Today I'm participating in a blog tour for a new book by award-winning novelist Susan Meissner who’s here with me today to talk about her newest book from Penguin NAL. A Fall of Marigolds is a part historical novel, part contemporary novel set on Ellis Island in 1911 and in Manhattan a hundred years later.Susan Meissner is the multi-published author of fifteen … [Read more...]
War and Tourism Collide in ‘The Assassin’s Mark’
Note: I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. To read my interview with the author, David Ebsworth, click here. Background/Concept (from author website): A Christie-esque thriller set on a battlefield tour bus towards the end of the Spanish Civil War. The facts - Franco began running hugely popular tourist trips to his northern … [Read more...]
‘Last Camellia’ is Lackluster
The last week has been absolutely crazy thanks to two papers and a whole lot of coffee. My brain was on overload and then, thankfully, I received some book mail from Rebecca @ Love at First Book. She has an uncanny ability to always send me just what I need when I need it and The Last Camellia by Sarah Jio was no exception. A combination of light and fluffy but with an actual … [Read more...]
Madness Whispers in ‘A White Room’
As a general rule, I stay away from books that are considered "scary" because I have a very active imagination. It's been over ten years since I read Helter Skelter and I still have to leave the lights on at night when I think about the creepy crawling. So I'm a bit surprised to find that I enjoyed A White Room so much because it had a similar effect.The book is … [Read more...]
SheReads: The Perfume Collector
As a non-perfume wearer, I must admit I was hesitant when I first read the synopsis of this book. Perfume? Muse? It all seemed, to be honest, a bit hokey. But because SheReads has yet to disappoint me, I forged ahead anyway. Boy, am I glad I did!Not only is this book anything but hokey, it is not really about perfume at all. While The Perfume Collector is carried by the … [Read more...]