James Harvey - Grayton Beach Affair

10. Grayton Beach Affair by James Harvey (2011)
Length: 328 pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Started: 12 March 2011
Finished: 22 March 2011
Where did it come from? Many thanks to James Harvey for sending me a copy of this book to read.
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 3 January 2011
Why do I have it? I like historical fiction and James Harvey is a new author for me.

Christian Wolfe speaks perfect English. That is why the German-born man is strong-armed into rescuing a German POW from an American beach after he returns to Berlin during World War II. Christian is drawn into a covert mission against his will but meets troubled, beautiful Maggie Neal during that time. For two days, at Grayton Beach, Maggie and Christian begin an affair.

Those two days are remembered forever in their hearts as the war rages on and Christian goes back to Europe. Will destiny prevail for Maggie and Christian? The Grayton Beach Affair lasted two days, but the reprecussions could last longer.

I enjoyed this book very much. It was an interesting mix of thrills and romance. I give it an A!


A! - (90-95%)


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Katharine A. Russell - Deed So

9. Deed So by Katharine A. Russell (2010)
Length: 438 pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Started: 2 March 2011
Finished: 12 March 2011
Where did it come from? Many thanks to Tracee at Pump up Your Book for sending me a copy of this book to read.
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 18 November 2010
Why do I have it? I like historical fiction and Katharine A. Russell is a new author for me.

Agnes Hayden Bashford - Haddie - is struggling with many things is the 1962 town of Wicomico Corners; entering high school, her budding crush on her best friend, Gideon, and waitressing at church suppers. She has big plans to escape Wicomico Corners and make something of herself in the wide world. Then, she witnesses the murder of a black teenager and the resulting court case exposes the racial tensions that Haddie couldn't even begin to contemplate could exist in her tiny town.

I enjoyed this book very much. The characters were very well written and the setting was believeable for the time period. I give this story an A+!

A+! - (96-100%)

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Lou Aronica - Blue

8. Blue by Lou Aronica (2010)
Length: 400 pages
Genre: Fantasy
Started: 15 February 2011
Finished: 25 February 2011
Where did it come from? Many thanks to Tracee at Pump up Your Book for sending me a copy of this book to read.
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 8 January 2011
Why do I have it? I like fantasy and Lou Aronica is a new author for me.

Chris Astor is a forty-year-old divorced father of one - a daughter named Becky who has gone through much in her young life. Now, as Becky faces more obstacles, something strange happens.

Miea is the young queen of a fantasy land that Becky and her father created when Becky was little, a land that finds itself in horrific, even deadly trouble. Together, the three must uncover the secret that has brought them into contact. The secret to the future, to their purpose, lies in their imagination.

I enjoyed this book very much. It was very moving and a book that I will enjoy having on my bookshelves. I tend to cry a lot at touching books and that is what happened as I read this book. I give it an A!


A! - (90-95%)


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James LePore - Anyone Can Die

7. Anyone Can Die by James LePore (2009)
Length: 48 pages
Genre: Short Story
Started/Finished: 20 February 2011
Where did it come from? Many thanks to Tracee at Pump up Your Book for sending me a copy of this book to read.
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 1 February 2011
Why do I have it? I like short stories and James Lepore is a new author for me.

Set in the world of A World I Never Made, these three short stories feature the characters Pat and Lorraine Nolan, Megan Nolan and Max French.

The first short story is Till Death do us Part; Pat and Lorraine Nolan meet three ne'er-do-well natives on their Mexican honeymoon. In God's Warriors, cynical Megan Nolan witnesses a shocking act that calls into question her loyalty to friends or her loyalty to money. In the third short story, Max, FBI Agent Max French exacts a deadly price years after a very personal crime.

I enjoyed Anyone Can Die by James LePore. It was an very interesting introduction to the characters of A World I Never Made. I give it an A!


A! - (90-95%)

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Kathryn Meyer Griffith - The Nameless One

6. The Nameless One by Kathryn Meyer Griffith (1993) (Author's Revised Edition 2011)
Length: 32 pages
Genre: Short Story
Started/Finished: 25 January 2011
Where did it come from? Many thanks to Kathryn for sending me a copy of this book to read.
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 22 January 2011
Why do I have it? I have liked Kathryn Meyer Griffith as an author ever since I read her book Witches in high school.

When archeologists Laura and Julian Bennet discover the tomb of an ancient Egyptian Queen known in legend as 'The Nameless One', they choose to ignore the whispered curses about the Queen and her sorcerous ways. Upon opening the tomb, they unknowingly release an evil into the world that is better kept buried. Will they be strong enough to pay the price for defeating it? I really enjoyed this short story by one of my favorite authors. I did a paper on the Curse of King Tut in college and am very interested in Egyptian history. I give this story an A!


A! - (90-95%)

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Matt Haig - The Radleys

5. The Radleys by Matt Haig (2010)
Length: 366 pages
Genre: Horror
Started: 14 January 2011
Finished: 24 January 2011
Where did it come from? Many thanks to Kristin at Free Press
How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 28 December 2010
Why do I have it? I live quirky books and I love horror.

The Radleys are a normal dysfunctional English family. Peter is an overworked doctor, Helen is an unhappy housewife, Rowan and Clara are their teenaged children - Rowan is being bullied and Clara is an anemic recent vegan. The only secret that the Radleys have is a seventeen-year-old one that no one knows but themselves. Peter and Helen are vampires, trying to raise their children as normally as possible.

When Clara commits a shocking and oddly satisfying act of violence, she attracts the attention of the police, forcing her parents to shatter the shield of lies around their children. Uncle Will, a practicing vampire, arrives to throw off the police and in the process and cracks the Radleys idyllic marriage wide open.

I enjoyed this book very much and give it an A!


A! - (90-95%)

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Joel M. Andre - Cry of the Fallen

4. Cry of the Fallen by Joel M. Andre (2010)
The Black Chronicles Book 1
Length: 224 pages
Genre: Horror
Started: 17 January 2011
Finished: 19 January 2011
Where did it come from? Many thanks to Dorothy at Pump up Your Book for sending me a copy of this book to read.
How long was it on my TBR pile? Since 8 September 2010
Why do I have it? I like horror and Joel M. Andre is a new author for me.

Lauren Bruni is a detective with the Arizona Police Department whose life is falling apart. Her marriage has disolved, her daughter is missing and her partner has begun to hate her. When increasingly violent murders begin to occur that seem to be somehow connected to Lauren, she must find a way to protect her people from a demonic killer known as the Cowboy. I really liked this book even though it was extremely violent in parts. I give it a B+!


B+! - (89-94%)


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