I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Letters in Cardboard Boxes by Abby Slovin.
Letters in Cardboard Boxes is a heart-warming coming of age story. It was an absolutely fantastic and well written, I was honored to review Abby’s book, truly a pleasure to read!
Abby also agreed to do an interview with me, so without further ado please welcome Abby Slovin to The Lit Bitch! Continue reading “Author Interview: Letters in Cardboard Boxes by Abby Slovin”
An author friend of mine, Lynn Shepherd, is hosting a comparative book review contest on her blog.
I couldn’t resist entering as the goal is to review two of the hottest Austen inspired murder mysteries on the market, Murder at Mansfield Park and Death Comes to Pemberley. Shepherd is putting both books together in a head to head compare and contrast style review contest.
The #AustenMurderMatch starts on December 26th and runs till Monday 9th January 2012
Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James was literally DOA for me.
It really tears me up when I have to write and unfavorable review, but I do have to call them like I see them, it’s only fair to my reads, fans, and authors.
For me, Death Comes to Pemberley was a flatline. I really wanted to like it but I just could never really get into it which makes me very sad.
With every page that I read I was hoping it would improve but I found it confusing at times and the characters flat. James begins with giving the ‘ridiculous short version’ recap of the original Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice novel which gave me hope because it WAS a comical rendition.
Then the actual story itself starts a few years after the marriage of the Miss Bennets to Bingley and Darcy. Continue reading “Review: Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James”
I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia. Poughkeepsie is a moving story about love, life, and the human condition in a modern and often cruel world. It was an absolutely fantastic story and I am honored to be able to offer an E-copy for two lucky readers!
If you are interested in the giveaway it run through 1/11/12 and details can be found here.
Debra also agreed to do an interview with me as well, so without further ado please welcome Debra Anastasia to The Lit Bitch! Continue reading “Author Interview: Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia”
Want to see all the bitchin’ details about what I read this year? Click the ‘read more’ in this post to see the answers to all your favorite questions……. 🙂
Continue reading “The Lit Bitch’s Year in Literature Wrap Up 2011”
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