Book Reviews / Reading Lists19th century / Chef / Harlequin Romance / Jewish-faith / lawyer / law related / London / police / Regency / terrorists / World War II / Young-Adult16 Comments
Most books that I finish get their own reviews but here are some that either I didn’t finish or I didn’t think warranted a separate review. The Terrorist – Caroline Cooney / Fabulous writing. Intense, page turning, I was 50 pages into it before I even realized it when I ... more >
Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2012 / best of list / chick-lit / Dragon / Fantasy / Harlequin Romance / Historical / SF / Top ten / World War II13 Comments
When Jane asked for our Best of 2012 lists, I knew mine would probably be short but I had no idea how short. I started with 3 books. Three. Books. Total. “WTF?,” I thought. Had I turned into that much of a h8ter? Well, it turns out that I had ... more >
B ReviewsAmerican Navy / Contemporary / f/f / lesbian romance / LGBTQIA / World War II2 Comments
Dear Ms. McCoy, I came to your novel “For Me and My Gal” in a roundabout way. Somehow I was on another website about LGBT books – sorry, I honestly don’t remember which one – and came across a year by year listing of books which had received awards. Happily ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads20th century / Code Name Verity / England / female friendship / France / World War II24 Comments
Dear Ms. Wein, I had not heard of your book before one of our posters mentioned it in glowing terms. In a way that managed to catch my attention yet not sound like fawning praise, she described it and urged people to try it. I bought it but then set ... more >
F ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Bantam Dell Ballantine / Historical / London / World War II29 Comments
London, 1940. Winston Churchill has just been sworn in, war rages across the Channel, and the threat of a Blitz looms larger by the day. But none of this deters Maggie Hope. She graduated at the top of her college class and possesses all the skills of the finest minds ... more >
Book Reviews / C ReviewsBerkley Books / Jewish-faith / World War II16 Comments
Dear Ms. Richman, The saying that truth is stranger than fiction certainly applies here. If I had not read the “Author’s Notes” at the end of the book, I would have finished the book thinking that you’d come up with a doozy of a plot that stretched credulity. A young ... more >