Twelfth Grade Kills – Last book in this series … I think. A good and dramatic finish to this series, although the ending seemed to leave openings for more books. The story came to a good conclusion, although there were so many twists through it that I was starting to…

*The Age of Innocence – Left me feeling much the same way The Great Gatsby did – unsatisfied and annoyed. It started off so promisingly, fell into shallow and ridiculous characters and in the end, Newland was an unspeakable coward. I could cheer for him to break his engagement and…

The Sheen on the Silk – A rare stand-alone book from Anne Perry, one my favorite authors. This time, she’s taking us to Constantinople during the time of the Crusades. It’s a story in a world that is really foreign to us, full of misdirection, intrigue, politics and religion. We…

Seriously. How did I forget to do this one? Too busy with my head down, working my ass off. (Literally. I’ve lost 14 pounds since Thanksgiving. Thank you, thank you very much.) Launched a new website, worked on my quilt challenge, fleshed out a new Squidoo account, wrote some articles….

Larklight – I’m heavy on the kids books this month. Means of escape. And this one is pretty darned escapist. Imagine that Newton didn’t just figure out gravity, but also faster than light travel. What we end up with is a Victorian world in which England’s empire stretches not just…