Lust on the Rocks by Dianne Venetta My rating: 3 of 5 stars Some parts of this book were well done while others not so much. I thought the suspenseful scenes (like the near drowning episode) were very well-written. I felt the tension and the frustration of the characters. Other scenes like Vic and Sam eating lunch and flirting with each other were very dry. Though I was told … [Read more...] about Book Review: Lust on the Rocks by Diane Venetta
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Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Fault in Our Stars is profound in its unflinchingly honest portrayal of young people living with cancer. I was moved and my eyes were opened to an experience that is alien to me. The beauty of Green's writing is that he was able to tell the story of children and cancer without making a depressing book. It was tragic at times, but it was also sardonic, witty, romantic, and … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Book Review: Switched by Amanda Hocking
Switched starts off with a murderous mother and a scene that can't help but grab the reader's attention. I was immediately hooked. Occasionally, the book leans on overdone premises and cliches, but it also has a fresh idea in creating a world of trolls that are beautiful and powerful. Frankly, I was relieved to read a teen book that didn't involve vampires. The storytelling … [Read more...] about Book Review: Switched by Amanda Hocking
FIRST Wild Card Tour: Cherry Blossom Capers by Gina Conroy and others
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: Cherry Blossom Capers by Gina Conroy and others
Book Review: Sundial by C.F. Fruzzetti & M.I. Pearsall
Sundial by C.F. Fruzzetti My rating: 3 of 5 stars Sundial takes the reader back to the early eighties and the last vestiges of the Cold War, but it begins as a romance between two uniquely gifted and specially skilled teenagers. The book begins rather slowly. The reader is given clues that something major is going to happen and that these two teenagers, Reid and Whitney, will … [Read more...] about Book Review: Sundial by C.F. Fruzzetti & M.I. Pearsall