by Site Owner | Apr 4, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
By Stephen Wetta Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 358 pages Jack is twelve years old and already an outcast. The entire neighborhood treats him with disdain and suspicion. Not because of anything Jack’s done or said, but because he’s a Witcher. Mom is known for being ugly;...
by Site Owner | Mar 27, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
By Jim Stinson, “The retreating bluff face had not really reached Tassy’s bedroom, but as she lay staring at the dark again the creaks and ticks expected of any aging house sounded like the clock of doom.” San Andreas is a small town with ocean views...
by Site Owner | Jan 31, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
Luis Alberto Urrea Little, Brown & Co., $25.99, 491 pages Queen of America is not about a queen. It’s about a saint. At least, that is how people refer to Teresita Urrea: the Saint of Cabora. Teresita is a young woman like any other, wanting friends, family, and...
by Site Owner | Jan 19, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
by Gwendolen Gross Simon & Schuster, $15.00, 284 pages Clementine Lord’s life is about family and contradiction. She wants her father’s approval, but she wants to find her own path. She wants her mother to stand up for herself, but she wants to avoid conflict. She...