Book Review: Vampire’s Ascending & Vampire’s Trill – by Lorelei Bell

I had won Vampire’s Trill in a contest so when it came and I realized it was the second book, I went out and got the first. Well, I read them both within a day of each other because they are just so well written with a lot to the story that keeps you involved.

Calling Invisible Women: A Funny Novel Describing the Social Status of Middle-Aged Women by Jeanne Ray

On May 7, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

A mom in her early fifties, Clover knows she no longer turns heads the way she used to, and she’s only really missed when dinner isn’t on the table on time. Then Clover wakes up one morning to discover she’s invisible–truly invisible.

Miss Fuller: A Novel About the Adventurous, Fantastic, Revolutionary Life of Margaret Fuller by April Bernard

On May 6, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

It is 1850. Margaret Fuller–feminist, journalist, orator, and “the most famous woman in America”–is returning from Europe where she covered the Italian revolution for The New York Tribune. She is bringing home with her an Italian husband, the Count Ossoli, and their two-year-old son. But this is not the gala return of a beloved American heroine. This is a furtive, impoverished return under a cloud of suspicion and controversy.

Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch: A Paranormal Mystery by Nancy Atherton

On May 4, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, by Editor

Nancy Atherton’s seventeenth cozy mystery featuring the beloved Aunt Dimity-the original paranormal detective. Returning to the charming world of Finch, Nancy Atherton’s latest novel is sure to delight faithful Aunt Dimity readers, Anglophiles, and cozy mystery fans.

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk: A Novel by Ben Fountain

On May 2, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

Poignant, riotously funny, and exquisitely heartbreaking, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is a devastating portrait of our time, a searing and powerful novel that cements Ben Fountain’s reputation as one of the finest writers of his generation.

Home: A Deceptively Rich and Cumulatively Powerful Novel by Toni Morrison

On May 2, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

America’s most celebrated novelist, Nobel Prize-winner Toni Morrison extends her profound take on our history with this twentieth-century tale of redemption: a taut and tortured story about one man’s desperate search for himself in a world disfigured by war.

Bring Up the Bodies: A Wolf Hall Sequel by Hilary Mantel

On May 2, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

Hilary Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies follows the dramatic trial of the queen and her suitors for adultery and treason. To defeat the Boleyns, Cromwell must ally with his natural enemies, the papist aristocracy. What price will he pay for Anne’s head?

Insurgent: Divergent Trilogy, A Novel About a Post-Apocalyptic Chicago by Veronica Roth

On May 1, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Science Fiction, by Editor

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth’s much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.

They Eat Puppies, Don’t They?: A Novel About Chinese Culinary Propensities by Christopher Buckley

On May 1, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Editor

In an attempt to gain congressional approval for a top-secret weapons system, Washington lobbyist “Bird” McIntyre teams up with sexy, outspoken neocon Angel Templeton to pit the American public against the Chinese. When Bird fails to uncover an authentic reason to slander the nation, he and Angel put the Washington media machine to work, spreading a rumor that the Chinese secret service is working to assassinate the Dalai Lama.

Cemetery Polka and Other Dark Stories from New England by Wilfried F. Voss

On April 30, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Short Stories, by Editor

The stories in Wilfred F. Voss’ “Cemetery Polka and other dark stories from New England” evolve around the small town of Grand Fenwick in Massachusetts. Don’t waste your time trying to find Grand Fenwick on the map. The town of Grand Fenwick, Massachusetts, its residents, and events are a product of the author’s vivid imagination.