Get reeled in.
Title: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Author: Aimee Bender Genre/Pages: fiction/304 Publication: Doubleday; June 1, 2010 Rating: 2.5 Bookmarks Source: Publisher Nat’s 1-Sentence Synopsis: The day before her 9th birthday, Rose Edelstein realizes her unwanted gift of tasting the emotions of people who prepare the food she eats, and she spends the next decade [...]
Title: The Queen of Palmyra Author: Minrose Gwin Genre/Pages: Fiction/416 Publication: Harper Perennial; April 27, 2010 Rating: 4 Bookmarks Source: Review copy courtesy of Harper Perennial Nat’s 1-Sentence Synopsis: Set in 1963 deep in the heart of the South, The Queen of Palmyra is the story of a young girl who bears witness to segregation, [...]
Title: When She Flew Author: Jennie Shortridge Genre/Pages: Contemporary Fiction/352 Publication: NAL Trade; November 3, 2009 Rating: 3.5 BOOKMARKS Source(s): NAL Trade and TLC Book Tours By-the-book police officer Jessica Villareal makes a rash decision to keep a father and daughter together even though it goes against direct orders from her superiors. Will her act of [...]
Yes, yes, I’ve been milking this ‘memory lane’ book theme for a bit too long, but forgive me just one more post! I’d be remiss if I neglected a lesser-known YA series that I loved: The Girls of Canby Hall. This series was published from 1984-1989, and I remember buying several of these titles through [...]
Title: Bone by Bone Author: Carol O’Connell Genre/Pages: Suspense/Mystery; 352 pages Publication: Putnam; 12/30/2008 Rating: 2 BOOKMARKS I’ve never read any of Carol O’Connell’s other novels, but do enjoy suspense stories. Bone by Bone is a quirky mystery in which no character is safe from suspicion! Set in California, Bone by Bone recounts a 17 [...]
Welcome aboard, I'm Natalie! I'm 37, married to a dream boat, and live in New Jersey. It's all about books here! I read, recommend, review, and revel in them. Have a book you'd like me to review? Visit my Review Policy for details. Want to drop me a line? May 31, 2012
From the Outside Looking Indian
by Rupinder Gill
Courtesy of Berkley/NAL Penguin Group
June 12, 2012
Between You and Me
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
July 3, 2012
The Next Best Thing
by Jennifer Weiner
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
Fishing For Comments