April 23, 2012
HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL MAGIC-REALIST tale of 1920s Alaskan settlers and their wild, enigmatic foster daughter.
Grade: A MINUS
THE SNOW CHILD
Hachette/Reagan Arthur Books
2012
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Novels
April 22, 2012
THOUGHTFUL SPACE OPERA features anti-hero outsiders battling a mysterious, technologically superior alien ship.
Grade: SOLID B
FAITH
Night Shade Books
2012
Tags: Novels, Science Fiction, Solid B Reviews
April 20, 2012
CLEVERLY CONSTRUCTED HIGH-TECH thriller from the great Robert Harris; vivid characterizations, details shine.
Grade: B PLUS
THE FEAR INDEX
Knopf
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels, Suspense, Thriller
April 19, 2012
AMERICA’S MOST NEUROTIC private investigator, Izzy Spellman, returns in this wacky, delightful tale of intrigue.
Grade: B PLUS
TRAIL OF THE SPELLMANS (SPELLMAN FILES #5)
Simon & Schuster
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Humor, Mystery, Novels
April 18, 2012
CANDID, ENGAGING MEMOIR of gender transition from a travel writer, athlete, and yoga student is illuminating.
Grade: SOLID B
NINA HERE NOR THERE: MY JOURNEY BEYOND GENDER
Beacon Press
2011
Tags: LGBTQ Interest, Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews
April 17, 2012
THE LATEST MYSTERY (#10) for troubled savant NYC detective Mallory is her most intriguing (and upsetting) yet.
Grade: B PLUS
THE CHALK GIRL
Putnam
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
April 15, 2012
GRIM, TENSE POST-APOCALYPTIC thriller features a tough anti-heroine fighting for her life, and her child’s.
Grade: SOLID B
HORIZON (AN AFTERTIME NOVEL)
Luna Books
2012
Tags: Novels, Science Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Thriller
April 14, 2012
A COMPLEX FAMILY TALE spans four generations in the Chicago suburbs. Lots of heart, wit, candor, and insight.
Grade: B PLUS
LOVE AND SHAME AND LOVE
Little, Brown
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels