Verdict: 5 Stars It's been nearly six years since fans of the Newberry Honor book Hattie Big Sky closed the covers on the story of a sixteen-year-old orphan who tried--and ultimately, failed--to make a success of the Montana homestead claim left to her by a long lost uncle. We cried right alongside her as the hail storm destroyed the crops she needed in order to pay off the … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson
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eBook Review: Love Unscripted by Tina Reber
Verdict: 4 Stars When I approached hybrid author Tina Reber for our interview a couple of weeks ago at an event in the Simon&Schuster offices, she took one look at my camera and called out, "No paparazzi!" I was confused, until I read her once-self-published romance, Love Unscripted. Her title, which was picked up and re-released by Atria Books, presents a very … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Love Unscripted by Tina Reber
eBook Review: The Man Who Turned Both Cheeks by Gillian Royes
Verdict: 4 Stars Part mystery, part expose', and part travelogue, The Man Who Turned Both Cheeks (Atria) is the second book from Gillian Royes featuring the bartender Shadrack from Largo Bay, Jamaica. Every bit as suspenseful as the first book, this second fiction titles from Royes takes the reader places--both geographical and spiritual--that he never expected. When … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Man Who Turned Both Cheeks by Gillian Royes
eBook Review: The Florentine Emerald
Verdict: 4 Stars In this English-language translation of Agustín Bernaldo Palatchi's title, The Florentine Emerald (Barcelona eBooks), the historical setting of Florence in the time of the Medici's rise to power and influence comes across on every page, with attention to detail down to the clothing, shopping, and even eating habits of the characters. With both a strong sense … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Florentine Emerald
eBook Review: No Easy Day by Mark Owen
Verdict: 5 Stars With so much great military writing on the market, both in the fiction genres and in the non-fiction true drama titles, it’s hard to make a single book stand out. Mark Owen, a member of the now famous SEAL Team Six who brought down Osama Bin Laden, did an amazing job of getting attention for his non-fiction book No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the … [Read more...] about eBook Review: No Easy Day by Mark Owen
eBook Review: Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
Verdict: 5-Stars Non-fiction that somehow manages to grip the reader so tightly that he can forget that he already knows how this story ends is amazing. Mrs. Kennedy and Me is a stellar example of what memoir writing, especially when it pertains to public figures, should be: accuracy, behind-the-scenes insider information, and above all, a delicacy in the storytelling that … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
eBook Review: Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Verdict: 3 Stars Mantel has had quite an illustrious career, with ten previous novels and a published memoir entitled Giving Up the Ghost. For those prior works she has won an impressive string of accolades, including the 2006 Hawthornden Prize, as well as both the 2009 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, both of which went to the book … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel
eBook Review: Sacre’ Bleu by Christopher Moore
Verdict: 5-Stars Sacre’ Bleu is a completely surprising story of a grand age of tortured, starving artists, whole communities of painters in Paris who labored with each other and fought with each other. But if the triumphs and downfalls of struggling artists aren’t really all that interesting, just mix in a mystical immortal creature who creates the necessary blue paint and … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Sacre’ Bleu by Christopher Moore
eBook Review: Fifty Shades of Grey
The social media buzz surrounding the erotica title Fifty Shades of Grey has resulted in impressive sales for author E.L. James, but the book itself—while an enjoyable and engaging read—is only half as exciting as the story of how the book came to market. There has been a lot of media coverage surrounding authors who take a less than traditional route to publication, such as … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Fifty Shades of Grey