Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende Harper 400 pages Pub. Date: April 23, 2013 Book received from: Publisher _____________________________________ Genre: Contemporary Fiction Cover: It’s fitting for a contemporary book. I do wish the title was larger and more noticeable than the author’s name, though. (The Greek version is stunning- see below) Characters: Real, with much depth […]
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight Harper Collins 384 pages Pub. Date: April 2, 2013 Book received from: Publisher _____________________________________ Genre: Mystery/Contemporary Fiction Cover: It’s darkly simple and pretty reflective of the story Characters: Somewhat interesting, but not very likable Tagline: How much would you tell your mother? Do you really know what’s going on inside your […]
Dark Tide by Elizabeth Haynes Harper 400 pages Pub. Date: March 12, 2013 Book received from: Publisher _____________________________________ Genre: Mystery/Thriller Cover: I like it, but it doesn’t really reflect the story for me. It does, however, catch the eye. Characters: Sadly, rather dry and dull Tagline: There was a moment when it all started to go […]
And When She Was Good by Laura Lippman William Morrow Pub. Date: August 14, 2012 Book received from: Publisher via TLC Book Tours _____________________________________ Genre: Adult Fiction/ Thriller/ Suspense Cover: Simple- I liked the simplicity of the red curl. Characters: Unlikable all around Worth the read? Sure- it was interesting enough _____________________________________ Heloise Lewis has […]
Skeleton Women by Mingmei Yip Kensington Fiction Pub. Date: May 25, 2012 Book received from: Publisher via TLC Book Tours _____________________________________ Genre: Historical Fiction/ Chinese Ficiton Cover: Pretty and eye-catching, but does not say ‘1930s China’ to me Characters: Good enough Worth the read? Sure- if you are looking for something a bit different, […]
