> A femme fatale, translating to “Deadly Woman” in french, is an alluring, seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire. Often this leads them into compromising, dangerous and deadly situations.” ~ Wikipeda Charlotte Vale, poor plain Aunt Charlotte, a trailer baby and therefore must take on the responsibility of caring […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
The only book that comes close to my ardent love of Pride and Prejudice is Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind. I’ve devoured it over and over again since I was thirteen and have religiously watched the movie every single year since I was ten. I guess you can say I lost my Gone with […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]