Archive for Book Reviews

Book Review: La Isla Bajo el Mar

La isla bajo el mar by Isabel Allende

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The poignant story of Zarité, a black slave in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) and later in »»

Book Review– Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska by John Green

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Move over Salinger, here comes John Green. This is a coming of age story that is »»

Book Review: The Day the Falls Stood Still

The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Buchanan’s novel reads so well that it’s easy to think it’s written »»

Book Review– Silent Thunder

Silent Thunder by Iris Johansen

My rating: 1 of 5 stars
Silent Thunder is one of the worst written books I’ve read in a long time, and greatly »»

The Gargoyle, by Andrew Davidson

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was one of the most astonishing and riveting books I’ve read in a long time. Davidson’s »»