Another Sunday, another stash! And we kick this one off with a HUGE thank you to a fellow blogger. CJ, I am talking to you!!! She gave me an award!! The Little CJ Award CJ and her mini-me Little…
May 2009
Since we finished covering Season 5 of LOST last weekend, we didn’t know how to fill in our now sadly empty Saturdays. Well, in order to console ourselves – and you too, dear readers of course! – we’re holding…
Title: Santa Olivia Author: Jacqueline Carey Genre: Urban/Contemporary Fantasy Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: May 2009 Paperback: 352 pages Stand alone or series: A stand alone novel that can be read on its own, however a sequel is…
Title: Frederica Author: Georgette Heyer Genre: Romance – Regency Publisher:Sourcebooks Casablanca Publishing Date:Reprint edition – January 1, 2009 Paperback:448 pages Stand Alone or series: Stand alone Summary: When Frederica brings her younger siblings to London determined to secure a…
Guest Dare: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Welcome to our May Guest Dare. The Guest Dare is a Monthly feature in which we “dare” guest reviewers to read & review books outside of their comfort zones. This month’s victim guest is our good friend Harry from…
So, even though Terminator: Salvation was a total bust, blockbuster season is far from being over. Here are a few films Ana and I cannot wait to check out: Up Release Date: May 29, 2009 I don’t care what…
Title: Flood Author: Stephen Baxter Genre: Speculative Fiction, Apocalyptic Fiction Publisher: Roc Publication Date: May 2009 Hardcover: 490 pages Stand Alone or Series: Book 1 in a duology. Why did I read this book: We were offered a review…
Title: Black and White Author: Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge Genre: Fantasy – Superheroes Publisher: Bantam Dell Publishing Date: June 2, 2009 Paperback: 464 pages Stand Alone/ Series: book 1 in a new series but can be read as…
Title: This Duchess of Mine Author: Eloisa James Genre: Historical (Georgian) romance Publisher: Avon Publishing Date: May 26, 2009 Paperback: 384 pages Stand Alone/ Series: Book 5 in the Desperate Duchesses series, it can be read as a stand…
Hello, good afternoon and welcome!The weather is lovely here in the UK today and I am for a change, ready to start the week ahead! So, getting down to business: Giveaway winners: The winner of a copy of Don’t…
Patrick Rothfuss, writer of the glorious, amazing, BEST BOOK I READ IN YEARS, The Name of the Wind was in London last Thursday signing his books at Forbidden Planet. Unfortunately I could not attend the event (DAMN IT!) and…
Hello there! This is our recap/review (or rant as the case may be) of the season finale of Lost. We kick-off with a Flash-recap (25 caps or less!) of the 2-part finale followed by a discussion between us where…
Title: Terminator Salvation Movie directed by MCG; screenplay by John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris; starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Moon Bloodgood Review: I think I speak for much of my generation when I say…
I discovered Kate Noble’s books by chance – I got a batch of books sent to me by Berkley (thank you Berkley) and amongst them there was this mass market paperback called Revealed. I liked the look of it,…
Title: Compromised Author: Kate Noble Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Berkley Sensation Publishing date: Reprint edition – February 3, 2009. Paperback: 368 pages Stand Alone/ Series: Stand Alone Summary: Miss Gail Alton is not having a good day. Or a…
Title: The Black Act Author: Louise Bohmer Genre: Dark Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Lachesis Publishing Publishing Date: March 13, 2009 Paperback: 332 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel. Summary: (from LachesisPublishing.com) The history of a curse is fraught…
Title: Don’t Look Twice Author: Andrew Gross Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: March 2009 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 following the main character, Lieutenant Ty Hauck; but can be read as…
Title: A Hint of Wicked Author: Jennifer Haymore Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Forever Publishing Date: May 26, 2009 Paperback: 432 pages Summary: CAUGHT BETWEEN DUTY AND DESIRE . . . Sophie, the Duchess of Calton, has finally moved on.…
At Temple Library Reviews: Here In this second part we talk about negative reviews, how does it feel to be part of a team and if we ever fight, pet peeves about the genres we read and about cliches…
Another day, another stash, another really damn important Laker game we MUST WIN OR DIE. *Thea’s in a very vulnerable place today (especially when 30 mins before the game, ESPN.com takes it on themselves to post stuff like THIS)…
Harry, at Temple Library Reviews for his feature Reviewer Time! He invited us to take part in this new venture and we were more than happy to say yes. Harry is a frequent visitor to this site (and us…
Recap of Lost, Season 5, Episode 15, Follow the Leader. I start the episode wondering WHO the leader the title refers to: is it Jack, Locke, Sawyer? All of the above? The episode starts right after the previous one…
Joint Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Title: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Author: Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith Genre: Regency Romance, now with Ultra Zombie Mayhem! Publisher: Quirk Books Publication Date: April 2009 Paperback: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel, derived from…
Title: Strange Angels Author: Lili St. Crow Genre: YA (Paranormal) Publisher: Razorbill Publishing Date: May 14, 2009 Paperback: 304 pages Stand Alone or series: First book in a planned series Summary: Dru Anderson has what her grandmother called “the…
If you are a regular reader of this blog you will probably know by now that one of my favourite series is the Tairen Soul series by C.L. Wilson. I consider this to be one of the finest examples…