Books
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Review: The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice
Sometimes people come into your life and show you exactly what you have been missing. These people may only be in your life for a short time or they might stay forever but they are meant to shape you, change you and guide you in directions that you might never have done without them. These special people are meant to help you through difficult times, and often bring joy where there was once only sadness. Julia Hughes has lived through an unimaginable tragedy, the death of her only child and husband. For five years she has been reliving the event over and over again, she has becoming listless and depressed.
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Guest Post: The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice
After reading and reviewing this stunning new novel just in time for summer, the author Luanne Rice was able to provide us with a sneak peak from The Lemon Orchard! If you haven’t read this book yet, it’s a great one to read on those balmy summer nights on your patio with a glass of soothing lemon aide! Be sure to enter the giveaway for a chance to win a copy of The Lemon Orchard! Here is an excerpt from The Lemon Orchard…
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Review: The Riddle of Solomon: Book Two (The Sarah Weston Chronicles #2) by D. J. Niko
Get ready for a thrilling ride through the Near East and its history! This is the first book in a while that I’ve stayed up late to devour! The only way I can describe this book is this: it’s a mixture of Lara Croft Tomb Rider, Indiana Jones, The Mummy, and The Davinci Code. Now I realize these are mostly film references, but this book was so vivid that I felt like I was watching a film while reading. If I had to pick a literary reference, I would say it’s a modern day Amelia Peabody mystery that meets The Davinci Code. It’s full of riddles and codes like The…
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Guest Post: The Riddle of Solomon: Book Two (The Sarah Weston Chronicles #2) by D. J. Niko
In addition the being able to read and review this stunning novel, the author D. J. Niko was able to put together this awesome guest post about the ancient world that goes hand in hand with the second novel in her series, The Sarah Weston Chronicles. If you haven’t done so already be sure to add The Riddle of Solomon to your TBR list and check out my review for more details! I also included a list of other blog stops on the tour at the end of this post where you can check out one on one interviews with her, guest posts, more reviews, and even enter to win…
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Announcement: BookTrib Features Live Chat with Steve Berry
This year I have been participating in the most thrilling book fest on the web, ThrillerFest VIII! While the event itself is actually taking place in NYC in July, I have been able to participate in the blog tours. As part of the fest, I was able to review the modern day spy novel with a historic twist, The King’s Deception by Steve Berry. I will have a full review up on 7/10/13 so be sure to check back for a full review. In the mean time, BookTrib has made a huge announcement: a live chat with Steve Berry on 7/1/13! Steve Berry was recently featured on NCB’s Morning Joe to…
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Review: Equal of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani
If you have spent any time in the historical fiction section of your local library or bookstore you will find that most of the genre is dominated by Tudor era and WWII era fiction mostly set in England. Let’s face it, those are the post popular periods and settings for HF. So if you are like me, you probably get really excited when you spot something of a new setting and era! That’s exactly what happened when I discovered Equal of the Sun! Since I don’t know much about near/middle eastern history I was really excited to read this book! What a refreshing read! Princess Pari is an Iranian princess…
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Announcement: Winner What Maisie Knew by Henry James
And the winner of What Maisie Knew by Henry James is….. Ty W(follows on Twitter). The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to Viking/Penguin for making this giveaway possible! If you haven’t gone out to watch the film yet, do. This isn’t one that you want to miss! A modern retelling of a classic featuring the sexy and talented Alexander Skarsgård? I’m in!
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Special Feature: ThrillerFest VIII
The most thrilling week in the literary world is back for it’s eighth year in a row! The International Thriller Writers (ITW) are bringing ThrillerFest VIII to The Grand Hyatt Hotel in NYC from July 10-13, 2013! So if you are going to be in the area, then this is an event you don’t want to miss! Below is a thrilling press release about the upcoming event that I wanted to share with all my readers! Be sure to check out their website and their Facebook page for frequent updates as the event gets closer! Spines are already tingling for the legendary Anne Rice, Queen of the Gothic Thriller, who will make…
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Special Feature and Giveaway: What Maisie Knew by Henry James
The classics are making a vivacious come back to the silver screen this year! This year we have seen modern takes on old favorites with such blockbusters as Anna Karenina, Les Misérables and The Great Gatsby. The Henry James classic, What Maisie Knew, has also been made into a feature film! Though there hasn’t been as much buzz about this film as some of the others, it has been highly praised by the critics after its debut at the Toronto Film Festival in Sept 2012. The movie has now been released to the masses in May and continues to garner much critical praise for the performances of Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård,…
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Review: Appointment in Samarra by John O’Hara
Haven’t we all fantasized about acting on pure impulse? Have you ever thought about removing all filters and just saying exactly what you think about someone? How about throwing a drink at someone because you honestly can’t stand to listen to them for a minute longer? Sure, we all have but for the most part we control our impulses and the filters remain in place. Luckily we can live vicariously through some of our favorite literary characters! Meet Julian English. Julian is going to act on those impulses and what follows is a train wreck of self destruction. This is a story about how easily you can fall from grace…
