Blood Wounds by Susan Beth Pfeffer Published by Harcourt Children’s Books Publish Date: September 12, 2011 256 Pages My Source: Borrowed Blood Wounds by Susan Beth Pfeffer Willa is lucky: She has a loving blended family that gets along. Not all families are so fortunate. But when a bloody crime takes place hundreds of miles away, […]
Win IRMA VOTH by MIRIAM TOEWS! (sorry, this giveaway has been ended) Yesterday I shared my thoughts on Miriam’s latest novel. (If you missed it, you can read my review on Irma Voth here.) Today, I’m excited to host this giveaway for three lucky readers! Miriam Toews’ new novel brings us back to the beloved voice […]
Irma Voth by Miriam Toews Published by HarperCollins Publishers Publish Date: September 6, 2011 272 Pages My Source: HarperCollins/TLC Book Tours Irma Voth by Miriam Toews Nineteen-year-old Irma lives in a rural Mennonite community in Mexico. She has already been cast out of her family for marrying a young Mexican ne’er-do-well she barely knows, although […]
2011 Award Winning Reads Challenge This challenge was hosted by Ashley at Books from Bleh to Basically Amazing and Jacinda at The Reading Housewives of Indiana. The challenge ran from Memorial Day to Labor Day (May 30th until September 5th, 2011). I challenged myself to read nine books that fell into the categories of the Award Winners. These […]
Review: A Single Shot by Matthew F. Jones is by far one of the best books I’ve read in a very long time. It is a fast-paced and gritty and everything noir fiction should be. Split into seven chapters corresponding to the seven days of the week, readers get an accurate idea of exactly how one […]