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Joint Review: Room by Emma Donoghue
By Ana On September 16, 2010 · 10 Comments · In 7 Rated Books, 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Joint Review
Title: Room
Author: Emma Donoghue
Genre: Literary Fiction, Suspense
Publisher: Little, Brown (US) / Picador (UK)
Publication Date: September 2010 (US) / July 2010 (UK)
Hardcover: 320 pages
Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel
It’s Jack’s birthday, [...]
Author: Julie James
Genre: Romance / Contemporary Suspense
Publisher: Berkley
Publication Date 2 March 2010
MMP 336 Pages
Stand alone or series Stand alone novel
FATE HAS THROWN TWO SWORN ENEMIES. . .
Of all the [...]
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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 a stand alone novel.
Why did I read this book: I haven’t really [...]
Title: Keeper of Light and Dust
Author: Natasha Mostert
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Publication Date: April 2009
Hardcover: 310 pages
Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel.
Why did I read this book: We were contacted by the publisher and offered a chance to review this novel. After seeing the [...]
Title: Rewriting Monday
Author: Jodi Thomas
Genre: Mainstream Fiction (Romance with a bit of Suspense on the side.)
Publisher: Berkley
Publishing Date: April 7th 2009
Paperback: 352 pages
Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone
Summary: Reporter Pepper Malone moved to Bailey, Texas, after a news story nearly got her killed. Now [...]
Title: Little Brother
Author: Cory Doctorow
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Techno-Thriller
Publisher: Tor Teen
Publication Date: April 2008
Hardcover: 384 pages
Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel
Why did I read this book: The impressive author blurbs (Neil Gaiman’s review in particular) and summary had me interested in Little Brother [...]
Title: Silent in the Grave
Author: Deanna Raybourn
Genre: Mystery, Historical
Stand alone or series: Book 1 of a (soon to be) three book series.
Why did I read this book: I had picked up Silent in the Grave earlier this year after reading some excellent reviews [...]
Title: The Shadow of the Wind
Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón; translated by Lucia Graves
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, a true Gothic Novel
Stand alone or series: As is, it is a stand alone book–but author Carlos Ruiz Zafón has two more books, a prequel to this one and another tale told from [...]
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