Posts tagged with ‘Novels’
August 16, 2012
WARM-HEARTED, WITTY, intricately woven tale of Arab Israelis linked by a chain of coincidence. Fresh, engaging!
Grade: B PLUS
SECOND PERSON SINGULAR
Grove Atlantic
2012
Tags: Arab Israeli Writers, B Plus Reviews, Israel, Novels
August 14, 2012
MARVELOUSLY SILLY SPACE saga stars a cranky interplanetary conqueror and his diabolical nemesis. Fun #beachread!
Grade: B PLUS
EMPEROR MOLLUSK VERSUS THE SINISTER BRAIN
Orbit
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Humor, Novels, Science Fiction
August 13, 2012
LUSH HISTORICAL NOVEL follows the career of a 19th century French courtesan, artists’ model, and survivor.
Grade: B PLUS
THE UNRULY PASSIONS OF EUGENIE R.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, France, Historical Fiction, Novels, Women's Fiction
August 12, 2012
A PERKY SOUTHERN SLEUTH goes undercover at a combination spa and psychics’ retreat. Alas, all too muddled.
Grade: C PLUS
BONEFIRE OF THE VANITIES: A SARAH BOOTH DELANEY MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012
Tags: C Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels, Paranormal
August 9, 2012
MARVELOUSLY ABSORBING SPACE opera, set in an artificial solar system. Lots of action! Last of 5 in a series.
Grade: B PLUS
ASHES OF CANDESCE: BOOK FIVE OF VIRGA
Tom Doherty Associates/Tor
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels, Science Fiction
August 8, 2012
“MIAMI’S OLDEST DETECTIVE,” 87-year-old Harry Lipkin, is the star of this witty, warmhearted gumshoe tale.
Grade: B PLUS
HARRY LIPKIN, PRIVATE EYE
Knopf
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
August 5, 2012
KEENLY DRAWN PORTRAIT of a mother pushed beyond rationality by the sudden death of her young daughter. Chilling!
Grade: B PLUS
WHATEVER YOU LOVE
Harper Perennial
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels
August 4, 2012
COMPLEX THRILLER TRACES an apocalyptic battle of angels and the plight of humans caught up in the struggle.
Grade: SOLID B
THE WATCHERS
Penguin/Blue Rider
2012
Tags: Fantasy, Novels, Solid B Reviews, Thriller
August 2, 2012
METICULOUSLY CRAFTED NOVEL explores the appeal of technology, difficulty of love in modern and Victorian times.
Grade: B PLUS
THE CHEMISTRY OF TEARS
Knopf
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Novels
July 30, 2012
DELIGHTFULLY CATTY TALE of two English journalists caught up in a clash of generations, feminisms, and ethics.
Grade: B PLUS
THE SPOILER
Knopf
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels