[amazon_link id=”0525954236″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Archetype Author : M. D. Waters Genre : Sci-fi, Dystopian Publisher : Dutton Pages: 384 Publish Date : February 4th, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 3.5/5 Emma Wade wakes up after an almost fatal accident in a top-notch medical facility, to the relief of […]
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Book Review : Archetype by M. D. Waters
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Posted in 2014, 3.5_star_rating, arc, books, dystopian, netgalley, penguin_books, romance, sci-fi, series, women |
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My Top 5 Books of 2013
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Posted in 2013, 2014, books, crime, dundurn, favorites, harlequin, historical, humor, lists, netgalley, penguin_books, random_house, recommended, romance, women, writers_coffee_shop |
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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 : Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman
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Posted in 2013, 3_star_rating, books, chick-lit, pamela_dorman_books, penguin_books, review, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0670025836″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Looking for Me Author : Beth Hoffman Genre : Chick-lit, Women’s Fiction Publisher : Pamela Dorman Books Pages : 354 Source : Publisher Rating : 3/5 Country girl Teddi Overman has a penchant for antiques. When her mother wants her to take up a “dependable” profession instead, Teddi […]
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Posted in 2013, 3.5_star_rating, arc, books, pamela_dorman_books, penguin_books, review, romance, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0670026611″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Girl You Left Behind Author : Jojo Moyes Genre : Romance Publisher : Pamela Dorman Books Pages : 369 Source : Publisher Rating : 3.5/5 The first half of the novel is Sophie’s story. Sophie is the wife of painter Edouard Lefevre, who has left to fight […]
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, contemporary, must read, pamela_dorman_books, penguin_books, review, romance, wit, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0143124544″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Me Before You Author : Jojo Moyes Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Pamela Dorman Books (Penguin) Pages : 369 Source : Publisher Rating : 4.2/5 Louisa Clark lives in a small English village and works at a local cafĂ©. When she loses her job she must find another […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Pastors’ Wives by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen (April 2013)
[amazon_link id=”0452298822″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Pastor’s Wives Author : Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Publisher : Plume Books Genre : Contemporary Fiction Pages : 359 Source : Publisher Rating : 3.5/5 Candace Green, Ginger Green and Ruthie matters are pastors’ wives. Their husbands work for the Greenleaf mega-church. Aaron Green is the senior pastor and […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Honey Thief by Najaf Mazari & Robert Hillman
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, culture and society, literature, penguin_books, vikingbooks |
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[amazon_link id=”B008EKMBD2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Honey Thief Author : Najaf Mazari, Robert Hillman Genre : Literary / Folklore Publisher : Viking Pages : 290 Source : Publisher Rating : 4/5 The Honey Thief is about the Hazara people of Afghanistan. My interest in this book was piqued when I remembered that Hassan, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Other Woman’s House by Sophie Hannah
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[amazon_link id=”0143121510″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Other Woman’s House Author : Sophie Hannah Genre : Mystery Publisher : Penguin Pages : 438 Source : Publisher Rating : 3.8/5 Catriona Louise Bowskill (aka Connie) and her husband Christian, or Kit, live in beautiful Melrose Cottage in Little Holling, Silsford. Late one night, when Connie […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna van Praag
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[amazon_link id=”067078463X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The House at the End of Hope Street Author : Menna van Praag Genre : Women’s Fiction Publisher : Pamela Dorman Books (Viking) Pages : 304 Source : Netgalley/Publisher Arc Rating  2.5/5 Unhappy Alba Ashby is drawn toward a house on the street. At the doorstep, she is […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Broken Harbor by Tana French
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Posted in 2012, 3.5_star_rating, arc, books, crime, mystery, penguin_books, viking_books |
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[amazon_link id=”0670023655″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Broken Harbor Author : Tana French Genre : Mystery/Thriller Publisher : Viking Pages : 450 Source : Publisher ARC Rating : 3.5/5 Broken Harbor features Detective Mike “Scorcher” Kennedy, who appeared in a minor role in Faithful Place – French continues to build upon her “connected” people stories. […]
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