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Descent
by Tim Johnston

Predicting Instant Success! (11/3/2014)

Every once in a rare while a new book is written that fulfills every requirement a reader is looking for in a book. Tim Johnston has mastered that in penning "Descent". I cannot heap enough praise on this book. While reading it I was overcome with apprehension, sadness, …more

The Paris Winter
by Imogen Robertson

Left me cold (8/7/2014)

Right off the top upon seeing the cover of the book I was disappointed. I thought it was poorly done,,seemed like an airport quick buy for the long trip.
I admit it was with that attitude that I began the book. It started slowly with no real 'grab effect'..and I put it down …more

The Hollow Ground: A Novel
by Natalie S. Harnett

A book to remember...tell your friends (3/19/2014)

This is a book I could not put down. I have enjoyed hundreds of books but 'The Hollow Ground' will stand apart from previous reads in that the strength of the story and the spontaneous and profound understanding I felt with the narrator, Bridget, shook me to my core.
I …more

How the Light Gets In: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, #9
by Louise Penny

Merci beaucoup Mme Penny.. (7/10/2013)

I hesitated on the 'doorstep' of this novel before entering; having read all the previous Chief Inspector Gamache books I knew (or I thought I knew) what was in store. Ms Penny has over the years woven such a tapestry of characters leading to this new release and they are …more

Rage Against the Dying
by Becky Masterman

Certain to THRILL you! (12/31/2012)

To take a thought put forth early in the story...this book grabs you with both hands by the lapels and does not let go. I read this novel in two reading sessions, could have done it in one, but life got in the way.
The story line, suspense and pace of "Rage Against The Dying" …more

This Is How It Ends: A Novel
by Kathleen MacMahon

Extremes.. (11/26/2012)

You may wonder at my 4 rating for this book after reading what I think of the story. But we read to elicit emotion and this novel delivers that. I loved this book until the last 100 pages or so..absolutely enjoyed it. Then the end was so awful, so utterly devastating..that …more

The Edge of the Earth
by Christina Schwarz

It filled up my senses... (10/25/2012)

This novel taps into all sensory receptors. One can "feel" the sting of the ocean sprays and the driving rain. "Taste" the salt ever present in the air. The sweep of the powerful light searching the ocean for ships can be "seen" in the mind's eye. It also evokes emotions …more

Shine Shine Shine: A Novel
by Lydia Netzer

Worth the extra effort... (6/30/2012)

I stumbled and stalled initially...asking myself..:What is going on here?" I am not "getting" this..put the book down, pick it back up..then out of the blue..it became clear..a story with explosive clarity. A first novel by this author takes on a subject written about many …more

Afterwards: A Novel
by Rosamund Lupton

Afterwards (4/21/2012)

Moving at the speed of a runaway train, "Afterwards" propels the reader through an otherworld and a very real, painful reality brought about by an unthinkable act of destruction. Pulled by the emotional and physical thread invoked in her debut novel "Sister", Lupton brings …more

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