by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 8, 2011 | Fiction, Paranormal, Romance
Reviewed by Kim Poor Charley Davidson. Not only has her boyfriend woken up from a coma and disappeared from a secure hospital, but now she’s being woken up at an ungodly hour by her best friend who’s throwing clothes at her (and ones that don’t even...
by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 1, 2011 | Fiction, Mystery
Teeny Templeton is having a pretty bad week. 1) She’s cancelled her wedding – having just discovered the skanky pastimes of her philandering fiance. 2) She’s just been bailed out of the slammer – having been arrested for assaulting said fiance...
by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 1, 2011 | Fiction
Publisher’s Summary: “As the first girl to be born into the Nachimanda family in over thirty-five years, the beautiful Devi is the object of adoration of her entire family. Spirited and strong-willed, she befriends the shy Devanna, a young boy whose mother...
by Peabody Institute Library | Aug 30, 2011 | Fiction, Mystery, Staff Picks
Publisher’s Summary: “An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel....
by Peabody Institute Library | Aug 28, 2011 | Fiction, Patron Recommendations, Summer Reading
Publisher’s Summary: “For the Kellehers, Maine is a place where children run in packs, showers are taken outdoors, and old Irish songs are sung around a piano. Their beachfront property, won on a barroom bet after the war, sits on three acres of sand and...
by Peabody Institute Library | Jul 26, 2011 | Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Kim What would happen if the scientific community and the military got together and created a virus which essentially turned people into vampires? This is the basic premise of Justin Cronin’s third novel. Predictably, the origin of the virus has so...
