Review: The Hollowing by N.D. Hansen-Hill

Shannon C.'s review of The Hollowing by N.D. Hansen-Hill
Sci-Fi novel eBook published by Cerridwen Press 17 Apr 08

I had a hell of a time getting into The Hollowing not because it was a bad book, but because for some reason, probably owing to the fact that Cerridwen Press is an imprint of Ellora's Cave I was expecting a romance. Naturally, I have no problems at all with non-romance books--I'll try and read most things once, but it took me about a quarter of the book to shift my expectations from paranormal romance to something more along the lines of horror-tinged science fiction.

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Tags: 2008, April 2008, Cerridwen Press, eBook, Fiction, Grade B, N.D. Hansen-Hill, Review, Sci-Fi, ShannonC, The Hollowing

Review: Life on the Move by Megan Reilly

Shannon C.'s review of Life on the Move by Megan Reilly
Contemporary young adult fiction released by Samhain 29 Apr 07

I love it when a book packs the kind of emotional wallop that leaves me sitting in my chair well after I'm done, stunned into speechlessness. When that book is only about 150 pages long, I consider that amazing. A quick word of warning--this is a young adult novel, and it's not an easy story to read, so people expecting a traditional HEA will be disappointed, but if that doesn't matter so much to you, this is definitely worth a try.

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Tags: 2008, April 2008, Fiction, Grade A, Life On the Move, Megan Reilly, Review, Samhain, Samhain Publishing, ShannonC, young adult

The Opposite of the Author…

This is great.

I read The Opposite of Love back in January and can still clearly see the scenes Julie talks about here in her podcast. Read more

Tags: Fiction, Hardcover, January 2008, Julie Buxbaum, The Dial Press Hardcover, The Opposite of Love

Review: What Looks Like Crazy by Charlotte Hughes

Devon's review of What Looks Like Crazy by Charlotte Hughes
Contemporary fiction released by Jove 26 Feb 08

What Looks Like Crazy is not my usual cup of tea. It's contemporary fiction, heavy on the humor. There are romantic elements to be sure, but the book reminds me more of Chick-Lit than anything else. There's a heroine with a messed up love life, a weird family and friends and an equally kooky professional life. She gets into all manner of ridiculous situations, and indulges in makeovers and retail therapy when she's feeling down.

However, What Looks Like Crazy is much better written than much of the chick lit I've read, with vivid characterization and few shallow clichés. I requested it because I was looking for something different, and this fit the bill.

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Tags: 2008, Charlotte Hughes, Contemporary, Devon, Fiction, Jove, March 2008, Review, What Looks Like Crazy

Review: The Witch’s Trinity by Erika Mailman

Rose's review of The Witch's Trinity by Erika Mailman
Historical fiction (hardcover) released by Crown on 25 Sept 07

The Witch's Trinity is a well told story that grabs your attention and keeps it throughout the book. It shows how desperation can bring out the absolute worst in us and make some do things that in good times would be unthinkable.

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Tags: 2008, Crown, Erika Mailman, Fiction, Grade A, Historical, September 2007, The Witch's Trinity

Review: The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum

Sybil's review of The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum
Fiction published Jan 08 from The Dial Press Hardcover

Contemporary, mainstream fiction, first person pov, hardcover novel that arrived with a nifty press release telling me of all the nifty reasons, highly contested auction debut novel, The Opposite of Love needs to be read. People it is "...heartbreakingly poignant, funny, and undeniably moving..."

My first thought was "Has Gwen done anything to annoy me lately..." What? You read the summary Read more

Tags: Fiction, Hardcover, January 2008, Julie Buxbaum, ROB Review, Sybil, The Dial Press Hardcover, The Opposite of Love