On My Bookshelf...

"The one thing to remember about an adventure is that if it turns out the way you expect it to, it has not been an adventure at all....

THE GIRL BELOW is an extraordinary first novel suffused with a creepy surrealism that makes the pages turn themselves. The main character,...

This is a beautiful little book, not, despite references to the BTK serial killer, a thriller or mystery. Instead, the killer hovers at t...

I give this one four stars for Gothic atmosphere and general creepiness, but only two stars as a novel. Leroy is an excellent writer, and...

THE LACUNA by Barbara Kingsolver: My book club chose this novel. It had been years since I'd read Kingsolver (THE POISONWOOD BIBLE),...

I started Early – Took my Dog – And visited the Sea – The Mermaids in the Basement Came out to look at me – And Frigates – in the Upper Fl...

HEADS YOU LOSE by Lisa Lutz and David Hayward: I've been trying to review this book in a more sophisticated way than my initial respons...

And onward with the reviews.... These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf This book's description really grabbed me, mostly because I wa...

Here's an irresistible premise for you: an author takes a box of mementos collected by a neighbor who died without heirs, and incorpor...

I received a copy of Jodi Picoult's new book in the mail a couple weeks ago and just knew my friend Amber would want to read it. I knew ...

As I read Murder at Mansfield Park, I experienced the full range of emotional responses: I nearly flung the book across the room, I chuckl...

Arcadia Falls had a little bit of everything! Good storytelling, interesting characters, and awesome atmosphere. After Meg Rosenthal's ...

What can I say about this book that hasn't already been said? I put off reading it, despite the delicious title. After attempting to...

I'm always excited when Harlan Coben comes out with a new stand along book! And Caught was no exception. I even pre-ordered it! In Cobe...

I love a good ghost story, and Wendy Webb's debut novel promises just that. Hallie James has lived in Washington with her father sinc...

Ah, Christopher Moore. I can always count on you for both erudite wit and bawdy humor. Turning one of Shakespeare's tragedies into a c...

Our book club read Karen White's The Lost Hours in November and we picked The House on Tradd Street for January. The two books had a v...

Despite the fact that Christmas is nearly a month over now, I did some holiday reading in December and want to get at least some mini-review...

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde : I have to confess that I'm not a dystopia fan. I have a pretty significant addiction to fantasy, b...

The Writing Class is almost indescribably good, but I'm going to ramble on and on about it anyway. Amy Gallup was a novelist, but sh...