Month: April 2014

New Book Review Formats

New Book Review Formats

Last week I read a blog post written by Kimba The Caffinated Reader on review burn out and mixing it up.  While I have not gone through review burn out I think it would be grand to try something new.  The post made me reexamine all the book reviews I have prepped and personalize/tailor them […]

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Radio Shelf Pleasure

Radio Shelf Pleasure

Last week via an email I became aware of an awesome new program for book lovers, Shelf Pleasure.  I could rattle on about what a neat concept this idea is but I typically become incoherent so instead, below is the information provided to me. ** First Show Airing April 16th! *** Read the press release *** Shelf […]

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Weekly Wrap-Up #23

Weekly Wrap-Up #23

I participate in two great weekly memes, the first is Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. […]

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Friday Memes #40

Friday Memes #40

Hosted by Parajunkee & Alison Can Read  Q: Tell us about a book that you didn’t like and why we shouldn’t read it A: I’m not sure if this even counts because I didn’t finish it, but my suggestion (or lack thereof) is Allegiant by Veronia Roth. Below is my review for the novel: I ordered Allegiant through […]

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Weekly Wrap-up #22

Weekly Wrap-up #22

  Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, and The Book Date Last Week on the Blog This Week on the Blog Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications […]

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Something Wrong With Her Virtual Book Tour

Something Wrong With Her Virtual Book Tour

Cris Mazza is the author of over 17 books, including Various Men Who Knew Us as Girls, Waterbaby, Trickle-Down Timeline, and Is It Sexual Harassment Yet?   Her first novel, How to Leave a Country, won the PEN/Nelson Algren Award for book-length fiction.  Mazza has co-edited three anthologies, including Men Undressed: Women Writers on the […]

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HFVBT: The Tenor Giveaway

HFVBT: The Tenor Giveaway

Author: Peter Danish Publisher: Pegasus Books Publication Date: February 24, 2014 Source: Book Tour  The Tenor is a sweeping tale of historical fiction in the style of Ann Patchett’s “Bel Canto” and De Burniere’s “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin.” It swiftly moves from Pino Vaggi’s youth in pre-war Italy, to his coming of age as a soldier in […]

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Apocalypse by Dean Crawford

April 3, 2014 Whitney Review 1 Comment
Apocalypse by Dean Crawford

 “How many bodies are there?” Short and sweet, but this first sentence grabbed me.  It set the expectations and had me plowing through to learn the answer. I just finished watching an episode of CNBC’s show American Greed: Scams, it was on Rita Crundwell who embezzled 53 million dollars from her hometown.  How does this […]

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Review: Happily Ever After

April 1, 2014 Whitney Review 5 Comments
Review: Happily Ever After

When I began Happily Ever After I immediately pegged Sadie as “the Bridget Jones type.”  Single and middle-aged, she is sifting her way through life with back-handed humor and an obsession with word counts.  The only difference is that Sadie has a head on her shoulders and a little more responsibility.  Now picture Bridget in an […]

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