07/01/2009 - 08/01/2009 - Burton Book Review

Jul 31, 2009

Friday Fill-In- Guess the King?

BurtonReview Friday, July 31, 2009

Join in the Friday Fill-In FunAnd...here we go!A Royal Riddle .. this one was fun. Guess the King?1. It's time for me to defend my crown that I stole instead of Protecting it. 2. If you are a royal wanna-be off to the tower with ya; it's not a bad place for ya unless of course yer my nephews. 3. I must be England's King...

Jul 29, 2009

Booking Through Thursday ~ Funny Reads

BurtonReview Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Booking Through Thursday is hosted by DebDeb says:What’s the funniest book you’ve read recently?The Georgette Heyer novels come to mind immediately.I read The Unfinished Clue, The Nonesuch, and The Convenient Marriage and each of them were quite funny, if we were splitting hairs I would say probably The Convenient Marriage...

Waiting on Wednesday~The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty

BurtonReview Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Sponsored by "Breaking the Spine". This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:"The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty" by G.J. MeyerOn Sale: February 23, 2010Price: $30.00ISBN: 978-0-385-34076-2 (0-385-34076-1) I can never have too much Tudor stuff. Especially when it's non-fiction....

Jul 28, 2009

Teaser Tuesday - The Tudor Rose

BurtonReview Tuesday, July 28, 2009

TEASER TUESDAYS is hosted by ShouldBeReading and asks you to:♠Grab your current read.♠Let the book fall open to a random page.♠Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page.♠You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations...

Jul 27, 2009

Book Review: "The Blue Notebook" by James Levine

BurtonReview Monday, July 27, 2009

Published by Spiegel & Grau. July 7, 2009.Hardcover, 224 pages. ISBN: 038552871XThe Burton Review Rating: 3 stars.. I can't say I ENJOYED it, but the story was compelling."An unforgettable, deeply affecting tribute to the powers of imagination and the resilience of childhood, The Blue Notebook tells the story of Batuk,...

Mailbox Monday~ Norah Lofts & more Historicals!

BurtonReview Monday, July 27, 2009

Mailbox Monday is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. We share what books that we found in our mailboxes last week. And I am adding what I purchased. Here's what I received during the last week:"Here Was a Man: A Novel of Sir Walter Raleigh and Elizabeth I" by Norah Lofts, pub. July 2009"In one of her earliest works,...

Jul 25, 2009

The Sunday Salon~ Elizabeth Woodville On My Mind

BurtonReview Saturday, July 25, 2009

This week I have been rediscovering my thrill for the Wars of The Roses. A wonderfully intriguing era of England which lasted for about 30 years before Henry Tudor, father to Henry VIII, finally came to the throne. There are so many people involved, so many families and fates sealed that it is a story that keeps breathing...

Jul 24, 2009

Friday Fill-In: Guess the Famous Queen #3: Who Am I?

BurtonReview Friday, July 24, 2009

Join in the Friday Fill-In FunAnd...here we go!This is a Royal Riddle, Who am I?1. Although my first husband died in battle, it is not the end of the world.2. Sitting here, listening to the sound of rain falling, I blew a whistling wind to blow Warwick and George's ship off its course.3. Vengeance is bittersweet yet it...

Jul 23, 2009

Booking Through Thursday ~ Reading Preferences

BurtonReview Thursday, July 23, 2009

Booking Through Thursday is hosted by Deb; Deb says:Which do you prefer? (Quick answers–we’ll do more detail at some later date)Reading something frivolous? Or something serious? SERIOUSPaperbacks? Or hardcovers? EITHERFiction? Or Nonfiction? FICTIONPoetry? Or Prose? PROSEBiographies? Or Autobiographies? BIOGRAPHIES of...

Jul 22, 2009

Waiting on Wednesday - Delilah

BurtonReview Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Sponsored by "Breaking the Spine". This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:Samson & Delilah by India EdghillComing in Fall 2009 is India's next novel, DELILAH (or Samson & Delilah, I've seen it both ways already). A retelling of the story of Samson and Delilah, DELILAH completes what turned...

Jul 21, 2009

Teaser Tuesdays ~ Twilight of A Queen

BurtonReview Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Jul 20, 2009

Book Review: "Twilight of A Queen" by Susan Carroll~Giveaway

BurtonReview Monday, July 20, 2009

"Twilight of a Queen" A Novel written by Susan CarrollCategory: Fiction; Fiction - Historical; Fiction - Romance - HistoricalFormat: Trade Paperback, 480 pagesOn Sale: July 21, 2009Price: $15.00ISBN: 978-0-449-22109-9 (0-449-22109-1)The Burton Review Rating: 3.5 stars Fifth in "The Dark Queen" Series (aka The Cheney Sisters...

Mailbox Monday~ Biblical & Global Histories

BurtonReview Monday, July 20, 2009

Mailbox Monday is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. We share what books that we found in our mailboxes last week. And I am adding what I purchased. Here's what I received during the last week:Probably can't beat my favorite Mailbox Monday from last week, but I did get a few interesting ones this week. My favorite...

Jul 18, 2009

The Sunday Salon~ Books and BBAW

BurtonReview Saturday, July 18, 2009

"What is the Sunday Salon? Imagine some university library's vast reading room. It's filled with people--students and faculty and strangers who've wandered in. They're seated at great oaken desks, books piled all around them, and they're all feverishly reading and jotting notes in their leather-bound journals as they go....

Jul 17, 2009

Friday Fill-In: Guess the Famous Queen #2

BurtonReview Friday, July 17, 2009

Join in the Friday Fill-In FunAnd...here we go!1. Boar meat and bread make a quick and easy dinner.2. My book of prayers is the book I'm reading right now.3. July brings back memories of my stillborn son.4. The fact that I had to give King Henry his heir was obvious.5. They say if you tell your dreams to be realistic...

Jul 16, 2009

Booking Through Thursday - The Colossal TBR pile

BurtonReview Thursday, July 16, 2009

Booking Through Thursday is hosted by Deb; Deb says:"Follow-up to last week’s question:Do you keep all your unread books together, like books in a waiting room? Or are they scattered throughout your shelves, mingling like party-goers waiting for the host to come along?"TBR= To be readA 'waiting room' I think I am fortunate...

Jul 15, 2009

Waiting on Wednesday - 'Girl Mary' by Petru Popescu

BurtonReview Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Sponsored by "Breaking the Spine". This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is: Girl Mary: A Novel by Petru PopescuPub. Date: September 08, 2009 Simon and SchusterISBN-13: 9781416532637368pp "The epic story of the Virgin Mary--not the icon, but the real teenage girl who seduced everyone, even God, with...

Jul 14, 2009

Teaser Tuesday - Sarah Dunant's Sacred Hearts, released today!

BurtonReview Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Jul 13, 2009

Book Review: "Sacred Hearts" by Sarah Dunant

BurtonReview Monday, July 13, 2009

SACRED HEARTS A Novel by Sarah DunantHardcover: 432 pagesPublisher: Random House (July 14, 2009) Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1400063825The Burton Review Rating: 4.5 starsThe 'Sacred Hearts' Book Trailer:"Santa Catarina, a convent near Venice, is home to over one hundred women in 1567. But with powerful forces for change...