by envisionmg | Aug 28, 2015 | Fiction, Jim Reviews
By Jim War at the Edge of the World is the first book in a series by Ian James Ross. Aurelius Castus is a newly arrived centurion to a Roman Legion stationed in 4th century AD northern Britain. Britain is a pretty quiet billet for Castus, who had come from service in...
by envisionmg | Aug 10, 2015 | Fiction, Rachel Reviews, Staff Review
Staff review by Rachel Here’s the thing: I really loved Station Eleven (to the point where my review notes included such helpful phrases as “ZOMG” and “more, please”). After being completely underwhelmed by another post-apocalyptic foray...
by envisionmg | Jul 31, 2015 | Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Jen “A charming restaurant A book and its mysterious author A little secret A romantic meeting Paris and all its magic . . . Cyrano de Bergerac meets Chocolat and Amélie in this intelligent, charming, and entertaining publishing sensation from...
by envisionmg | Jul 22, 2015 | Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Linda Joey Rubin, a single woman working as an architect in Manhattan is given a chance to prove her skills by overseeing the restoration of the Stanway House in the Cotswold’s of England. This is the home that inspired the story Peter Pan, Joey’s...
by envisionmg | Jul 9, 2015 | Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Jen From Kirkus Reviews: “A debut novel that uses the world of dreams to upend the life of an otherwise ordinary housewife. Since Rose was 6 years old she has dreamed every night of the same place: a magical island on which the only other person is a...
by envisionmg | Jul 6, 2015 | Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Rachel Let’s just get this over with: The Royal We is pretty much real person fic about Prince William and Princess Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Like them, our two protagonists (Nick and Bex) meet at college (a prestigious English university...