Review of Murder of Crows by Edward Medina Available for the Kindle at Amazon.com Once upon a time has been reborn and re-engineered to perfection with the latest offering of Edward Medina. Murder of Crows is a classic waiting for the rest of the world to realize it. There is a lyrical quality to Medina’s …
Review of Lady Dorn by Sean Hayden Admittedly, I am a newbie to the Steampunk genre, but this novel blew me away. It isn't pretentious as some of the genre have been reported to be. In fact, it contained all the things that make a novel compelling; excellent character development, vivid imagery and twisty-turny plot …
Yep, no Friday book review. I fell short of my goal. Normally, I would be kicking myself and re-examining the last week so I could do better the next go round. With this failure however, I realize I set myself up with a task that was unrealistic. Yesterday, when I would have been finalizing the …
Review of The Hero Always Wins by Robert Eaton Never judge a book by its cover or by a really quick glance; initially the cover of Hero Always Wins reminded me of a romance novel, which is why it languished so long on the reading list. Oh, how wrong I was. It was the perfect …
Review of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith Sure, they know the old Honest Abe myth, however, this new incarnation of the Lincoln myth let's them see deeper into the real man. Knowing more about and getting to know the real man, one gains a better appreciation for his achievements, both personal and political; …
It has been a long time since a book has held me captive, curled and cuddled beneath my covers until its pages were through with my mind. Dusk and Summer by Joesph A. Pinto kept me prisoner this afternoon while I hungrily devoured every last sentence down to the final period. The novella published by …
Pride and Prejudice is the final installment in my Jane Austen commitment. It was the hardest to finish, but well worth it. As with all of her novels, there is an ever present quest for both the perfect match for the lovely female protagonist. True to its’ name, the marriage themes of the novel are …
A Review of Jane Austen's Emma Another novel of love, manners and courtship, but this time the protagonist has options; two to be exact. She can either find a husband or become a spinster. The early pages of the novel lead us to believe that Emma has chosen the later option because she does not …
Now that my living room is free of boxes (please notice, I didn't say the whole house), I am getting back into my regular routine. Next week, I will be posting my review of Emma by Jane Austen. It was nearly finished when my brain went on vacation. Soon after that Pride and Prejudice will …
Confession time. There was one Jane Austen novel that I was supposed to read in high school; Northanger Abbey. My English teacher suggested that for my senior research paper that I read it and compare it the Mysteries of Udolpho, which I was supposed to read as well. I did read that one, just didn't …
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