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Jul 29, 2011

The End of Everything by Megan Abbott

Friday, July 29, 2011
The End of Everything by Megan Abbott Reagan Arthur Books, Little, Brown July 7, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-0316097796 Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: 3.5 stars The End of Everything is one of those quick reads that you just can't put down. Even though the subject matter is creepy-crawly...

Jul 25, 2011

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

Monday, July 25, 2011
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles Viking Adult, July 26 2011 ISBN13: 978-0670022694 Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: Four Na Yorkah stars A sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Set in New York...

Jul 18, 2011

Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders by Gyles Brandreth

Monday, July 18, 2011
Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders by Gyles Brandreth Touchstone, May 2011 Trade Paperback, 400 pages ISBN-13: 9781439153680 Review copy provided by the publisher, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: Great fun! Four stars! Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders opens in 1890, at a glamorous party hosted by the Duke...

Jul 11, 2011

Madame Bovary's Daughter by Linda Urbach

Monday, July 11, 2011
(To enter the giveaway for this novel which ends 7/16/11 visit Burton Book Review here.) Madame Bovary's Daughter by Linda Urbach Bantam Paperback, 512 pages ISBN 13: 978-0385343879 Review copy provided by the author, thank you! Burton Book Review Rating: 4.5 stars! Picking up after the shattering end of Gustave...

Jul 6, 2011

Author Post: Linda Urbach, author of Madame Bovary's Daughter

Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Have you heard of the scandalous Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert? His first published novel in 1850, and it was a pioneering one at that. And the scandal! The criticism of social classes, the affairs..Flaubert himself was hit with an immorality charge when Madame Bovary was serialized in a literary magazine. I am looking...

Jul 5, 2011

For The King now out in Paperback!

Tuesday, July 05, 2011
For the King is available in Paperback! For the King by Catherine Delors comes out today, a great day indeed (it's my birthday)!! I really enjoyed this novel and highly recommend for anyone interested in the French Revolution. You can read my review here. This was an adventure that had romantic and mystery elements...
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