Category Archives: Little, Brown & Company
Review: Day Four by Sarah Lotz
After reading (and adoring) The Three last year, I was thrilled when I learned of the upcoming publication of this title. Loosely tied to The Three (characters from the previous book are mentioned), I had high hopes for this one. Unfortunately, however, … Continue reading
Review: The Fever by Megan Abbott
Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (June 17, 2014) ISBN: 9780316231053 Source: Publisher Deenie Nash comes from a closely-knit family; her father Thomas is a popular teacher at the school and her brother, Eli, is a hockey star … Continue reading
Review: The Three by Sarah Lotz
Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (May 20, 2014) ISBN-10: 031624290X Source: Publisher One day the unthinkable happens: four planes crash simultaneously around the world. The sole survivors are three children with seemingly no connection. In the days and months that … Continue reading
Review: The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (September 11, 2012) ISBN-10: 0316219363 Source: Publisher In this wholly unique first-hand experience of the Iraq war, readers follow the path of private John Bartle on his first tour of duty. Told … Continue reading
Review: American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar
Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (January 9, 2012) ISBN-10: 0316183318 Source: Publisher (BEA) In 1990, Hayat Shah is in college. A phone call from his mother announcing the death of his “aunt” Mina draws him back to his youth, how … Continue reading
Review: The End of Everything by Megan Abbott
Hardcover:256 pages Publisher:Reagan Arthur Books (July 7, 2011) ISBN-10: 0316097799 Source: Publisher Lizzie Hood & Evie Verner, thirteen years old, are neighbors and best friends, inseparable. Lizzie adores Evie’s family, including her father & older sister, Dusty. One day Evie … Continue reading
Frightful Friday: The Ridge by Michael Koryta
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s Frightful Friday selection is The Ridge by Michael … Continue reading
Review: Room by Emma Donoghue
Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition (September 13, 2010) ISBN-10: 0316098337 Source: BEA Jack is a five-year-old boy who enjoys doing everything a boy of that age does: color, watch his favorite shows on … Continue reading
Review: So Cold the River by Michael Kortya
Hardcover: 528 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition (June 9, 2010) ISBN-10: 0316053635 Source: Received at BEA Eric Shaw is a failed filmmaker who, rather than making the films in LA as he’d hoped and dreamed, … Continue reading