08/01/2010 - 09/01/2010 - Burton Book Review

Aug 31, 2010

Book Review: Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen by Anna Whitelock

BurtonReview Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen by Anna Whitelock Random House, September 7, 2010 USA Pages: 416 Hardcover 978-1-4000-6609 $28.00 (UK: Bloomsbury May 4, 2009) Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! The Burton Review Rating: 3.5 stars, bordering towards 4 She was the first woman to inherit...

Aug 30, 2010

Mailbox Monday!

BurtonReview Monday, August 30, 2010

Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme that is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. Mailbox Monday is on a blog tour! The popular meme started over at The Printed Page blog is being hosted by Chick Loves Lit for the month of August! This week was fantastic, every now and then I receive a treasure from PBS, and this...

Aug 27, 2010

In Pictures

BurtonReview Friday, August 27, 2010

What a busy summer its been! Many life changes have occurred for me, and many are for the best, and some days have been full of trials. I could be writing about all the great things I've been reading lately.. but I've been busy enjoying the great outdoors this summer, and wishing my flowers would thrive.. (maybe next Spring).....

Aug 25, 2010

The Witch Queen's Secret: Anna Elliott Freebie!

BurtonReview Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Last year, I read my very first Arthurian-style read when I reviewed Anna Elliott's Twilight of Avalon. It was one of my favorite reads last year because of the intelligent writing that entertained me with an entirely new story for me which was that of Isolde and Trystan. You can read my review and get more background...

Aug 23, 2010

Mailbox Monday

BurtonReview Monday, August 23, 2010

Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme that is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. Mailbox Monday is on a blog tour! The popular meme started over at The Printed Page blog is being hosted by Chick Loves Lit for the month of August! This week was a good one.. I received from Paperbackswap: Silent In The Grave by...

Aug 19, 2010

For those annoying continuous Emails..

BurtonReview Thursday, August 19, 2010

I love Goodreads because I can keep track of my books there. I also like to see what other reviewers are saying about particular books before I make a purchase, and it is all right there at my fingertips without the fuss. There is a group on Goodreads that is called Free Book Giveaway.. which I have joined and entered...

Aug 18, 2010

Wonderful-ness

BurtonReview Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Every now and then you come across an interesting article online and you read it in its entirety. So I read this article today called Turn Ugly Dresses into Nice Ones for $1 and I was inspired. Nope, I can't sew, so the idea behind this phenom is not what struck me. Sadly (apologies to Gramma Erma, the Crochet Blanket...

Book Review: The Triumph of Deborah by Eva Etzioni-Halevy

BurtonReview Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The Triumph of Deborah by Eva Etzioni-Halevy Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Plume (February 26, 2008) ISBN-13: 978-0452289062 Review copy provided by the author, thank you! The Burton Review Rating: The richly imagined tale of Deborah, the courageous Biblical warrior who saved her people from certain destruction. In...

Aug 17, 2010

Winners winners..

BurtonReview Tuesday, August 17, 2010

I recently held two contests for the book giveaway of THE SECRET ELEANOR and HIS LAST LETTER which coincided with interviews of the authors. Click the links to get to the interviews. The reviews of the two titles are here: The Secret Eleanor His Last Letter The winner of The Secret Eleanor is: LAMusing The winner of...

Aug 16, 2010

Mailbox Monday

BurtonReview Monday, August 16, 2010

Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme that is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. Mailbox Monday is on a blog tour! The popular meme started over at The Printed Page blog is being hosted by Chick Loves Lit for the month of August! After being a total good girl last week with zero ARC's for review..... I did cave in...

Aug 13, 2010

Book Review: The Secret Eleanor by Cecelia Holland

BurtonReview Friday, August 13, 2010

See the interview with the author at The Burton Review http://www.theburtonreview.com/2010/08/book-giveaway-secret-eleanor-q-with.html The Secret Eleanor by Cecelia Holland Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade (August 3, 2010) ISBN-13: 978-0425234501 Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! The...

Aug 12, 2010

Goodreads Interview of Philippa Gregory

BurtonReview Thursday, August 12, 2010

Book bloggers everywhere are touting the newest Philippa Gregory release, The Red Queen, as a success.. me being one of them. I have a giveaway going on here at The Burton Review for the first two books in the series of The Cousins' War, and a hardcover giveaway chance at The Historical Fiction Connection...

Aug 10, 2010

Book Review: Bellfield Hall: Or, The Observations of Miss Dido Kent, by Anna Dean

BurtonReview Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Bellfield Hall: Or, The Observations of Miss Dido Kent, by Anna Dean Minotaur/Thomas Dunne Books, February 2010 ISBN: 978-0-312-56294-6 304 pages Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! The Burton Review Rating: 1805. An engagement party is taking place for Mr Richard Montague, son of wealthy landowner Sir...

Aug 9, 2010

Mailbox Monday

BurtonReview Monday, August 09, 2010

Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme that is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. Mailbox Monday is on a blog tour! The popular meme started over at The Printed Page blog is being hosted by Chick Loves Lit for the month of August! We share what books that we found in our mailboxes last week.. as I am fretfully trying...

Aug 7, 2010

It's a Weekend Wrap up

BurtonReview Saturday, August 07, 2010

Nope, won't call this a Sunday Salon and post it on Saturday like I did last week, heaven forbid.. since someone Twittered at me asking if I knew it was just Saturday and I posted a Sunday Salon. I had explained in that post that I still do not have internet at the house so I was cheating and composing the post from work....

Aug 6, 2010

Book Review & Double Giveaway! The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory

BurtonReview Friday, August 06, 2010

The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster Ltd (August 3, 2010 in USA; August 19 in UK) ISBN-13: 978-1416563723 & 978-1847374578 Review copy provided by Simon and Schuster, thank you! The Burton Review Rating: The Synopsis: Heiress to the red rose...

Aug 5, 2010

Book Review: Georgette Heyer's Regency World by Jennifer Kloester

BurtonReview Thursday, August 05, 2010

Georgette Heyer's Regency World by Jennifer Kloester 400 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks reissue (August 1, 2010) ISBN-13: 978-1402241369 Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! The Burton Review Rating: Immerse yourself in the resplendent glow of Regency England and the world of Georgette Heyer... From...