[amazon_link id=”0804139024″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Martian Author : Andy Weir Genre : Sci-fi Publisher : Crown (Random House) Pages: 385 Publish Date : February 11th, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 5/5 From the book blurb : Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first men […]
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Book Review : The Martian by Andy Weir
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Book Review : Golden State by Michelle Richmond
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Posted in 2014, 4_star_rating, arc, bantam, books, contemporary, netgalley, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0385343280″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Golden State Author : Michelle Richmond Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Bantam Pages: 304 Publish Date : February 4th, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 4.2/5 Dr. Julie Walker is in a tough situation. She needs to get to the VA hospital where her sister […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Alison’s Automotive Repair Manual by Brad Barkley
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Posted in 2014, 3_star_rating, arc, books, contemporary, humor, netgalley, romance, st_martins_press |
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[amazon_link id=”B000H2M7OI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Alison’s Automotive Repair Manual Author : Brad Barkley Genre : Contemporary Publisher : St. Martin’s Press Pages: 288 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 3/5 Alison Durst lives with her sister Sarah and brother-in-law Bill as she attempts to recover from the death of her husband […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Lake of Tears by Mary Logue (2014)
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[amazon_link id=”1440571503″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Lake of Tears Author : Mary Logue Genre : Mystery Publisher : Tyrus Books Pages: 208 Publish Date : January 1st, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 3/5 Lake of Tears is the 9th book of the Claire Watkins series. In this, Deputy Sheriff Watkins […]
Read the rest of this entry »My Top 5 Books of 2013
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[amazon_link id=”0143124544″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]I resolved to read at least 30 books in 2013, and I’ve read (or listened to) 39! Yay, Well Done Me, etc. etc. You have probably read my reviews on all of them here, on Goodreads and on my Facebook page 🙂 . In no particular order then, here are […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Corpse Flower by Gloria Ferris
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, dundurn, humor, mystery, netgalley, quirky |
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[amazon_link id=”1459707125″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Corpse Flower Author : Gloria Ferris Genre : Mystery Publisher : Dundurn Pages: 408 Publish Date : December 14th, 2013 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 4.2/5 Ex-socialite Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall was once married to attorney Mike Bains. Since then Mike has remarried and shafted Bliss […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Teatime For The Firefly by Shona Patel
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Posted in 2013, 4.5_star_rating, arc, books, culture and society, harlequin, historical, india, must read, netgalley, recommended, review, romance, south-asian, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0778315479″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Teatime for the firefly Author : Shona Patel Genre : Historical fiction/Romance Publisher : Harlequin MIRA Publish Date : September 24, 2013 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 4.5/5 Layla Roy is an orphan who’s been brought up by her progressive grandfather. An influential, well-read man, he is […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Impersonator by Mary Miley
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, crime, macmillan, mystery, netgalley, review, women |
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[amazon_link id=”1250028167″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Impersonator Author : Mary Miley Genre : Adventure/Mystery Publisher : Minotaur Books Publish date : September 17, 2013 Pages : 368 Source : Publisher/Netgalley Rating : 4/5 Leah Randall is a stage actress in vaudeville in the early 1900s. When she is mistaken for a heiress by […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book review : The Darwin Elevator by Jason Hough
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[amazon_link id=”0345537122″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Darwin Elevator Author : Jason M. Hough Genre : Sci-fi Publisher : Del Rey Pages : 496 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 4/5 In the first novel of a trilogy, Hough builds a futuristic, dystopian 23rd century world. Skyler Lukien is a space-age scavenger, setting off […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Village by Nikita Lalwani
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Posted in 2013, 3_star_rating, books, crime, culture and society, desi, india, literature, netgalley, random_house |
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[amazon_link id=”1400066492″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Village Author : Nikita Lalwani Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Pages : 256 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 3/5 This book has an interesting setup. Ray Bhullar is a film director with the BBC, in India to make a documentary about Ashwer, an open […]
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