Title: Prada and Prejudice Author: Mandy Hubbard (Blog) Source: Library Paperback: 270 pages Publisher: Razorbill (June 11, 2009) Genre: Young Adult Rating: 4 out of 5 My Thoughts: Callie is a 17 year old average geek girl who has no friends. She convinces her mom to let her go to a London School trip hoping... Continue Reading →
Once and Always by Judith McNaught
Title: Once and Always Author: Judith McNaught Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Pocket (September 20, 1990) Source: Personal Library Genre: Historical Romance Rating: 3.5 out of 5 My thoughts: I had heard a lot about this author but I never really remembered reading anything by her. There was a time when I used to... Continue Reading →
Admit One by Emmett James
Title: Admit One Author: Emmett James Hardcover: 216 pages Publisher: FizzyPop (February 1, 2010) ISBN-13: 978-0984258109 Source: Online publicist Rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: Admit One was an unusual book. It is a journey in film but it's certainly unlike anything I expected. It starts with his childhood experiences while watching the movies... Continue Reading →
P.G.Wodehouse – A damsel in distress
A damsel in distress was fun. P.G.Wodehouse is fun. But I guess you already know that. I don't know many people who haven't read and enjoyed this author. I was somehow reluctant to read any of his work. I picked this up from a bookstore after much deliberation and because I loved the title. This... Continue Reading →
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Title: The Forgotten Garden Author: Kate Morton Publisher: Atria (April 7, 2009) Hardcover: 560 pages Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars A brief synopsis A lost child... On the eve of the first world war, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to... Continue Reading →
Review: Dragon’s keep by Janet Lee Carey
Title: Dragon's Keep Author: Janet Lee Carey Genre: Young Adult Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books; 1 edition (April 1, 2007) Source: Review Copy Rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: I always wanted to read a fairy tale for adults. So I picked up Dragon's keep with an eagerness you wont find me... Continue Reading →
Review: Crossed Wires by Rosy Thornton
Book Blurb from Amazon: This is the story of Mina, a girl at a Sheffield call centre whose next customer in the queue is Peter, a Cambridge geography don who has crashed his car into a tree stump when swerving to avoid a cat. Despite their obvious differences, they’ve got a lot in common –... Continue Reading →