(WordPress published this post before I was finished editing it. Oh well. Now some of you know what my drafts look like. Sigh.) I have read all of Gabaldon’s Outlander series, so I put The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel on hold at the library. It came in a couple days ago and to be…
Category Archives: Fiction
Dexter by Design: A Novel by Jeff Lindsay (Review)
Lindsay takes a chance by breaking the covenant with the reader that Dexter is a “good monster”; the result doesn’t really work and leaves me wondering if I should continue reading the series.
The Forty Rules of Love: A Novel of Rumi by Elif Shafak (Review)
Knowing yourself and living with your choices are major themes explored in way that has broad appeal despite the story’s focus on spirituality which would normally limit the audience.
The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer (Review)
The core premise, once revealed, seems contrived and I found some elements of the story distracting but The Last Surgeon still managed to hook me for a day’s reading.
A Little Light Magic by Joy Nash (Review)
Released May 2009 (Dorchester) * 336 pages * ISBN-13: 9780505526939 In A Little Light Magic, Tory Morgan wants the family she’s never had while Nick Santagelo wants his large, chaotic family to stop driving him nuts. When Nick shows up to do renovations on Tory’s New Age tourist shop by the beach, they each know…
The Spy Who Came For Christmas by David Morrell (Review)
Review of The Spy Who Came for Christmas by David Morrell. Not one of his better books but he’s still a favourite author of mine.
The Brotherhood of the Rose by David Morrell (Review)
Review of The Brotherhood of the Rose by David Morrell. Still one of my favourite books by this author (and the first book of his I read 20 years ago).
Vexing the Viscount by Emily Bryan (Review)
Released March 2009 (Dorchester) * 320 pages * ISBN 13: 9780843961348 Note: I’ll be posting a giveaway for this book later today or early tomorrow. Vexing the Viscount by Emily Bryan is all about treasure hunting (in and out of the bedroom). Lucian Beaumont (the viscount of the title) is looking for money to fund…
New Year, New You winners: Week 2
Winners announced for two packs of books from Hachette for the New Year, New Giveaway.
No Such Creature by Giles Blunt (Review)
No Such Creature by Giles Blunt was an enjoyable read. It is the story of Owen and his uncle Max on their last summer together as they travel the United States perpetuating heists on the elite who can afford to lose a few baubles.
