From the monthly archives: January 2008

On Romance Novels

By On January 21, 2008 · 2 Comments · In Uncategorized

I have started reading Romance Novels only a few months ago and already I am suffering the prejudice and misconceptions of the non-romance reader. My friends look at me and think I have gone nuts – “are you reading THIS?” “What happened to you, you used to have good taste”! I swear I thought my [...]

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Book Review: The Spymaster’s Lady

By On January 20, 2008 · 6 Comments · In 9 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: The Spymaster’s Lady

Author: Joanna Bourne

Review Number: 6

Genre: Romance

Stand alone or series: Stand Alone

Summary: Amazon.com says – She’s braved battlefields. She’s stolen dispatches from under the noses of heads of state. She’s played the worldly courtesan, the naive [...]

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Last Week at The Book Smugglers

By On January 19, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Uncategorized

We managed to review quite a few books. Had a good discussion about The Time Traveler’s Wife. Made new friends over at Ramblings on Romance and joined a crusade! All in all, a very good week indeed.

Books I got in the post: The Spymaster’s Lady (which I read and will be reviewing tomorrow); Wild [...]

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Cloverfield…A Warning!!!

By On January 18, 2008 · 3 Comments · In Uncategorized

I just got back from the theater after spending 90 minutes “watching” Cloverfield.

And I feel compelled to warn everyone about this…movie. I nearly yakked trying to watch the damned thing. The camera is handheld and inexpertly filmed for the entirety of the movie…which would be absolutely fine if it wasn’t [...]

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The Time Traveler’s Wife – Ana’s Review

By On January 18, 2008 · 4 Comments · In 5 Rated Books, Book of the Month, Book Reviews

Why did I read this book?: It was the chosen book of the month for our book club.

Review:

I start reading the book and I am immediately sucked into it. I find the first few chapters enchanting, the writing captivating and soon enough I am falling in love with the story of Henry, a [...]

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The Time Traveler’s Wife – Thea’s Review

By On January 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In 4 Rated Books, Book of the Month, Book Reviews

I guess I’ll begin with the regular spiel.

Why did I read this book?: I have heard a LOT about this book from multiple sources, and all the reviews have been positive. That said, this is not a book that typically I would pick up and read on my own, and when the opportunity arose [...]

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Book of the Month – The Time Traveler’s Wife

By On January 18, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Book of the Month, Book Reviews

Since Thea and I read different genres most of the time – Me, reading mostly Romance Novels and Thea reading mostly Sci-fi/Fantasy, although I can feel deep in my bones that she will turn into a voracious Romance reader very soon. I know that she loved Lord of Scoundrels, she just bought Dreaming of You [...]

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Book Review: The Rake

By On January 16, 2008 · 8 Comments · In 7 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: The Rake (Formerly The Rake and The Reformer – a better title I think)

Author: Mary Jo Putney

(beautiful cover *pats book adoringly* )

Review Number: 4

Genre: Romance – Regency

Stand alone or [...]

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Book Review: Iron Kissed

By On January 15, 2008 · 2 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson Series, Book 3)

Author: Patricia Briggs

Review Number: 4

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Fiction

Stand alone or series: Third (most recent) entry in the Mercy Thompson Series

Summary: (From amazon.com)
When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind [...]

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Theatre review: King Lear

By On January 15, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Uncategorized

Last Saturday I saw the very last performance of King Lear by the Royal Shakespeare Company with Sir Ian McKellen as Lear. I love Shakespeare. I always have. The man was pure genius. I have read a few of the plays but it is not as good as seeing them being performed on stage. And [...]

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