Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher for review purposes as part of a blog tour, via Lisa of TLC Book Tours. *I am an Amazon Associate. Purchasing links in this review are provided by Amazon.com, and will generate a small referral fee for me if clicked and used. 31 Bond Street: A Novel Ellen Horan Harper (2010), Hardcover (ISBN 0061773964 / 9780061773969) Fiction (historical), 368 pages Opening Lines: “About three o’clock early Saturday […]
Disclosure: I received an ARC (Advance Reader’s Copy) of this novel for review purposes via Artemis Azima at Engelman & Co. The book is available in stores as of today. * I am an Amazon Associate. Purchasing links in this review are provided by Amazon.com and will generate a small referral fee for me if used. Fly Away Home: A Novel Jennifer Weiner (blog) Atria (2010), Hardcover (ISBN 0743294270 / 9780743294270) Fiction, 368 pages Opening […]
It so happens that To Kill a Mockingbird was, technically, the very first book I reviewed on this blog. I thought it might be nice to revisit it in connection with the novel’s 50th-anniversary celebration – and while I’m at it, spiff up the discussion just a bit. Book description: “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” A lawyer’s advice to his […]
Disclosure: I purchased this book for my personal reading. *Purchasing links in this review are through my Amazon Associates account, and I will net a small referral fee for their use. The Local News: A Novel Miriam Gershow Spiegel & Grau (2010), Paperback (ISBN 9780385527620 / 0385527624) Fiction, 378 pages Opening Lines: “After my brother went missing, my parents let me use their car whenever I wanted, even though I only had a learner’s permit. […]
Disclosure: I received an Advance Reading Copy (ARC) of this book for review purposes from the publisher, via LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers Program. The book was published in March 2010 and is now available for purchase. *Purchasing links in this review are via my Amazon Associates account and will earn a small referral fee for me, if clicked. The Irresistible Henry House: A Novel Lisa Grunwald Random House (2010) Hardcover (ISBN 1400063000 / 9781400063000) Fiction, 432 […]
Disclosure: I bought this book for my personal library. *Purchasing links in this review are connected to my Amazon Associates account, and will generate a small referral fee to me if clicked. The Heart is Not a Size Beth Kephart HarperTeen (2010), Hardcover (ISBN 0061470481 / 9780061470486) Fiction (YA), 256 pages Opening Lines: “What I remember now is the bunch of them running: from the tins, which were their houses. Up the white streets, which […]
Disclosure: I received this book for review from the publisher, via LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program. *I am an Amazon Associate; purchasing this book or any other item via the links included in this post will generate a small referral fee/commission for me. Letter to My Daughter: A Novel George Bishop Ballantine Books (2010), Hardcover (ISBN 0345515986 / 9780345515988) Fiction, 160 pages Opening Lines: “Dear Elizabeth, “It’s early morning and I’m sitting here wondering where you […]
Disclosure: I was provided with an autographed copy of this book by the author for the purposes of this review (via TLC Book Tours). *Purchasing links in this review will generate referral fees through my Amazon Affiliates account. The Danish Girl: A Novel David Ebershoff Penguin (Non-Classics) (2001), Edition: Reprint, Paperback (ISBN 0140298487 / 9780140298482) Fiction, 270 pages Opening Lines: “His wife knew first. ‘Do me a small favor?’ Greta called from the bedroom that […]
Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher in order to participate in an online book club today, hosted at Everyday I Write the Book. *Purchasing links in this review will generate referral fees through my Amazon Associates account. This One Is Mine: A Novel Maria Semple Back Bay Books (2010), Paperback (ISBN 031603133X / 9780316031332) Fiction, 320 pages Opening Lines: “David stood at the sink, a pine forest to his left, the Pacific Ocean […]
Disclosure: I was provided with an Advance Reader’s Copy (ARC) of this book by the publisher, via TLC Book Tours, for review purposes. The book is now available in bookstores. *Use of the purchasing links in this review will generate referral fees through my Amazon Associates account. The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott Kelly O’Connor McNees Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (2010), Hardcover (0399156526 / 9780399156526) Fiction (historical), 352 pages Opening Lines: “It didn’t take long […]
Disclosure: I received an Advance Reader’s Copy (ARC) of this book from the publisher, via TLC Book Tours, for the purposes of this review. The book is now available for purchase. *Purchasing links in this review are through my Amazon Affiliate account and will generate a small referral fee for me, if used. Get Lucky Katherine Center Ballantine Books (2010), Paperback original (ISBN 0345507916 / 9780345507914) Fiction, 288 pages Opening Lines: “First: I got fired. […]
Disclosure: I purchased both of these books for my own personal reading. *Purchasing links in this review are connected to my Amazon Affiliates account and will generate a small referral fee for me if they’re used. Undercover Beth Kephart HarperCollins, 2009, paperback (ISBN 9780061238956 / 0061238953) Fiction (young adult), 304 pages Opening lines: “One day I saw a vixen and a dog fox dancing. It was on the other side of the cul-de-sac, past the […]
