Posts tagged with ‘B Plus Reviews’
February 7, 2013
GHANA’S PRESIDENT DELIGHTS, educates with a charming, insightful memoir about his country and its changes.
Grade: B PLUS
MY FIRST COUP D'ETAT: AND OTHER TRUE STORIES FROM THE LOST DECADES OF AFRICA
Bloomsbury USA
2012
Tags: Africa, B Plus Reviews, Ghana, History, Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Politics, Public Policy, Social and Cultural Commentary
February 5, 2013
A SHARP, QUICK-WITTED THIEF tells her story, from impoverished childhood through the London Blitz to motherhood.
Grade: B PLUS
LUCKY BUNNY
Harper Perennial
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Novels
February 4, 2013
MARVELOUS MEDIEVAL BATTLE yarn stars a knight who’s sly, brave, and just as moral a rogue as Cornwell’s Sharpe.
Grade: B PLUS
1356
HarperCollins
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Novels, Thriller
February 1, 2013
LIFE IN CUBA in the 70s and 80s, as captured in the diary of an intense young writer and artist. Fascinating.
Grade: B PLUS
EVERYONE LEAVES
Amazon Publishing
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Cuba, Cuban Writers, Latino and Latina Writers, Novels
January 30, 2013
ATMOSPHERIC PARANORMAL THRILLER mixes a noir detective, some seriously spooky bad guys, and vivid Maine details.
Grade: B PLUS
THE WRATH OF ANGELS: A CHARLIE PARKER THRILLER
Atria
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Novels, Thriller
January 29, 2013
HYPNOTICALLY ATMOSPHERIC NOVEL vividly limns pre-Revolutionary New York State, draws on history and legend. B PLUS
SEVEN LOCKS
Atria Books
2013
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews
January 28, 2013
HYPNOTICALLY ATMOSPHERIC NOVEL vividly limns pre-Revolutionary New York State, draws on history and legend.
Grade: B PLUS
SEVEN LOCKS
Atria
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Novels
January 26, 2013
HILARIOUSLY HAPLESS DETECTIVE Stanley Hastings is suspected of murder, semi-eptly hunts the real killer. Fun!
Grade: B PLUS
STAKEOUT: A STANLEY HASTINGS MYSTERY
Pegasus
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
January 25, 2013
ABSORBING BIOGRAPHY OF Oscar Wilde’s wife Constance reveals her as fascinating and talented in her own right.
Grade: B PLUS
CONSTANCE: THE TRAGIC AND SCANDALOUS LIFE OF MRS. OSCAR WILDE
Pegasus
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Biography, Non-Fiction, Women's Issues
January 21, 2013
THE CREATION OF BANGLADESH as seen from a child’s perspective. Deftly handled tale with flashes of sweet humor.
Grade: B PLUS
SCENES FROM EARLY LIFE
Faber and Faber
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Bangladesh, Historical Fiction, Novels, Pakistan