Review:Young and foolish the protagonist wishes for a larger than life success. When she is swept off her feet by a suave foreigner she begins to unravel her life and dreams. Once the nightmare begins it acquires a life of its own. Most of the characters are very flawed which made for an interesting story. I w Read more

Review:Once again Balog h takes on a difficult subject and develops it in the context of historic romance. Although she doesn't go into child abuse as deeply as she does ptsd and survival guilt in the Survivor series, it it still makes for a fascinating story. Read more

Review:"Ireland" is a collection of short stories loosely tied together within a longer narrative involving a boy named Ronan. Ronan's story begins in 1951 in Ireland where we met "the last storyteller". We follow Ronan's growing up from age 9 through his early 20's, and his quest to find the storyteller. Throughout Ronan's story, you also encounter various stories from Ireland's history dating back before recorded history up to the Easter Rising of 1914.

The struggle I had with the book was ... Read more

Review:The author combines historical elements with fiction in this tale of Saxons vs Danes. The tale takes place mainly in what is now Northern England. Perhaps most interestingly after the tale is over the author reveals the fictional and the real life characters, battles and locales. Read more

Review:Its an Bernard Cornwell tale of Uthred and as such it is of course well written and very entertaining. That being said I find it the one if the lesser instalments in the series. The story line this time around is interely fictious and Cornwell uses it to (rather of handedly) tie several loose knots and bring Uthred in a position to start the final battle for Bebbanburg.
Uthred is by far my favourite Cornwell hero but I fear his author seems to have grown a bit bored with him. My gues is the ... Read more

Review:The story of Bigger is especially relevant as the nation again discusses issues of race after the trial of George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin. It is easy to see how racism and marginalization of young Black men leads to powerlessness and rage, and rage leads to actions that exacerbate racist fear, and that fear leads to more racism. Read more

Review:I would recommend this book to any one interested in old wars. This was most interesting and my husband was well versed about the Cremean war, which was helpful in helping me understand the location and other facts. Read more

Review:The only thing wrong with this book is its pseudo-authenticity. Graves was enough of a classical scholar to give an air of verisimilitude to an entirely too hairy and over-convincing narrative. It sounds like real Roman history unless of course you have read real Roman history. A trap for the unwary, but a corking good read. Read more

Review:This book is all about relationships in our world. It addresses the role fairy tales in our lives, growing up as a unique individual in a conformist society, the trials and tribulations of blended families, and a host of interesting people whose stories are revealed as the reader progresses through the book. Definitely a thought-provoking read! Read more

Review:The book is funny and carries the unique Pratchett charm. It is classic Discworld, but the characters and story are not as thrilling as some of the others in the series. I prefer Death, Rincewind, the wizards and other classic Ankh-Morpork characters to the witches. Discworld fans read this book! Starting on the series, or perhaps haven't read many of them? Skip this until you find a character group you really like. Read more