by kimb8 | May 20, 2009 | Children's Literature, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Summer Reading
I have to confess I put off reading this last (sob) book in the Percy Jackson series for about a week and a half because I just couldn’t stand to see it end. When I picked it up, I tried to read it as slowly as possible in order to savor each scene, but that of...
by kimb8 | May 13, 2009 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Literature, Paranormal, Romance
Funny, cute, totally different, with a bit of the bizarre thrown in, this is how I’ve been describing this book to friends. If you’re expecting a complete re-telling of Ms Austen’s classic, you will be disappointed. The author has instead kept much...
by kimb8 | May 6, 2009 | Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
In this latest entry of the Dresden series, Harry winds up helping Morgan of all people, prove his innocence of murdering a White Council member. I’ve been looking forward to reading this as soon as I heard that Morgan would be coming to Harry for assistance. In...
by kimb8 | May 19, 2008 | Fiction, Romance
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that takes over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading “soul” who has been given...
by kimb8 | Apr 7, 2008 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance
I’ve never tried to review two books at the same time so please bear with me. “And Only To Deceive” is the first book in a historical/romance/mystery series featuring Emily Bromley. In this first entry, Emily is left a young widow albeit rich and...
