This comprises the fourth book I’ve been requested to review in the past few months. The author sent a lovely request to review both of her books, and based on details about her journalistic background on her author’s website, I had high hopes for a well-crafted story. Her blurb gives a particularly focused reference on … Review: Nightfall in Mogadishu
I debated whether to actually review this, since it touches on elements of spirituality some might find controversial, but there are a few points worth sharing that made me decide to move forward. I found this on Smashwords’ top 100 list and was curious that a book that self-categorized into the “visionary and mystical” realm … Review: Parallel Worlds: Nothing is as it seems
I first “met” Kait Nolan on Twitter, where she shares wry and self-deprecating tales of home and work life as well as gluten-free cooking experiments under her @kaitonlan handle. Based on reading her blogs, I had to assume she was at least a decent writer, but just hadn’t gotten around to reading one of her … Review: Red
It’s been almost exactly a week now since an eventful family celebration culminated in tragedy: My husband snapped his radius at the Whispering Straits PGA golf course as we took a breather from his niece’s wedding celebration. It’s one of those experiences that’s scary while it’s happening and silly in the retelling: He was walking … Expect the Unexpected
Amazon seems to have sussed out my penchant for urban fantasy tales, and therefore came to recommend “Angels’ Blood” on a recent browsing/purchasing binge… I’m glad the recommendation engine was smart enough to do so, because I thoroughly enjoyed the story. Nalini Singh is a new author to me, but seems to have taken as … Review: Angels’ Blood, A Guild Hunter Novel
I’ve been discovering that there is a whole, wide world of book bloggers out there in the past few months. This is pretty exciting to me, since typically my reading has been something done in solitude, and only rarely shared. Now I’ve discovered a blogger (hi, Parajunkee!) who is using a “Linky” tool to allow … Blog Hop
I won this short novel as part of a book give-away Katja, at Coffeemugged.net, ran as part of her Great Summer Read Giveaway. The premise spoke to me: A modern Canadian man whose sister is abducted in the wilds of Cambodia and the lengths he goes to retrieve her. The oblique angle of the story … Review: the Dream Weaver
Reading someone else’s memoir always puts me in a reflective space, so tonight I was inspired to go digging through some of the boxes that have followed me across the country and around the world. I discovered a journal I kept in 8th grade, and the literary arts magazine I edited my senior year in … Feeling Nostalgic
This comprises this second request I’ve received via my blog for a review, and I have to say this was a MUCH happier experience for me. The author’s representative gave me the option for either a mobi or PDF version, and was very professional generally. Then too, I have a soft spot for travel accounts, … Review: Orchids and Memories
I wanted to like this; it was the first invitation I’ve received via my blog to review a new, unknown (and indie!) author’s work. But it took me at least until 3/4ths the way through before the pay-off of dealing with characters who embody all that annoys me about the current crop of 20-somethings came … Review: Coffee at Little Angels
