Archive for the ‘Fiction’ Category
Book Review: “The Moosery” by Garnet Quinn Reviewed by: Lynn Peterson Rating: An Excellent Read I enjoyed reading the second installment of Garnet Quinn’s Merry Maines series, “The Moosery.” Beth and the cats have a variety of adventures throughout the book including finding a litter of kittens that were thrown away, having prized showcats stolen, [...]
Reviewed by: Lynn Peterson Rating: An excellent and fun book to read! I enjoyed reading about the adventures of feline friends, Hawkeye and Bhu Fan, in “The Merry Maines, a Shaggy Cat Story” by Garnet Quinn. Aside from being cats, a Maine Coon and a Korat have very little in common, especially these two cats. [...]
Title: Sin: A Deadly Anthology ISBN-10: 0974793469 Review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A good book Sin: behavior that goes against the moral and religious norms. Sin: the topic of a captivating anthology. Like being drawn to watch a tragedy in progress, readers will be enticed to turn the pages, witnessing horrific moments of sin. From [...]
Title: Ravenstone Author: Deborah Cannon ISBN: 1425146023 Review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A Great Book Archaeologist Jake Lalonde searches for the origins of the icon of the mythical raven, as depicted in an ancient carving off the coast of British Columbia. Haunting his dreams, his search finds him is so far from what is expected [...]
Author: Dat Phan ISBN-: 978-0-07-212575-7 Review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A Great Book! When we seek happiness outside of ourselves, we are being perfectly human; but it is the person who looks within and changes what they don’t like, that truly ends up being happy. Such reminders are abundant in these days but rarely is [...]
Author: Sisi Theo ISBN: 978-1-60266-902-4 Review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A Great Book Even today, unfortunately, cultures sometimes clash. Marriages are made and discoveries of incompatible traditions and beliefs must be worked through. What if such a marriage were highly public and important? In “Conversations with Asenath” by Sisi Theo, readers see the contrast between [...]
Author: Judy Alexander ISBN-10: 0825420083 Review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A Great Book! When we share of ourselves with other people, we often find ourselves. It doesn’t take much to reach out and in the end the rewards are usually greater than the effort. In “Desert Medicine” by Judy Alexander, a newly single mother in [...]
Author: Barbara Elliott Carpenter ISBN-10: 1434342301 Review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A Good Book! Can you really go home again? While our memories of childhood, teenaged years, and college may be bittersweet or even deep dark chocolate delicious, going back in time is a difficult task to attempt. Dare we even try? In Barbara Elliott [...]
0060590297 Christopher Moore HarperCollins Publishers Reviewed by Andrea Weinberger Christopher Moore writes an interesting love story/adventure starring his two love crazed vampires, Jody Stroud, and Tommy Flood. His story line is set in the foggy San Francisco Bay Area. Not surprisingly Tommy is a naïve young Safeway employee interested in developing a poetic yet romantic [...]
Author: Jessica James ISBN-10: 0979600006 Review by Heather Froeschl Rating: A great book! There was a divide among the states, among brothers, families, and friends. There was a common ground, in honor. Jessica James’ book, “Shades of Gray,” is a novel about the Civil War in Virginia, but it is more about the honor and [...]