[amazon_link id=”B00DACZTX8″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Last Clinic Author : Gary Gusick Genre : Mystery Publish Date : November 18th, 2013 Publisher : Alibi (Random House) Source : Netgalley/Publisher Rating 4.2/5 Reverend Jimmy Aldridge is a regular protestor outside the local women’s health clinic in the small town of Jackson, Missisipi. One day, […]
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Book Review : The Last Clinic by Gary Gusick
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, culture and society, mystery, random_house, recommended, review, women |
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Audiobook Review : A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
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Posted in 2013, 5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, culture and society, india, literature, must read, recommended, review |
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[amazon_link id=”140003065X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : A Fine Balance Author : Rohinton Mistry Narrator : John Lee Genre : Society/Culture Listening Length : 24 hours and 29 minutes Pages : 603 Rating : 5/5 “A Fine Balance” is quite a tome. I realized this when I tried to download it from the local library […]
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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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[amazon_link id=”0316098078″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Shaman Author : Kim Stanley Robinson Genre : Sci-fi/Anthropological Publisher : Orbit Publish date : September 3, 2013 Pages : 464 Source : Publisher/Netgalley Rating : 3.5/5 Loon is a young adolescent of the Wolf tribe in Ice Age times. We meet him as a young orphan, being […]
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 Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
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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 café. When she loses her job she must find another […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : A Murder in Passing by Mark de Castrique
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, crime, culture and society, mystery, netgalley, poisoned pen press, recommended, review |
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[amazon_link id=”1464201498″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Murder in Passing Author : Mark de Castrique Genre : Mystery Pages : 250 Publisher : Poisoned Pen Press Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 3.8/5 Detectives Sam Blackman and Nakayla Robertson haven’t had much luck with work; cases aren’t coming their way . To while away this time, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Painted Hands by Jennifer Zobair (June 2013)
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, culture and society, netgalley, religion, review, simon_schuster, south-asian, women |
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[amazon_link id=”1250027004″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Painted Hands Author : Jennifer Zobair Genre : South-Asian Fiction Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books (Macmillan) Pages : 336 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 3.8/5 Painted Hands is about three young women struggling with their life and religion. Zainab Mir, Amra Abbas and Rukan are three young […]
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