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This review is apart of the TBR Challenge 2010 that was established to help readers focus on those buried treasure reads that they’ve yet to discover from their massive tbr piles. The following review was submitted by fellow reader, Senetra. Please, make sure to visit the other participants in the challenge.
Kathryn Shay’s The Wrong Man […]
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Continue Reading The Devil’s Star (Random House UK) by Jo Nesbø and translated by Don Bartlett, is the third book in the Harry Hole series set in Oslo, Norway.
What can I say? I love this series. For crime fiction fans looking for something new, this series serves up more than just your typical police procedural.
“The Devil’s Star” […]
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Continue ReadingI purchased my first Shelly Laurenston book, Pack Challenge in early 2007, after someone on a blog or board mentioned it as a good shifter story. Sadly, I didn’t read it for over a year because I always had another book I wanted to read more.
Once I got into the mood for a shifter story, I read “Pack Challenge” and immediately purchased […]
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Continue ReadingTHE REDEEMER (Harry Hole No.4) by Jo Nesbø and translated by Don Bartlett is apart of a series and is published by Random House (UK).
Norwegian crime novelist Jo Nesbø has penned another page-turner. This man is simply brilliant when it comes to plotting and characterizations.
There’s not one boring scene in his books. None. Nada. Nesbø‘s […]
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Continue ReadingThen Comes Seduction (2009) by Mary Balogh, the second entry in this five part series featuring “the Huxtables.” This guest review was submitted by fellow reader, Senetra.
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I read a preview of this book at the end of the previous book in the series, and based on it and the plot description, I was not too sure of […]
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Continue ReadingBone Crossed (2009) by Patricia Briggs is the fourth book in the Mercy Thompson series. Werewolves, fae, vampires and other hidden creatures live among humans or so says Mercy, the narrator of this series. By the way, I’ll try not to spoil it for you if you haven’t started this series yet.
Mercy is a shape shifter or […]
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Continue ReadingAlias comic book series ran from 2002–2004 and was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis. The artwork is by Michael Gaydos and the publisher is Marvel Comics.
Alias: Volume 1 contains issues 1 to 9. Alias is available in hardcover and paperback at your favorite retailer. Alias is the first imprint from the Marvel MAX line (for explicit content).
Jessica Jones is a reclusive, chain-smoking, down on her […]
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Continue ReadingMystic River (2003) by Dennis Lehane is set in the author’s hometown of Boston. It is a poignant and emotionally moving story that cleverly disguises itself as a police procedural.
In fact, the story is told in third person and seems to be more of a character driven crime novel. One of the best I’ve read.
The story introduces […]
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Continue ReadingThere are so few well written, no — smartly written romantic suspense novels today. I’d be hard pressed to list you ten. I don’t mean to be dismissive but romantic suspense is my least favorite genre because they are almost always unoriginal with characters who do not speak or act to their stated potentials.
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Continue ReadingFractured (2008) by Karin Slaughter is the sequel to last year’s, Triptych, featuring Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
The story is set in Atlanta and the narrative is told in third person.
The opening of the story shoots off like a pistol. A mother comes home to find her daughter dead and the […]
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Continue ReadingThe Quickie [AUDIOBOOK] [UNABRIDGED] (Audio CD) by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Authors), Mary Stuart Masterson (Reader)- Hachette Audio (2007). Here is the synopsis:
When Lauren Stillwell discovers her husband leaving a hotel room with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But while she’s sneaking around, her husband is hatching a plan […]
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Continue ReadingThe Serpent’s Tale (2008) by Ariana Franklin is the follow-up to last year’s Mistress of the Art of Death. The third person narrative follows forensic investigator Dr. Adelia Aguilar, whose job it is to unearth the clues that only “the mistress of the art of death” can decipher.
The stories are set in medieval times […]
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Continue ReadingThe Virtu (2006) by Sarah Monette is dark fantasy at its best. It is the second book in a series of three total so far. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough and I didn’t want this story to end. I was just fully engaged from start to finish. No matter how much I may gush and gush […]
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