TITLE: The Black Moth AUTHOR: Georgette Heyer PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks PUBLICATION DATE: PAPERBACK PAGES: 355 pages GENRE: Fiction – Historical Romance A disgraced lord, a notorious highwayman Jack Carstares, the disgraced Earl of Wyndham, left England seven long years ago, sacrificing his honor for that of his brother when he was accused of cheating at cards. [CONTINUE READING]
Feb 282010
Here’s to another Sunday and already I’m feeling the pressure of many things to try to complete before the end of the day and the new work week begins. I avoid blogging and often reading on Saturdays as I’m spending time with family and running errands usually. Sundays are my reading, writing days and today [CONTINUE READING]
TITLE: Rebecca’s Tale AUTHOR: Sally Beauman PUBLICATION DATE: January 30, 2007 PUBLISHER: Harper Paperbacks PAGES: 464 GENRE: Fiction Mystery April 1951. It is twenty years since the death of Rebecca, the hauntingly beautiful first wife of Maxim de Winter. Twenty years since the inquest, which passed a verdict of suicide. Twenty years since Manderlay was [CONTINUE READING]
Feb 222010
Mailbox Monday is where other bloggers write about the books they received the previous week. The Printed Page is the host of the Mailbox Monday meme. Visit her blog to see what books made it her way and get a chance to get one of her books once she’s done reading it. You can also [CONTINUE READING]
Feb 202010
On My Wishlist is a weekly Saturday event hosted by Book Chic City. It allows us to share the books we haven’t yet bought but are waiting to be bought and devoured. If you would like to take part and have your own ‘On My Wishlist’ post then you can find more info here. Here’s [CONTINUE READING]
TITLES: Flippy and Toadpole, On the Flippy Side, Through Flippy’s Eyes, Flippy Goes on a Road Trippy AUTHORS: John Mese and Dawn Kelsey ILLUSTRATOR: Chanler Holden PUBLISHER: Moss Covered Gumbo Barn PUBLICATION DATES: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 GENRE: Children’s Board Books, Children’s Books AUTHOR GUEST POST…In 2002 my girlfriend, (now, my wife), and I were [CONTINUE READING]
Feb 152010
Mailbox Monday is where other bloggers write about the books they received the previous week. The Printed Page is the host of the Mailbox Monday meme. Visit her blog to see what books made it her way and get a chance to get one of her books once she’s done reading it. You can also [CONTINUE READING]
Emily from Darkling Treasures is stopping by The Book Faery Reviews today to be showcased as one of our sponsors for The Book Faery Reviews 2 year book blog anniversary. She’s kindly created fabulous fantasy style book plates and faery bookmark for one of our lucky readers here. FROM EMILY @ DARKLING TREASURES…My art is [CONTINUE READING]
I am a true bibliophile, so it’s a good thing I get to live alone at the merry age of 50. I have a large library, but there are usually about 20 books, most on a wide range of interests I love to research, like ancient history, mythology, folklore, world religions, botany, etymology, Old and [CONTINUE READING]
TITLE: Everything Hurts AUTHOR: Bill Scheft PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster PUBLICATION DATE: April 7, 2009 PAGES: 288 GENRE: Fiction, Political Humor Phil Camp has a problem. Not the fact that he wrote a parody of a self-help book (Where Can I Stow My Baggage?) that the world took seriously and became an international bestseller. And [CONTINUE READING]
Feb 142010
Happy Valentines Day to all my happy readers! Right now I’m reading The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer. I hope to have this done by Tuesday so I can tell you all what I think about her first novel at about the age of 15. This month is The Book Faery Reviews 2 year blog [CONTINUE READING]
TITLE: Love & War: Finding the Marriage You’ve Dreamed Of AUTHORS: John & Stasi Eldridge PUBLISHER: DoubleDay Religion PUBLICATION DATE: December 15, 2009 HARDBACK PAGES: 222 GENRE: Non-Fiction, Christian Living, Marriage Resource What the Eldredge bestsellers WILD AT HEART did for men, and CAPTIVATING did for women, LOVE & WAR will do for married couples [CONTINUE READING]
Feb 112010
TITLE: Dear Lilly AUTHOR: Peter Greyson PUBLISHER: iUniverse PUBLICATION DATE: April 21, 2009 PAPERBACK PAGES: 268 GENRE: Non-Fiction, Parenting Resource, Memoir A father offers his advice, opinions, and the many useful stories gleaned from his past experiences in order to help his beloved daughter not only survive, but thrive in the dangerous and unpredictable world [CONTINUE READING]
