Last week, I received The Night’s Dark Shade by Elena Maria Vidal for review.
A historical romance set in 13th century France, The Night’s Dark Shade is an engrossing tale about faith, honor, and courtly love.
In the wake of the loss of her family and her betrothed, Lady Raphaëlle finds herself thrust into a world [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘General Fiction’
December 22, 2009
A Question of Faith
December 16, 2009
Wuthering Heights
I’m a little early for the Brontë challenge, but I just couldn’t stop myself from reading Wuthering Heights now that I’m officially on holiday from school. This is one of those books that most everyone I know read in high school, but for one reason or other, we never read it for any of my [...]
December 15, 2009
Winds of change
I read Jack Hussey’s The Ghosts of Walden: Three Concord Stories for the Historical Novel Society Review; as my review will be part of the next newsletter, I decided to post a reaction here instead.
Set in 19th century Concord, Hussey re-imagines life around Walden as poets, philosophers, abolitionists, and suffragettes fight battles both personal and [...]
December 3, 2009
43rd Bookworms Carnival: Cupid & Psyche
While working on my master’s thesis, I became heavily immersed in mythology, fairy tales, and folklore. When Nymeth at things mean a lot announced that the 43rd Bookworms Carnival would be on mythologies and retellings, I knew that I had to participate.
One of the myths that I became particularly attached to was the story of [...]
November 29, 2009
Enchanting Pleasures
I have realized that if I am going to be a proper librarian, I need to be familiar with all manner of genres. With that in mind, I delved into the Romance section of my local Borders, had a mild panic attack, and fled. I’m exaggerating, but I honestly had no idea what to do [...]
November 28, 2009
Dirty Little Angels
Reading Chris Tusa’s Dirty Little Angels is like delving into a story by Flannery O’ Connor–the characters are flawed and corrupt, their world is rotten with moral decay, and they are looking for God in all the wrong places.
Hailey, a tenth-grader with more to worry about than math tests, is caught in the midst of [...]
November 22, 2009
Truly, Madly
This review is based on an ARC copy. I got my copy through Barnes & Noble’s First Look Book Club. This book will be released in February 2010.
Heather Webber’s Truly, Madly is a fast-paced, fun read with a dash of mystery and suspense thrown in for good measure.
Lucy Valentine, daughter of world-renowned matchmaker Oscar Valentine, [...]
November 19, 2009
An Echo in the Bone
Diana Gabaldon’s An Echo in the Bone has all the makings of what will surely become an epic–battles, revolution, life-changing experiences, death, treason, spies, sex, and more. This mighty tome continues the story of Jamie and Claire Fraser, soul mates who have a way of always getting into trouble.
The American Revolution is underway and Jamie [...]
November 11, 2009
with cherries on top
I was in the mood for a light, fun read this week, so I checked out Joanne Fluke’s Cherry Cheesecake Murder–a read as sweet as the desert after which it was named.
The little town of Lake Eden gets caught up in a blur of excitement when a famous Hollywood director decides to film on Main [...]
November 2, 2009
a mystery and a romance
Finished reading Anne Brontë’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall at long last. I picked this one up while browsing the shelves at the library and decided to give it a try. Other than Jane Eyre, I’d never read any of the Brontës (though Wuthering Heights has been on the TBR pile for a while).
Tenant is [...]
