These three, small books fall somewhere in the intersection of artwork and fantasy, and are presented to the reader as a voyeuristic collection of the epistolary connection between Griffin Moss, an artist (independent post card designer) in England, and Sabine Strohem, an artist (stamp illustrator) on a remote island in the South Pacific. It’s something … Review: Griffin and Sabine – an Extraordinary Correspondence
As previously mentioned, the fifth book in this series ends with such a cliff-hanger I couldn’t not start the sixth book right away… And was told who it was, but also that it happened five months ago, and things really haven’t changed since then. It was a bit of a hair-pulling moment. Still. Evanovich managed … Review: Hot Six
After a bit of a breather on the Stephanie Plum novels, last night I needed to uncramp my brain after a taxing week, and I knew Evanovich’s fare would be just the right kind of brain candy: humor without much meat, and just what I needed for something that wouldn’t keep me up all night. … Review: High Five
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 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
To take a break from Stephanie Plum’s adventures, I betook myself to Victorian times today and read the latest of the Lady Julia Grey novels, The Dark Enquiry. I had been introduced to these by a former colleague last year, and was happy to see the latest one available for purchase as part of my … Review: The Dark Enquiry
It was a satisfying reading weekend: I got to immerse myself in big-hair, 80s, Trenton, New Jersey and its famous, fictional, dysfunctional anti-heroine Stephanie Plum. I’m starting to get vicarious heartburn from her frequent fast food and junk food binges, but at least with this installment we finally see a little action on the Joe … Review: Four to Score
I admit to being a little compulsive with getting into a given genre. But after how much I enjoyed Two for the Dough yesterday, I couldn’t NOT read the next one in the series… since it was handy. 😉 (Small side note here thanking my husband, acupuncturist Joe Cannariato, for his generosity with this year’s … Review: Three to Get Deadly
Strangely enough, I re-entered the world of mystery novels on the strength of another random Twitter conversation. I remembered Stephanie Plum fondly from five years ago, when I had read the first book in this series, as a wise-cracking, stubborn woman picking herself up from some unfortunate experiences (divorce and being laid off counting in … Review: Two for the Dough
