[simpleazon-link asin="0312342519" locale="us"]Sideways: A Novel[/simpleazon-link] My rating: 3 of 5 stars Although I enjoyed the scenery and the wine-tastings, I didn't care for the self-absorbed Miles and the amoral Jack. There was too much foul language and too many rampant sexcapades for my taste. If you like buddy movies with a lot of drinking and debauchery, you may … [Read more...] about Book Review: Sideways by Rex Pickett
Book Review: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan
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Book Review: The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
[simpleazon-link asin="1400030382" locale="us"]The Piano Tuner[/simpleazon-link] My rating: 4 of 5 stars An atmospheric novel with vivid descriptions that treat all of the senses and bring the settings and time alive to the reader. Enchanting, mysterious characters with mystical tales and visions. This book brings to life a history and a culture that the reader would not … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
Life in the Palace Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Life in the Palace by Catherine Green “We need to talk,” Tal said. Then I knew it was going to go badly. ‘We need to talk’ is the conversational equivalent of walking into your basement without turning on the light, on a dark and stormy night, when a known psychopath is on the loose. You might as well cut to the chase and slit your own throat. Chloe Diaz assumed three … [Read more...] about Life in the Palace Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Gift of the Phoenix Book Blast and $25 Giveaway
Tour Schedule Gift of the Phoenix When three strangers are brought together by the discovery of a common enemy, they must fight to keep the magic of the Phoenix out of dangerous hands before their world is destroyed forever. The Three must learn to unite in spite of what separates them, and unlock the magic of three stones that seem to harm as much as they help. But uniting … [Read more...] about Gift of the Phoenix Book Blast and $25 Giveaway