http://bookshelfreview.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Book Review en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:07:24 GMT 2009-12-30T18:07:24Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace ‘ Isis ’ by Douglas Clegg advertises itself as a ‘tale of the supernatural’ and it lives up to the promise.  Beautifully illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne, it tells . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:15:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-30T02:15:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965641&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Lisa See’s SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN has been praised by everyone from PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY to THE LA TIMES. BOOKLIST loved it; so did THE WASHINGTON POST. So, if you haven’t . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:33:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965641&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth V. 2009-12-28T15:33:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963768&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Elspeth dies and immediately watches her lover, Robert, mourn her in her hospital room. Somehow after that, though, her ghost is confined to her flat in London. Edie, Elspeth's twin sister, . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:43:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963768&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth V. 2009-12-26T19:43:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963724&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Galloping directly on the heels of the success of ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ comes a retelling of Jane Austen’s classic, ‘Sense and Sensibility’, except this time . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:36:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963724&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-26T18:36:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961131&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace I decided to give this series, ‘ Darkest Powers Trilogy ’ a whirl while I twiddle my thumbs and wait for the newest ‘House of Night’ book, ‘ Tempted ’ to . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:48:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961131&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-24T02:48:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957412&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Since my father and I often switch books, I thought it would be interesting to get his perspective on a book that is currently on the Bestseller List.  I have already posted my review of ‘ . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:38:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957412&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-21T19:38:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956415&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace The $21 Challenge By Fiona Lippey & Jackie Gower Simplesavings.com.au ISBN: 978-0-9806533-0-4 paperback, 288 pages We spend about $300 a week on groceries and the figure seems to be growing . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:23:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956415&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Magdalena Ball 2009-12-21T05:23:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955938&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Small Poisons by Catherine Edmunds Circaidy Gregory Press £9.50, ISBN 978-1-906451-16-5, Nov 2009 There are fairies at the bottom of the garden…and that’s only the start. A . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:16:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955938&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Magdalena Ball 2009-12-20T21:16:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952437&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace I think ‘ The Van Alen Legacy ’ is probably my favorite book out of the ‘Blue Blood’ novel series and follows, ‘ Blue Bloods ,’ ‘ Masquerade ,’ . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:20:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952437&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-18T04:20:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950671&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace ‘ Revelations ’ is the third book in the Blue Blood series by Mellissa De La Cruz following ‘ Blue Bloods ’ and ‘ Masquerade .’  The premise of . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:04:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950671&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-17T00:04:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949151&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace More like a memory for me, rather than a tradition. I remember my mother making date nut roll at Christmas because it would be cold enough outside for her to be able to get the logs she made to freeze . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:57:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949151&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Kim S. 2009-12-16T02:57:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948939&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Here is my latest book news: I recently released two new books, my latest volume of poetry, Shadows of Poetry , and a book of short fiction, Passing Fancies .   Shadows of Poetry: . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:06:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948939&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace A. F. Stewart 2009-12-16T00:06:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943036&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Katie unwillingly has to leave her cool life in London to settle in a remote Spanish fishing village. The villagers are against the new hotel where her parents have started a new . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:09:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943036&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Lookman Author/Screenwriter/Producer 2009-12-11T21:09:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942828&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace You might just want to be tardy to this party.  ‘Masquerade’ is the second installment of the Blue Bloods Vampire series (following ‘ Blue Bloods ’) and I must admit . . . Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:10:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977942828&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-11T18:10:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940101&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Yup, I read yet another series of vampire novels, I’m blaming Alexander Skarsgård who plays Eric in ‘True Blood’ because he is so freaking hot that I just have to get . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:24:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940101&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-10T04:24:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937576&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace The Infinities by John Banville Picador ISBN: 9780330513210, Trade Paperback, October 2009, 256 page/s, $32.99 AUD On the surface of it, The Infinities is a simple story, set, like Joyce’s . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:03:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937576&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Magdalena Ball 2009-12-08T21:03:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937556&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace The Infinities by John Banville Picador ISBN: 9780330513210, Trade Paperback, October 2009, 256 page/s, $32.99 AUD On the surface of it, The Infinities is a simple story, set, like Joyce’s . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:59:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937556&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Magdalena Ball 2009-12-08T20:59:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933818&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Edging Past Reality written by Gather’s own David A. Fingerman is a 263-page book that takes you on a journey through time. David shifts the reader steadily through life with his section s: . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:56:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933818&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Nancy Silveria 2009-12-06T20:56:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933612&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Two black maids and one young white woman in early 1960s Jackson, Mississippi, alternately narrate THE HELP, a fictionalized account of the production of a book of true accounts. The white woman, Skeeter, . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:27:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933612&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth V. 2009-12-06T19:27:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932613&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace And no, I don’t mean in The Zone Diet sense.  I called Richelle Mead’s last book, ‘ Shadow Kiss’ a page turner, but ‘Blood Promise’ is ten times the read . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:06:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932613&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-06T00:06:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932493&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Come one come all to the newest author's site, cute as ever in all it's Christmas decor. It is for and by Kaycee Conners, and it is to celebrate the release of her first sensual short story. Please go . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:49:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932493&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Kim S. 2009-12-05T21:49:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931592&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Damn and I mean damn, this book was a fun read!  The ending was intense in an action filled way.  ‘Shadow Kiss’ is the third book of the Vampire Academy franchise by Richelle . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:20:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931592&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-05T02:20:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931589&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Inspired by abebooks.com’s Avid Reader newsletter, I present my favorite books of the past decade. Inspired by The New York Times , I kept the list at 10, although I could have listed a few more. . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:08:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931589&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth V. 2009-12-05T02:08:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929058&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace ‘ Frostbite ’ is the second book in Richelle Mead’s vampire academy series.  Like its predecessor ‘ Vampire Academy ’ it spins a good tale about vampires.  . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:05:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929058&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-03T16:05:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927467&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace I know various vampire stories references on how being bitten once is highly addictive, I’m beginning to wonder about myself, I simply can’t stop reading vampire novels, and not just . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:39:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927467&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-02T17:39:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925849&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Why is it that we writers get all our good news all at the same time? I got a great review on<a href=" http://www.redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/product_info.php?products_id=555 "> Love . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:44:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925849&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Kim S. 2009-12-01T19:44:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920263&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace   In John Hart’s first of three novels, a lawyer, ”Work” Pickens, is accused of murdering his father, Ezra, when his body is found. It seems clear to the police and the district . . . Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:31:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977920263&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Elizabeth V. 2009-11-27T15:31:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977918133&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace ‘ The Tell-Tale Corpse ’ is Harold Schechter’s second Edgar Allan Poe mystery sandwiched between ‘ The Mask of Red Death ’ and his third mystery ‘ Nevermore . . . Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:59:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977918133&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-11-25T23:59:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916230&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace ABC Delicious quick smart cook by Valli Little ABC Books (division of HarperCollins) IBSN 9780733326028, November 2009, ARP $39.95aud If you've got a family that needs cooking for everyday, . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:11:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916230&grpId=3659174697253841&nav=Groupspace Magdalena Ball 2009-11-24T21:11:06Z