Spotlight

Kitty and the Silver Bullet is the newly released fourth werewolf mystery by Carrie Vaughn. Have you read the first 3 books of the Kitty Norville series by Carrie Vaughn? If you somehow missed them, go pick them up, and then read the newest release! These books have a wonderful mix of [...]

Body Surfing: A Novel, by Anita Shreve, is being released in paperback January 15, 2008, and I had the opportunity to receive the hardcover from the publisher for review.
Anita Shreve writes bestselling novels with intricate storylines that don’t come with a pat ending. If you are looking for a romance novel or chick-lit ending, [...]

Beginner’s Greek, by James Collins reads like an old-world romance brought into the modern world. Parts of it even read like a Greek tragedy, with the Fates intervening in lives before the two main characters can be together. The Chorus of supporting characters play roles that will keep the characters apart, and then [...]

The Third Eye, by Mahtab Narsimhan is a beautiful story that intertwines village life, religion, and magic in India. The young adult genre is filled with books that fit into specific niches, and I wasn’t quite sure where The Third Eye would fit – its description of Hindu Gods, fantasy, and rural Indian village [...]

Reading and reviewing these novels were a challenge for me. I am not from the world of these books, and the language was difficult for me to read. I almost backed out of the review, actually. I’m glad I pushed through, as the books can give you a glimpse into a world [...]

In the winter, there’s a sure-fire way to warm up: grab a couple of quilts and a romance novel. Trust me – you’ll be warm in no time! But which novel to choose? I just finished two great ones – the historical romance Laird of the Mist, by Paula Quinn and [...]

We received a copy of TOY TIPS and Parenting Hints Magazine before we started our holiday shopping, and explored the Toy Tips website. When the toy recall issue was at its peak, we frequently referred readers from the main blog to the Toy Tips website so they could sign up for Daily Toy Tips [...]

This is a book I received from the publisher, Dundurn Press.
The Ruby Kingdom – Passage to Mythrin is a Young Adult novel and/or tween novel by Patricia Bow. I chose to read The Ruby Kingdom to myself for the first reading, as I wasn’t sure how much violence, suspense, and other Young Adult material [...]

A month or so ago, we received one of the Ceaco pieceless puzzles from the manufacturer, because we review games for their game alter-ego, GameWright. Ceaco also sent out an email alerting us to their very cool video about the pieceless puzzles.

We received one of the age 12+ puzzles, and were intimidated by it [...]

This book review is part of a PBN blog tour, and was received from the publisher
I remember the personalized books that some of my friends had when I was younger. They had all the type in a plain text, and then the child’s name was in bold, and a bit out of sync with [...]