by Site Owner | May 29, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Mystery, Crime & Thriller
Emma Donoghue Triumphs in This Historical, Crime Thriller By Emma Donoghue Little, Brown and Company, $27.00, 405 pages The city of San Francisco is locked in the greatest heat wave it has ever known, General Custer and his men are getting trounced at the Little Big...
by Site Owner | Jan 17, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
Traditional and Contemporary Jewish Foods with Schmaltz By Michael Ruhlman Little, Brown and Company, $25.00, 178 pages It is so very unexpected to review The Book of Schmaltz which is all about cooking and baking with schmaltz, i.e. rendered chicken fat. Cookbooks...
by Site Owner | Sep 13, 2013 | Science Fiction, Young Adult
Movingly Mesmerizing and Better Even Than the First By Laini Taylor Little, Brown and Company, $18.99, 528 pages Bloody, morbid and full of cruelty, Days of Blood and Starlight is not an emotionally light read. Karou’s feelings of betrayal fuel her...
by Site Owner | Apr 16, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
By Gail Giles Little, Brown and Company, $8.99, 292 pages Dark Song is about a young, adolescent girl’s story as her idealistic ‘family’ goes from picture perfect to a broken frame. Ames, a high-school student, describes the events of her family’s...
