Review: A Courtesan’s Guide to Getting Your Man by Celeste Bradley and Susan Donovan
Regency London’s most celebrated courtesan, The Blackbird, was a woman before her time—uninhibited, financially independent, and free to live by her own rules. Schooled in the sensual arts by the one man she loved the most, she recorded every wicked detail in her diaries… When Boston museum curator Piper Chase-Pierpont unearths The Blackbird’s steamy memoirs, she’s aroused and challenged by what she finds. Could the courtesan’s diaries be used as a modern girl’s guide to finding love and empowerment? One curious curator—and one very lucky man—are about to find out… Available for purchase at: Amazon, Book Depository, Book Depository UK Being fairly new at reviewing historical romances, I’m never sure what to expect from authors within the genre. But this isn’t exactly historical, having part of the tale told by a modern woman. … Read entire article »
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Review: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined… Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan’s life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school…or at home. When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she’s known is about to change. But she could never have guessed the truth—that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she’ll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her … Read entire article »
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Review: Abandon by Meg Cabot
New from #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, a dark, fantastical story about this world . . . and the underworld. Though she tries returning to the life she knew before the accident, Pierce can’t help but feel at once a part of this world, and apart from it. Yet she’s never alone . . . because someone is always watching her. Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back. But now she’s moved to a new town. Maybe at her new school, she can start fresh. Maybe she can stop feeling so afraid. Only she can’t. Because even here, he finds her. That’s how desperately he wants her back. She knows he’s no guardian angel, and his dark world isn’t exactly heaven, yet … Read entire article »
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How Many Have You Read?
Last October, Scholastic began YouAreWhatYouRead.com, a social network site designed for booklovers. Users are asked to create their own Bookprint of the five books that helped shape who they are. To date, the site has 15,000 users and over 200 Names You Know contributing (ranging from presidents to actors to famous athletes), here are the results so far! The 10 most influential books picked by adults: 1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee2. The Holy Bible3. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling4. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins6. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger7. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell8. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein9. The Giver by Lois Lowry10. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White The 10 most influential books picked … Read entire article »
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And in Book Related News…
On May 24, 2011, Hachette Book Group announced the upcoming release of Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 2. Yen Press, an imprint of HBG, will be handling this second installment and are printing 350 000 copies for the North American edition.From the press release, Hachette states that “The Twilight Saga’s translation rights have been sold in nearly 50 countries and 116 million copies have been sold worldwide. Twilight: The Graphic Novel Volume 1 debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Twilight was named the #1 bestselling books of the decade by USA TODAY.” This franchise seems to be continuing to grow exponentially.The graphic novel will feature the illustrations of Young Kim, who hails from Korea and has a “unique artistic style which combines Asian and Western comic techniques”. … Read entire article »
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Review: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together. Deep in the stacks of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell. Debut novelist Deborah Harkness has crafted a mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts … Read entire article »
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Review: Where She Went by Gayle Foreman
Hardcover, 264 pages Released: April 5, 2011 Publisher: Dutton Juvenile ISBN13: 9780525422945 It’s been three years since the devastating accident . . . three years since Mia walked out of Adam’s life forever.Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard’s rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia’s home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future–and each other. Told from Adam’s point of view in the spare, lyrical prose that defined If I Stay, Where She Went explores the devastation of grief, the promise of new hope, and the … Read entire article »
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On Location with Lauren Oliver and Veronica Roth
On May 17th, I had the great pleasure of attending The Dystopian Tour 2011, featuring authors Lauren Oliver and Veronica Roth. The event was held at Chapters Indigo at Yorkdale Mall in Toronto (one of three events in Ontario!), and was made possible thanks to Harper Collins Canada, Chapters Indigo, and Space TV. Lauren was in town promoting her newest book, Delerium, while Veronica was here with her offering, Divergent, both of which have been getting a lot of buzz in the book community. Both young women were interviewed by Ajay Fry from Space TV, so the audience got to sit in on the interview then the floor was opened up to some fan questions. Ajay started off with questions about inspiration. Lauren said she had read something from Gabriel Garcia Marquez saying that … Read entire article »
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Review: The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Hardcover, 288 pages Released: March 22, 2011 Publisher: Bantam ISBN13: 9780553807226 The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Chased the Moon welcomes you to her newest locale: Walls of Water, North Carolina, where the secrets are thicker than the fog from the town’s famous waterfalls, and the stuff of superstition is just as real as you want it to be. It’s the dubious distinction of thirty-year-old Willa Jackson to hail from a fine old Southern family of means that met with financial ruin generations ago. The Blue Ridge Madam—built by Willa’s great-great-grandfather during Walls of Water’s heyday, and once the town’s grandest home—has stood for years as a lonely monument to misfortune and scandal. And Willa herself has long strived to build a life beyond the brooding Jackson family … Read entire article »
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Review:Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane
In a future world where the dead have risen and are attacking the living, the Church of Real Truth has replaced the government, and has sworn to reimburse those citizens who have been attacked by the undead. Chess Putnam, a fully-tattooed witch, freewheeling Debunker, and ghost hunter, works for the Church of Real Truth investigating claims of hauntings. But meanwhile her drug habit has left her owing a dangerous drug lord who insists that she settle the score by dispatching a very nasty species of undead from an old airport. But the job involves black magic, human sacrifice, a nefarious demonic creature, and crossing swords with enough wicked energy to wipe out a city of souls. Toss in lust for a rival gang leader and a dangerous attraction to Bump’s … Read entire article »
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