Monday, October 13, 2014
It's All About The Books
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Crooked River by Valerie Geary
That was the plan, but when a dead body is found floating in their swimming hole that summer, all is changed. Their father was accused of the murder, and all evidence pointed to this homeless beekeeper. His appearance and lifestyle made him the perfect suspect.
Both Sam and Ollie are endearing, quite bright, and love their father. Ollie doesn't talk when she is upset, and she sees things that others do not. She sees things called Shimmerings that warn her about good and bad. Sam knows why Ollie doesn't talk, but she doesn't know what Ollie sees.
CROOKED RIVER has wonderful characters and a wonderful storyline. You will fall in love with both of the girls and their adopted grandparents, Franny and Zeb, but their father, Bear/Frank, was a bit more difficult to like.
Ms. Geary's writing is very descriptive, exceptionally absorbing, and keeps you glued to the pages as Sam and Ollie search for clues that could prove their father is innocent. As so many reviewers have said: "This book is difficult to put down." I wholeheartedly agree.
Ms. Geary seamlessly and creatively takes you back and forth in time as the story unfolds and is told through each girl's voice in alternating chapters.
Everything about CROOKED RIVER is warm and family oriented. CROOKED RIVER had me wanting to be there with Sam and Ollie to mother them and to tell them to be careful with their investigation of the murder and who they were befriending.
I really enjoyed this book. I will be looking for more from Ms. Geary. Don't miss reading CROOKED RIVER.
CROOKED RIVER just had a homey feel to it along with a storyline that had situations that could actually happen and a very suspenseful, tense ending. 5/5
This book was given to me free of charge and without compensation by the publisher in return for an honest review.
Mystery Monday From Atria
1. THE WOLF IN WINTER by John Connolly
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2. FIVE MINUTES ALONE by Paul Cleave
In the latest thriller by the Edgar-nominated author of Joe Victim, someone is helping rape victims exact revenge on their attackers, prompting an edge-of-your-seat, cat-and-mouse chase between old friends, detectives Theodore Tate and Carl Schroder.
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3. BLOODLINE by Alan Gold and Mike Jones
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Monday, October 6, 2014
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories Video and Giveaway!!
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Giveaway of THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW AND OTHER STORIES
This new collection of larger-than-life tales contains Washington Irving’s best-known literary inventions—Ichabod Crane, the Headless Horseman, and Rip Van Winkle—that continue to capture our imaginations today, and features an introduction and notes by Elizabeth L. Bradley, author of Knickerbocker: The Myth Behind New York and literary consultant to Historic Hudson Valley, the caretakers of Irving’s Tarrytown, New York home.
Not only is this collection a riveting must-read for the fall 2014 season, it also is an excellent companion to Fox’s hit television series Sleepy Hollow.
The series is a modern-day adaption of Irving’s classic short story with a supernatural twist, and premiered in September 2013. Sleepy Hollow ended its first season with enormous success and the second season debuts on September 22, 2014.
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About the Authors:
Washington Irving (1783–1859) is generally credited with being the father of the American short story and was the first American writer to achieve international renown.
He debuted in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle, and is best known for his short stories Rip Van Winkle (1819) and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. He has written several historical works covering figures such as George Washington and Christopher Columbus.
Washington Irving (1783–1859) is generally credited with being the father of the American short story and was the first American writer to achieve international renown.
He debuted in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle, and is best known for his short stories Rip Van Winkle (1819) and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. He has written several historical works covering figures such as George Washington and Christopher Columbus.
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Elizabeth L. Bradley, the author of Knickerbocker: The Myth Behind New York, serves as literary consultant to Historic Hudson Valley, the caretakers of Sunnyside—Irving’s Tarrytown, New York, home. She also wrote the introduction and notes for the Penguin Classics edition of Irving’s A History of New York.
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SLEEPY HOLLOW EVENTS, FEATURING ELIZABETH BRADLEY
Brooklyn, NY
Headless Horseman Variety Show October 16
The Morbid Anatomy Museum - 8pm
New York, NY
New York, NY
Reading of the Legend, featuring Lev Grossman, October 29
Megan Abbott, Randy Cohen and Tonya Hurley - 7pm
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“It is an early American horror story...And that’s why people know it.
Because it’s got the kind of symbolism that good fairy tales or horror stories have.”
—Tim Burton
—Tim Burton
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Introduction and Notes by Elizabeth L. Bradley
Penguin Classics - $11.00
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
This Is The Water Yannick Murphy
The first two words in the title of the book is the way Ms. Murphy began many sentences in THIS IS THE WATER, and it seems to be her writing style. To me, it was an odd, unique style and took a bit of getting used to.
THIS IS THE WATER is about a swim team, the parents of the swimmers, and about a murder that affected the entire community.
I was looking
for a mystery, but found a book mostly about swimming and the personal
lives of the team's parents.
It was a bit difficult to get started because of how the book was written. The book did keep you guessing, though, about who the murderer was that was killing young girls at rest stops. When it was revealed, the scene was quite scary, and the murderer was someone you wouldn't expect.I continued to read the book because I wanted to find out how it would end, but I did skim quite a few pages. 2/5
This book was given to me and my book club as a win in a contest on TLC. No compensation was given, and this review is my opinion.
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