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The Walking People by Mary Beth Keane

by Athena // May 9, 2012 // No Comments
When I read the back book summary of this book, I expected something a little different than what I got. Sure, I knew it would on the literary side. That there would be discussion of families, immigration, destiny by geography... Continue reading →

A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer

by Athena // April 28, 2012 // No Comments
On the heels of Devil’s Cub, this book is different in tone, characterization, and pacing. It is Jane Austen like and actually three of Austen novels are referred in the book. The set up is also akin to an Austen... Continue reading →

Devil’s Cub by Georgette Heyer

by Athena // April 25, 2012 // No Comments
This is my first Georgette Heyer novel. I have been curious about Heyer for awhile now. Since I started blogging about books a few years ago, her name kept coming up on the blogosphere. It was inevitable especially since I... Continue reading →

Girl Reading by Katie Ward

by Athena // April 6, 2012 // No Comments
Girl Reading by Katie Ward is another 2012 “TV Book Club” pick. As often is the case, I saw the episode before I read the book. The premise is that this novel is really a series of short stories based... Continue reading →

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes & Booker Reading Update

by Athena // March 30, 2012 // No Comments
This was my first Julian Barnes book, and I don’t think it will be my last. I’m curious about his other works now. I think I rather enjoyed myself even though there were few real characters and a perplexing ending.... Continue reading →

You deserve nothing by Alexander Maksik

by Athena // March 27, 2012 // No Comments
This book is on this series “Tv Book Club”. Since I read at least a couple of books from each series of the show, I have decided to put it as a tag. As of this review, I have not... Continue reading →

I’ve got your number by Sophie Kinsella

by Athena // March 8, 2012 // No Comments
There are moments in every book by Sophie Kinsella where I become annoyed by the female protagonist. Then I wonder momentarily why I keep reading her books since I’ve read almost all of them. I find the Shopaholic series’s protagonist... Continue reading →

The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon

by Athena // March 4, 2012 // No Comments
I think only fans of the Outlander series will care about this review. This is actually my first Lord John book. I meant to read more of them around Christmas, but I got distracted. Lord John Grey is one of... Continue reading →

Diana Gabaldon Outlander Series Books 5-7

by Athena // February 28, 2012 // No Comments
In 2008, I listened to Outlander by Diana Gabaldon on audiobook and liked it. The audiobooks are excellent; they are narrated by Davina Porter. She does such a great job that sometimes when I am reading the books, I hear... Continue reading →

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

by Athena // February 20, 2012 // No Comments
I have read both of Eugenides other books: The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex. In fact, I liked the latter so much, I even own after having it seen it discounted at Chapters. I don’t really buy new books often. I... Continue reading →

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

by Athena // February 18, 2012 // 2 Comments
A friend recommended this to me, and another friend told me that it was making its way round her workplace at library too. I hadn’t really heard about this book until they mentioned it to me. I was told that... Continue reading →

House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

by Athena // February 14, 2012 // No Comments
I have read or listened in audiobook all the Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle canon. I really enjoy the Holmes and Watson partnership. Watson humanizes Holmes and the pacing and the writing of some of the Holmes stories are... Continue reading →

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