03/01/2009 - 04/01/2009 - Burton Book Review

Mar 31, 2009

Teaser Tuesday

BurtonReview Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by Should be Reading:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great...

Mar 30, 2009

Review: "The Crimes of Paris : A True Story of Theft, Murder and Detection" by Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler

BurtonReview Monday, March 30, 2009

HISTORY, TRUE CRIMEHARDCOVER BOOKPublish Date: 4/27/2009ISBN: 9780316017909Pages: 384The Crimes of Paris was an interesting read and I was not disappointed. Furthermore, it was unexpected. If you judge a book based on its cover, then you will not be disproved in this case. Yet, if you read the back then you may be in for...

Mailbox Monday ~March 30

BurtonReview Monday, March 30, 2009

Mailbox MondayHappy Monday!! Mailbox Monday is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. We share what books that we found in our mailboxes last week. Here's what I received during the last week:From Hachette books to Review (which means giveaways coming!!):The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University...

Mar 29, 2009

Sunday Short

BurtonReview Sunday, March 29, 2009

Hello Friends... I just wanted to sneak in tell you to not forget the giveaway for "Too Hot To Handle", going on until April 5th.Monday I will post my review of "The Crimes of Paris" and offer a giveway, as well as Tuesday I will also review and give away "Laura Rider's Masterpiece" by Jane Hamilton; both courtesy of Hachette....

Mar 27, 2009

Friday Fill-In

BurtonReview Friday, March 27, 2009

Hosted by Friday Fill-inThis week, I took the first sentence in 6 of my favorite books...you fill them in...with the right words or even better, ones of your own.And...here we go!1. In a hole in the ground there lived a family of fairies.2. My future ain't great but that ain't no matter.3. After dark the rain began to...

Mar 26, 2009

LINKAGE: BOOK GIVEAWAY ALERTS

BurtonReview Thursday, March 26, 2009

It’s that time of the month again! No, don’t groan! This is Good!! Hachette is making the rounds with their generosity, and there are lots of giveaways that they are sponsoring. Many of the following Giveaways are courtesy of Hachette, but we may be lucky enough to find one or two off the main beat. Enjoy the linkage!Vera...

Booking Through Thursday

BurtonReview Thursday, March 26, 2009

The host of Booking Through Thursday can be found by here.Suggested by Janet: Today's question:The opposite of last week’s question: “What’s the best ‘worst’ book you’ve ever read — the one you like despite some negative reviews or features?”I enjoyed Phillipa Gregory's The Other Boleyn Girl. This was the very first book...

Mar 25, 2009

Waiting on Wednesday

BurtonReview Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme I found from Alyce's site. This one I will love to do! The trick is to narrow down a book you are anticipating, to just one.It is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:"A Secret Alchemy" by Emma DarwinPaperback: 448 pagesPublisher:...

Award Away...

BurtonReview Wednesday, March 25, 2009

I am loving my Blogosphere of Book Junkies and Friendly Bloggers, and I have received two more awards since last week's Sisterhood Award.. The hard part is finding new people to pass them on to; I am sure the ones I picked last week don't want me awarding them with awards they've already received 10 times over, right?!...

Mar 24, 2009

HISTORICAL BOYS: Historical Fiction for Men and Women: Gearing up for THE LAST QUEEN in paperback

BurtonReview Tuesday, March 24, 2009

CW GORTNER WILL BE HERE MAY 5TH, 2009 SO GET THAT ON YOUR CALENDA...

Teaser Tuesday

BurtonReview Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by Should be Reading:Drumroll please...... my first Teaser Tuesdays :)rGrab your current read.rLet the book fall open to a random page.rShare with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.rYou also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your...

Mar 23, 2009

Mailbox Monday - March 23

BurtonReview Monday, March 23, 2009

This is my first "Mailbox Monday" post, so I'm posting everything I've gotten for March. I am not that lucky to get all these books in one week, for sure, and this is pretty awesome for a month as it is. So the quantity of books won't be this large probably EVER again.. (so enjoy!)Mailbox Monday Happy Monday!! Mailbox...

Mar 21, 2009

Saturday Short

BurtonReview Saturday, March 21, 2009

Okay, let's be honest here. I received "Too Hot to Handle" as an Advance Reading Copy, I chose it because it sounded like a fun read from the description (not looking for the cover). Then I receive the book, and immediately think how am I going to walk around with this thing? You see, I am normally seen toting around "scholarly"...

Mar 20, 2009

Sisterhood Award!

BurtonReview Friday, March 20, 2009

Awwww shucks... Amy at Passages to the Past offered me a Sisterhood Award.. how cool is that for a new blogger? That is way cool for Amy to think of me, and it is truly appreciated!Amy has one of the best Historical Fiction Book Blogs out there and is one of those that has inspired me to endeavor into this realm.Award...

"The Tudors" Season Premiere

BurtonReview Friday, March 20, 2009

Things that make you go hmm.....E-Online has the video up for Showtime's "The Tudors", I know some may be interested in it.. I just might buckle down and watch it myself. Maybe. How about you comment and let me know if it's worth my time? I just cannot seem to forget the fact that it is probably all hogwash, but maybe...

