The Peach Keeper Author: Sarah Addison Allen Category: Fiction Publisher: Bantam Release Date: 3-22-11 It’s the dubious distinction of thirty-year-old Willa Jackson to hail from a fine old Southern family of means that met with financial ruin generations ago. The Blue Ridge Madam—built by Willa’s great-great-grandfather during Walls of Water’s heyday, and once the town’s […]
Month: July 2011
Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
Dana’s life hasn’t exactly been easy. She is half fae (faerie), her mom is an alcoholic, and her sixteen years have been full of taking care of her mom and frequent moves. After a disastrous voice recital that her mom crashes, she decides to reach out to her dad, who is a powerful fae. Now, […]
Hourglass by Myra McEntire
Hourglass Author: Myra McEntire Genre: Young Adult Format: ebook Publisher: Egmont USA Release Date: 6-14-11 Emerson Cole sees things that aren’t really there. Since the death of her parents she has been dealing with her grief and the visions of long forgotten people and places that no one else can see. When her brother hires […]
The Likeness by Tana French
The Likeness is the second book in the Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French. We met Cassie as Rob Ryan’s partner in In The Woods. Now, several months after Operation Vestal came to a disastrous close, Cassie has been transferred out of Murder, has a new boyfriend, and is trying to get on with […]
Wake by Lisa McMann
Janie has a lot of depressing things going on in her life. Her mother is a barely functioning alcoholic, they live in a small, economically depressed Michigan town, and she routinely gets sucked into people’s dreams. Anywhere people sleep (study hall, waiting rooms, movies) can be an energy draining look into the subconscious of others. […]
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Mia Hall is a talented musician with a quirky, supportive family and a boyfriend who loves her. On the brink of a promising future, a devastating accident threatens to take all of it away. If I Stay lets you into Mia’s mind as she decides whether she will stay in this life or move on. […]
In the Woods by Tana French
Twenty years ago, Adam Ryan and his two best friends disappeared in the woods behind their neighborhood. Some hours later, Adam was found, clinging to a tree with blood filled shoes and no memory of what happened. His two friends were never found. Adam, now going by Rob Ryan, is a detective in the Dublin […]
Matched by Ally Condie
MatchedAuthor: Ally CondieCategory: Young AdultFormat: eBookPublisher: DuttonRelease Date: 11-30-10 Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander’s face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate… until she sees […]
The Widow’s War by Sally Gunning
Set in Pre-Revolutionary War New England, this book tells the story of Lydia Barry, whose husband is a whaler and meets his end at sea. At the time, the law gives all of her property to her Son-in-Law, who she must live with. Of course, he is a huge jerk, but being married to her […]