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Looking at the pretty still life on the cover of Allegra Goodman’s The Cookbook Collector, you’d never guess that the story focuses on Silicon Valley dotcom companies in a pre-9/11 era when overnight fortunes were still being made. Against this backdrop, we meet two sisters: Emily, the responsible eldest sister who is about to launch tech company Veritech, and Jess, the free spirited philosophy student [...]
The Elephant Keeper by Christopher Nicholson tells the story of a young man named Tom in 1700s England that takes care of two young Elephants for his rich master. His master asks Tom to write down his life story in order to learn more about Elephants and thus begins The Elephant Keeper. The Elephant Keeper starts out as a page turner as Tom explains growing [...]
While I was reading Bad Marie, a book populated with deeply flawed, unusual characters, one question kept popping into my mind: “Who are these people?” As you can probably tell from the title, Marie behaves badly: she’s impulsive, selfish, and has a sense of entitlement that knows no bounds. After serving time in prison for helping her ex-boyfriend flee the police after a bank robbery [...]
My Name is Memory is the first book in a new series written by Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants author Ann Brashares. It’s the epic love story of Daniel and Sophia, a relationship that first began over a thousand years ago when he killed her. Not a great way to start things off, but he is horrified by what he has done and it still [...]
I’ve always enjoyed reading Stephen King, starting with Pet Cemetery back in high school and his short stories and novellas (The Langoliers, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, The Body), through college, though, my favorite book was The Stand. Last year, I reconnected with King’s works by starting the Dark Tower novels (thanks to Amie’s recommendation), and became interested in reading Under the Dome. The [...]
Vook.com recently released their version of From Cape Town With Love, the third novel in the Tennyson Hardwick series. A vook is an ebook that also contains videos, and can be viewed on your computer or iPhone. The From Cape Town With Love vook contains six videos with Blair Underwood starring as Tennyson Hardwick. He’s an ex-gigolo, an actor, and a private detective who lives [...]
Liam Pennywell is a somewhat surly older gentleman that has just lost his teaching job due to downsizing. At the age of 60, the prospects of a new job seem bleak and Liam is forced to take early retirement. He also has to move into a smaller, more economical apartment. Through all this change, Liam remains surprisingly upbeat until an unexpected event leaves Liam hurt, [...]
Isn’t it great when you read a book by an author you’re unfamiliar with and love it so much that you immediately want to start reading every book they’ve ever written? The author I’m talking about here is Christopher Moore and I’ve just read his book, Bloodsucking Fiends. Chances are that you’re already familiar with the popular author, but he’s new to me and I [...]
Sarah Blake’s The Postmistress has been getting tons of great reviews and has even been compared to Kathryn Stockett’s The Help (my favorite book of 2009). Eager to find another book as good as The Help, I picked up The Postmistress with high expectations. So did it live up to the hype? Unfortunately, I have to say no. As much as I wanted to like [...]
Love’s First Light by Jamie Carie is an excellent historical-romance fiction novel that takes place during the French Revolution. It begins somewhat violently as the stories’ main character, Christophe St. Laurent, witnesses the brutal execution of his aristocratic family. He then must go into hiding in the town of Carcassonne where he meets a young women, Scarlett, who is mourning her own losses. Then, everything [...]
