Posts tagged with ‘Novels’
November 18, 2012
DELIGHTFULLY OVER-THE-TOP chick-lit confection is also a satire of celebrity culture with a touch of magic!
Grade: B PLUS
SEMI-CHARMED LIFE
St. Martin's/Griffin
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Humor, Novels, Women's Fiction
November 17, 2012
INGENIOUSLY PLOTTED, DEFTLY characterized novel follows a high-profile murder case and its impact on a family.
Grade: B PLUS
THE CHILD WHO...
Penguin
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels, Thriller
November 16, 2012
KEENLY OBSERVED, IMPECCABLY crafted cultural satire revolves around an expat writer and his would-be patrons.
Grade: B PLUS
MENAGE
Other Press
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels
November 14, 2012
MUTANT PSYCHICS BATTLE for control of a post-apocalyptic Earth and its space colony. Lots of action!
Grade: B MINUS
TERMINAL POINT: A STRYKERS SYNDICATE NOVEL
St. Martin's
2012
Tags: B Minus Reviews, Novels, Science Fiction, Thriller
November 12, 2012
DASHING HISTORICAL IS crammed a bit too full, with kinky sex and psychic powers atop court intrigue, battles.
Grade: B MINUS
THE GENERAL'S MISTRESS
Gallery Books
2012
Tags: B Minus Reviews, France, Historical Fiction, Novels, Paranormal
November 10, 2012
DELICATELY CRAFTED, GRIM little tales about a rural German town haunted by ghosts, by cruelty, and by the past.
Grade: B PLUS
YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE, YOUR CHILDREN ALL GONE
Penguin
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Germany, Novels, Paranormal
November 8, 2012
BACK TO THE TUDORS with Carolly Erickson for a lively novel about Catherine Howard, the 5th Mrs. Henry VIII.
Grade: SOLID B
THE UNFAITHFUL QUEEN: A NOVEL OF HENRY VIII'S FIFTH WIFE
St. Martin's
2012
Tags: Catherine Howard, England, Henry VIII, Historical Fiction, Novels, Solid B Reviews
November 7, 2012
A SURPRISING DEATH in a North Wales town is investigated by a manicurist sleuth. Interesting cozy, setting.
Grade: SOLID B
A SMALL HILL TO DIE ON: A PENNY BRANNIGAN MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012
Tags: Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews, Wales
November 6, 2012
LOVELY, SPARE PROSE tells the story of a gay Moroccan man wrestling with the ideas of Arab identity, culture.
Grade: B PLUS
AN ARAB MELANCHOLIA
Semiotext(e)/Smart Art
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Egypt, LGBTQ Interest, Middle East, Morocco, Novels
November 5, 2012
THE DEEP BOND BETWEEN humans and horses, and the beauty of Wyoming’s open spaces, both captured eloquently.
Grade: SOLID B
BOLETO
Graywolf Press
2012
Tags: Novels, Solid B Reviews