Category Archives: Penguin

Frightful Friday: Children of the Underground: The Children of Paranoia Series by Trevor Shane

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week’s featured title is Children of the Underground by Trevor Shane: Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: NAL Trade; 1 … Continue reading →

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Review: The Burn Palace by Stephen Dobyns

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Blue Rider Press; First Edition edition (February 7, 2013) ISBN-10: 0399160876 Source: Publisher Brewster, Rhode Island is your average small town. The majority of the residents were born there and will likely die there, their roots … Continue reading →

Posted in Blue Rider Press, Horror, Literary Fiction, Review, Thriller | 3 Comments

Review: Everything Was Good-bye by Gurjinder Basran

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Jenn

Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Pintail; Reprint edition (December 31, 2012) ISBN-10: 0143186817 Source: Publisher Meena is the youngest of six daughters raised by a widowed mother. Her family, native of India, continues to hold on to many of their culture’s customs. A young woman … Continue reading →

Posted in General Fiction, Penguin, Pintail, Review, Women's Fiction | 2 Comments

Frightful Friday: The Watcher by Charles Maclean

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. The featured book this week is The Watcher by Charles Maclean: Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Penguin Books; Reissue edition … Continue reading →

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#Mx3 Review: Your House is On Fire, Your Children All Gone by Stefan Kiesbye

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Penguin Books; 1 Original edition (September 25, 2012) ISBN-10: 0143121464 Source: Publisher Set in the village of Hemmersmoor in Germany, not long after the closing of the concentration camps and the raising of the Berlin Wall, … Continue reading →

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Review: Looking at Lincoln by Maira Kalman

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 5 and up Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books (January 5, 2012) ISBN-10: Source: Publisher A little girl is walking through the park when she sees a tall man who reminds her of someone.  She can’t remember who he … Continue reading →

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Review: An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback:320 pages Publisher:Signet; Original edition (January 3, 2012) ISBN-10: 0451235517 Source: Author Haley followed her “soul mate” and moved to Key West.  Unfortunately, when she catches him in bed with another woman, the relationship ends abruptly. Haley’s a strong, independent … Continue reading →

Posted in Cozy Mystery, Penguin, Signet | 12 Comments

Review: The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Penguin ((December 27, 2011) ISBN-10: 0143120700 Source: Publisher Seven years ago, the daughter of Texas police dispatcher Ian Hunt was abducted while he and his wife were out to dinner. The abduction destroyed his family; he and his wife … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Penguin, Review, Thriller | 7 Comments

Review: The Bungalow by Sarah Jio

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Jenn

Paperback:320 pages Publisher:Plume; 1 edition (December 27, 2011) ISBN-10: 0452297672 Source: Publisher The summer of 1942, young Anne Calloway sets off to the Pacific island of Bora-Bora to serve as a nurse for the Army Nurse Corps.  She’s engaged to … Continue reading →

Posted in General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Penguin, Plume, Review, Women's Fiction | 11 Comments

Mx3 Review: T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Jenn

  Paperback:416 pages Publisher:Berkley Trade (April 3, 2012) ISBN-10: 0425245632 Source: Publisher In Grafton’s 20th crime novel featuring Kinsey Millhone, private investigator is tasked with investigating an automobile accident when her elderly neighbor Gus, suffers a fall requiring hospital attention.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime Fiction, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Penguin, Review, Thriller | 22 Comments