Review:Definitely Hitchcockian, exotic, with an ending I didn't expect. It easily could have been written in the 1950s, the decade in which it is set, except it was written in this decade--this writer really captures the elegant writing style of an era decades before she was born. Hard to do, but Mangan is successful at it. By the way, why do several reviewers who are critical of this book all spell Joyce Carol Oates's name incorrectly? Read more

Review:A fast paced and interesting novel that successfully weaves together several story lines, including but not limited to friendship, love, grief, and yes, food and body obsession. I think the author does a brilliant job of capturing the inner voice of so many women - that voice that calculates every calorie consumed and burned and what it will all ultimately mean. K.S.R Burns has a writing style that I find very accesible and entertaining. Highly recommended. Read more

Review:Amy Waldman's novel THE SUBMISSION (New York, 2011), a fictional "alternative history" of the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City, is structured a bit like a geodesic dome or an igloo: it circles around a large cast of characters who are each dealt with at intervals and whose paths occasionally cross, sometimes by chance, sometimes by their deliberate choices. It also resembles the fine movie LOVE ACTUALLY (2003), which has a similarly large cast, shown in a similar kind of rotation.

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Review:This author is very good at tongue in cheek. Her plots though not the most complicated still keep one interested to the end. I like the setting in England. The personality of the main character is very funny.
It is a book I would recommend and an author to be read again. Read more

Review:This is the first book I've read by this author, and let me say she didn't disappoint! I loved how the story flowed & how they finally found their own way. I'm starting in on the second book, I can only hope it's just as phenomenal as the first ! Read more

Review:This is one of my favorite series. Good story line, lots of action, character development and keeps it interesting every book...without having to fill with gratuitous sex. Not many strong heroines that I really enjoy reading; most books coming out now are YA and I'm of a certain age. Lilith Saintcrow's Jill Kismet and Dante Valentine are a couple of my other faves and Marjorie Liu's Hunter Kiss is another. Wish we would have had this kind of fiction when I was young, good role models for dev... Read more

Review:I’m not a regular mystery reader, but I found this one enjoyable. Not great, but fun and different, a different take on the idea of a psychological thriller. It’s not a thriller, but the main suspect has some psychological issues. Read more

Review:The "story" seems less a continuation of the previous books than it is an excuse to use every other chapter to get on a political soapbox about women's rights and how women are better than men in this world. Oh and let's not forget how every group setting either has a openly gay person or someone eyeing the "bugger boys". I swear the author wants to turn this into The Sholan Alliance series for homosexuals

Returned it for a refund. Read more

Review:Absolutely loves this book. Her October Daye series gets better with each book!! So sad I have to wait a year for the next installment. Seanan McGuire knows how to wrap up a book but keep you in suspense and wanting for the next book. Read more

Review:I love language and one can hear the sounds of Ireland in Conor McBride, our reluctant M16 agent. And again when he experiences India we discover with him the wonders and sounds of spoken Hindu. Kathryn Guare becomes a travel writer as she propels her thriller into foreign lands. Quite an accomplishment. Read more