A mysterious castle and spooky characters enchant the reader.. The Splendour Falls by Susanna Kearsley Sourcebooks reissue Jan 2014 (originally published 1995) Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for this review Burton Book Review Rating:Glittery forbidden fruit 4.5 stars Chinon-chateau of legend,...

Although I read fewer books this year than last, I feel I have read some wonderful reads still. These were given five stars as I tend to write reviews soon after reading, and if I really feel like I loved the book and totally enjoyed the experience, I gave it five stars. There is no order to this list, plus this list...

I wanted to give others the opportunity to participate in an upcoming Group Read we are having over at Goodreads for a popular author, Jean Plaidy aka Victoria Holt. On December 26, 2013 we are scheduled to start reading The Courts of Love at the forum and anyone can join in. These are loosely formatted: there is not...

It's almost Christmas so I figured it was time to check in here on the blog and say Merry Christmas! I have been doing some reading behind the scenes, but unfortunately they are all for a February post date.. so the blog will seem bare till then. I had taken some time off so that I could squeeze in some review reads and...