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Review of Shades of Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novel (Kindle Edition)

January 24th, 2010 No comments
Shades of Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novel

I very much enjoyed the continuation of the series with Alex and Kade. The plot is well defined, with a nice change of scenery that takes us to Alaska The heroine is quite accomplished. The romance between them ignites very quickly annd yet feels true to the series. I enjoyed following up with Tegan, and [...]

Review of The Lovely Bones: Deluxe Edition (Paperback)

January 23rd, 2010 No comments
The Lovely Bones: Deluxe Edition

Reviewed by Tammy Petty Conrad for Reader Views (11/07)
This is one of those books I knew I should have already read. Everyone had been talking about it. I knew it would be a good read and worth the time, but somehow it hadn’t made it to the top of my pile on the nightstand. Besides, [...]

Review of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Hardcover)

January 20th, 2010 No comments
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet

Just as Tolkein’s “Lord of the Rings” is held up as the trilogy to which all fantasy trilogies are inevitably compared, I’ve little doubt that Larsson’s Millenium series will play that benchmark role for mystery thrillers over the next few decades.
“The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest” is an incredibly worthy successor to the previous [...]

Review of All God’s Creatures (Kindle Edition)

January 19th, 2010 No comments
All God

All God’s Creatures is a full fledged local color novel chock full of vivid characters, of both the two and four legged varieties.
The novel traces the life of Maggie McLain, the spunky woman vet.Masterfully written, All God’s Creatures weaves together a series of vignettes into a beautiful testament to the power of love, devotion and [...]

Review of Mossy Creek (Kindle Edition)

January 17th, 2010 No comments
Mossy Creek

Mossy Creek is as comfortable as a warm quilt on a cold autumn day. Funny, poignant, romantic and uplifting, this is a unique “collective novel” by six veteran women authors writing about the citizens of stubborn little Mossy Creek, Georgia (the mountain town whose motto is “Ain’t goin’ no where–and don’t want to.”)You’ll find a [...]

Review of Under the Dome: A Novel (Kindle Edition)

January 11th, 2010 No comments
Under the Dome: A Novel

A small New England town is suddenly, inexplicably cut off from the rest of the world, trapping a large cast of characters inside (or outside) a huge, clear dome. As the emergency escalates, various heroes (and villains) emerge to play a part in the drama. What is the dome? Why is it there? Will the [...]

Review of The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Kindle Edition)

January 7th, 2010 No comments
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Who hasn’t heard of Robin Hood and his merry band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest?In this book you meet them all – including the powerful Little John, courageous Will Scarlet, musical Allan a Dale, and sly Friar Tuck.Howard Pyle offers what is probably the most complete and best collection of Robin Hood tales.All the old [...]