Archive | July, 2007

The Dream Thief

Posted on 10. Jul, 2007 by admin in Book Review, European

Dream Thief by Shana Abe
From Publishers Weekly
Set in 18th-century England and the Carpathian Mountains, Abé’s lively sequel to The Smoke Thief continues the saga of the drákon (or “dragon-people”), “magnificent, terrifying creatures who have the ability to exist as humans but may transform into dragons at will, especially at night.” Zane, a handsome thief, and [...]

Hot Water

Posted on 10. Jul, 2007 by admin in Book Review

Hot Water by  Kathryn Jordan
In her first novel, Hot Water, Kathryn Jordan depicts a woman who takes wants to escape her abusive marriage for a weekend retreat in a luxury spa. So, she hires a gorgeous man through the Internet as her escort, buys sexy lingerie, and leases a red Lamborghini Murcielago to complete her [...]

On Chesil Beach

Posted on 10. Jul, 2007 by admin in Book Review

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Not quite novel or novella, McEwan’s masterful 13th work of fiction most resembles a five-part classical drama rendered in prose. It opens on the anxious Dorset Coast wedding suite dinner of Edward Mayhew and the former Florence Ponting, married in the summer of 1963 at 23 [...]

High Noon

Posted on 10. Jul, 2007 by admin in Book Review

High Noon by Nora Roberts
Police Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara found her calling at an early age when an unstable man broke into her family’s home, trapping and terrorizing them for hours. Now she’s Savannah’s top hostage negotiator, defusing powderkeg situations with a talent for knowing when to give in-and when to jump in and take action. [...]

Outlander

Posted on 10. Jul, 2007 by admin in Book Review, Historial Romance

Outlander by Diana Gaboldon
I absolutely adored all 896 pages of this book and rushed out to buy every book in the series!
Publishers Weekly wrote:
Absorbing and heartwarming, this first novel lavishly evokes the land and lore of Scotland, quickening both with realistic characters and a feisty, likable heroine. English nurse Claire Beauchamp Randall and husband Frank [...]