Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia My rating: 3 of 5 stars Beautiful Creatures is a book for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider. The heroine of the story, Lena, has powers she doesn't understand and often cannot control. She's very beautiful, but doesn't fit in anywhere. Her presence is especially suspicious in a town where nothing ever changes and anyone different is … [Read more...] about Book Review: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
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Book Review: The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George
[simpleazon-image align="none" asin="0670012963" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51G6oS7qTiL._SL160_.jpg" width="106"] My rating: 4 of 5 stars The heavily wooded Whidbey Island is the perfect setting for this mystery. The characters all have secrets and are suspicious of one another. Rumors abound. The truth is elusive. Nothing is … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George
For Cat Lovers…Book Review: Cat Sayings;Wit and Wisdom from the Whiskered Ones
Cat Sayings is part of the Wit and Wisdom Series of BookCollaborative.com which has a goal of promoting artwork in books. Cat Sayings features 60 artists from 9 different countries paired with famous and not-so-famous quotes about cats. I enjoyed the original artwork and the pairings. I was also impressed that the book contained short biographies of the artists and … [Read more...] about For Cat Lovers…Book Review: Cat Sayings;Wit and Wisdom from the Whiskered Ones
FIRST Wild Card Tour: NIV Rock Solid Study Bible for Teens
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, … [Read more...] about FIRST Wild Card Tour: NIV Rock Solid Study Bible for Teens
Book Review: Mortal Fire by C.F. Dunn (Book 1 of The Secret of the Journal)
Mortal Fire by C.F. Dunn My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was drawn into this story almost immediately. The author created a setting and atmosphere that breathed tension and suspense. The danger was unknown and unseen, but palpable. The characters were well-formed for the most part and the romantic elements managed to be almost erotic without conflicting with Christian values. It … [Read more...] about Book Review: Mortal Fire by C.F. Dunn (Book 1 of The Secret of the Journal)