paranormal creatures, but he's becoming increasingly concerned about the Satanists coming t...
Thursday, September 23

Persuader - Lee Child

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Jack Reacher, former MP turned self-directed trouble shooter, happens to be unloading a van outside a New England college when he witnesses ...
Tuesday, September 21

Tobsha Learner: Soul

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When a geneticist researching a possible genetic basis for violence kills a man in self defence without compunction she begins to believe th...
Sunday, September 19

A Fountain Filled With Blood – Julia Spencer-Fleming

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Now aware of her mutual attraction with the married police chief of Millers Kill, New York, town Episcopal priest Clare Fergusson is conscio...
Friday, September 17

Passage – Connie Willis

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Joanna Lander is a psychologist investigating near-death experiences, a research field mired in pseudoscience and agenda. Located at Mercy G...
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