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Book Review: “The Mysterious Case of the Albright Academy” by Diane Stanley
Since I am taking a long time finishing the latest book, I figured you would enjoy a book review from the real talent in the family! 🙂 Kristen wrote this for the Tracy Press Book Nook on Oct 13, 2007. Kristen got an early copy of this book, which will be released in December. “Allbright…
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Book Review: “Pendragon The Soldiers of Halla” by D.J. MacHale
Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5 WaterTowers (OMG awesome!!!!) Spoiler Warning: Do not read this review if you intend to read the previous Pendragon books. This review will spoil it all and the series is way too good to let that happen! Go here for reviews of all the previous books. Buy it! Hobey Ho! The adventure…
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Book Review: "Little Lamb Lost" by Margaret Fenton
Genre: Mystery Rating: 4 WaterTowers Two year old Michael Hennessy, son of Ashley Hennessy, is dead. There is no apparent reason for his death, but, before the police can move forward they will need the results of an autopsy. Claire Conover, the social worker assigned to the Hennessy’s case, could be in trouble. She…
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Book Review: “Trust No One” by Gregg Hurwitz
Genre: Thriller Rating: 3.5 WaterTowers For years, Nick Horrigan woke up at 2:18 AM. There is a reason. Seventeen years ago his step-father (A Secret Service agent protecting Vice President Caruthers) was murdered. That night, Nick had slipped out of the house (turning off the alarm) to lose his virginity on the schools pitchers mound…
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Pendragon Countdown
Go here to read my reviews of ALL the Pendragon books. 🙂 I will pause the ARC’s for a day, or three, to read the last Pendragon book due in…..THREE DAYS! YIKES! I need to finish “Trust No One”. 🙂 Hobey-Ho…..the adventure will conclude. I am psyched… UPDATE: So far….The Soldiers of Halla…
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Book Review: "Dead Before Dark" by Wendy Corsi Staub
Genre: Thriller / Mystery Rating: 4 WaterTowers Thirty five years ago the serial killer known as the “Night Watchman” stopped killing. The world breathed a sigh of relief. Vic Shattuck studied serial killers with the FBI and had become quite the expert in that field. He was chasing (and learning about) the Night Watchman when…
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Book Review: “Malice” by Lisa Jackson
Genre: Thiller “She saw her skin crinkling and charring, felt her muscles and tissue consumed by hungry, excruciating flames. Her eylashes and hair would singe as she screamed…..” “Malice” is one of those books that you simply cannot put down. And when you are forced to, you can’t wait to get back to it for…
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Book Review: “Lords of Corruption” by Kyle Mills
Genre: Thriller Rating: 4 WaterTowers “It didn’t matter, though. There wouldn’t be anything there to talk to, to plead with. Still he felt he should say something. “I thought I could help” Gideon just raised the machette. “ Thus we lost Dan Ordman (who became multiple Dan’s) and a replacement needed to be found. Josh…
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Book Review: “Final Finesse” by Karna Small Bodman
Genre: Romantic Thriller Buy it! This is an Advanced Reading Copy sent to me by Karna Small Bodman. The book will be in stores in May 2009. Samatha Reid works in the White House as part of Homeland Security. Her boss, Greg Barnes, relies on Samantha for “talking points” when he goes in front…
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Book Review: “The Fourth Order” by Stephen Frey
Rating: 3 WaterTowers (a more deliberate Frey) Genre: Thriller “The Fourth Order” is a secret government “gray ops” agency that has been activated only four times since the Civil War. The object of the Order is to protect the United States…by any means possible. Including kidnapping, torture, and……… murder. Unlike other Stephen Frey books, “The…
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