Friday Fill-In

BurtonReview Friday, March 20, 2009

Hosted by Friday Fill-Ins!March 20, 2009 1. Why do we have to pay for the daycare bills when the kids aren't in daycare?2. Blogs are now habits.3. I have forgotten everything I learned in school.4. I had never heard the phrase "let's go lollygagging" and it would be fun.5. I wish that one day I would wake up and get...

Review: "After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland" by Leanda De Lisle

BurtonReview Friday, March 20, 2009

"After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England" by Leanda De Lisle ISBN: 0345450450 Hardcover: 368 pagesPublisher: Ballantine Books (January 31, 2006)Leanda De Lisle brings the reader to the time of Elizabeth's reign where all of her countrymen were wondering, "What happens,...

Mar 17, 2009

Giveaway Alert! HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

BurtonReview Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Again, Happy St. Paddy's Day to y'all.. :) are you wearing your green? I am! I have traced a line of ancestors to Antrim, Ireland to my 8th Great Grandfather, a Mr. Gershom Lee born in in Ireland in 1690 who later came to New Jersey. So here's to you Grandpa.. (on my mother's mother's side..)May the luck of the Irish be...

Mar 14, 2009

"Secrets of the Tudor Court: The Pleasure Palace" by Kate Emerson

BurtonReview Saturday, March 14, 2009

Publisher: Pocket (February 3, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1416583203 Kate Emerson veers off her normal routine by tackling the dramas of the Tudor Court with this new novel. Jane Popyncourt's life is fictionalized in this fun novel although she truly was a ward of King Henry VII. We are introduced to Jane Popyncourt...

Mar 13, 2009

Elizabeth of York

BurtonReview Friday, March 13, 2009

Ok, so I must not get out much.. :) I know THAT already.. but this little video had me so happy.. it is not every day I get to hear those wonderful UK accents.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7942235.stmCheck out this short news video about Elizabeth of York, and the unveiling of a painting at Hever Castle. Features...

Mar 12, 2009

Giveaway Alert!

BurtonReview Thursday, March 12, 2009

"Mistress of the Sun" is the current Giveaway by Amy at Passages to the Past. This is a Historical Fiction novel about Louise de la Vallière, mistress of France's Louis XIV, the Sun King. This ends March 17th.And Arleigh at Historical-Fiction.com is hosting an awesome ARC giveaway for 6 different but awesome looking HF...

Mar 9, 2009

Passages to the Past: Mistress of the Sun giveaway!!

BurtonReview Monday, March 09, 2009

Passages to the Past: Mistress of the Sun giveawa...

Mar 8, 2009

Upcoming Releases

BurtonReview Sunday, March 08, 2009

In my Jane Popincourt post, I had questions about Henry VIII's other mistresses: who were they, and in all reality why didn't he have more?(Ask and ye shall receive)Perhaps we shall learn some more about Henry and his mistresses with the upcoming book "The Other Tudors: Henry VIII's Mistresses and Bastards" by Philippa...

Mar 7, 2009

"Castile for Isabella" by Jean Plaidy | Review Part Two

BurtonReview Saturday, March 07, 2009

Review Part Two (Here are my thoughts from Part One) Now that I've officially finished "Castile", I wanted to get the quick final review in. I mentioned most of the plot in the earlier post, and it continues with the focus on Isabella and ends when she finally manages to obtain the throne of Castile. As with most books...

Mar 4, 2009

"Castile for Isabella" by Jean Plaidy | Review Part One

BurtonReview Wednesday, March 04, 2009

"Castile for Isabella" by Jean Plaidy ISBN: 0-330-23830-2 Reprinted in UK June 2008 ISBN: 0-330-23830-2 Book one of the Ferdinand and Isabella Trilogy (Burton Review, Part One) Isabella was intriguing to me from my previous reads relating to Catherine of Aragon. Isabella was Catherine's mother, and I also recognized...

Jane Popincourt

BurtonReview Wednesday, March 04, 2009

I was reading the post by Daphne at Tanzanite's Blog and she mentions that "The Pleasure Palace: Secrets of the Tudor Court" by Kate Emerson is now available on Amazon. This is the novel of a Jane Popincourt (Popyncourt) who was a slightly promiscuous Frenchwoman who becomes the first mistress of Henry VIII. Apparently...

Mar 3, 2009

Bibliophile Pursuit

BurtonReview Tuesday, March 03, 2009

With so many new releases this year that I am salivating over, and the stack to to-be read books growing, I've decided to compile a list of the books that are Bibliophile List Worthy. There are going to be two lists, of course.The 'To Be Read and Reviewed' list are books I think I already own (or have been at my library)&...

Mar 2, 2009

"PALACE CIRCLE" Review

BurtonReview Monday, March 02, 2009

"At Court with the Prince of Wales, before WWII darkened a world of glamour and grace."REVIEW: Palace Circle, by Rebecca DeanISBN 13: 9780767930550 ISBN 10: 076793055XAs mentioned in a previous entry, I acquired this book as an advance copy from Carol at The BookReporter. I couldn't wait to delve into this as it is a bit...