Posts tagged with ‘Novels’
January 9, 2012
STORY-WITHIN-A-STORY starts with a bang and ends with a whimper. Even Byron can’t make this novel sizzle!
Grade: B MINUS
CHILDISH LOVES
W. W. Norton
2011
Tags: B Minus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Literary History, Novels
January 8, 2012
EPIC HISTORICAL NOVEL with a magic realist touch takes in the Spanish Civil War, its origins and its aftermath.
Grade: SOLID B
BOOKS BURN BADLY
Random House
2011
Tags: Historical Fiction, Novels, Solid B Reviews, Spain
January 7, 2012
THOUGHTFUL, COMPLEX NOVEL traces a relationship from its start as a brief affair to the end of two marriages.
Grade: B PLUS
THE FORGOTTEN WALTZ
W. W. Norton
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels
January 5, 2012
THE LATEST DISCWORLD TALE! Delightful adventure, as Commander Sam Vimes takes on the cause of goblins’ rights.
Grade: B PLUS
SNUFF: A NOVEL OF DISCWORLD
HarperCollins
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Fantasy, Humor, Novels
January 3, 2012
VIVID, DREAMLIKE FANTASIA on race and culture in the US Southwest is strongest on landscape, weakest on plot.
Grade: B MINUS
RANDY LOPEZ GOES HOME
University of Oklahoma Press
2011
Tags: B Minus Reviews, Novels
January 1, 2012
HOLLYWOOD REALTOR TURNS sleuth with the help of her movie-star mom in a zippy debut mystery from Cheryl Crane.
Grade: B PLUS
THE BAD ALWAYS DIE TWICE
Kensington
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
December 30, 2011
JUICY COURT DRAMA revolves around the loves and hatreds of the young Louis XIV. Lots of detail and intrigue!
Grade: SOLID B
BEFORE VERSAILLES: A NOVEL OF LOUIS XIV
Crown
2011
Tags: France, Historical Fiction, Novels, Solid B Reviews
December 29, 2011
DREAMLIKE, GOTHIC TALE of time travel, paranormal powers, and a boy who misses his grandfather. Enchanting.
Grade: B PLUS
MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Quirk
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Fantasy, Novels, Science Fiction
December 28, 2011
PORTRAIT OF A MARRIAGE in crisis combines a breezy, humorous chick-lit style with unexpectedly deep insights.
Grade: SOLID B
THE PILE OF STUFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS
Grand Central
2011
Tags: Novels, Solid B Reviews, Women's Fiction
December 27, 2011
BEAUTIFULLY PACED AND CRAFTED steampunk Alt-Victorian adventure with lots of twists, turns, and technology.
Grade: B PLUS
THE IMMORALITY ENGINE: NEWBURY & HOBBES INVESTIGATION #3
Tor
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction