A list of my 2012 book reviews by author. Click the letter to jump to the corresponding section.

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• K
• L
• M
• N
• P
• R
• S
• T
• V
• W
• Z

A

• Alighieri, Dante–The Inferno (translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)–3 Stars
• Anonymous–The Arabian Nights–5 Stars

B

• Birdsall, Jeanne–The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (read by Susan Denaker)–4 Stars
• Bishop, Anne–Dreams Made Flesh–4 Stars
• Bradley, Alan–The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (read by Jayne Entwistle)–4 Stars
• Bragg, Rick–Ava’s Man–4 Stars
• Bragg, Rick–The Prince of Frogtown (read by the author)–4 Stars
• Brittain, Bill–The Wish Giver–4 Stars
• Browne, Jill Conner with Karin Gillespie–The Sweet Potato Queens’ First Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn’t Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet (read by the author)–4 Stars

C

• Carey, Jacqueline–Santa Olivia–4 Stars
• Cashore, Kristin–Fire–4 Stars
• Chabon, Michael–The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay–3 Stars
• Collins, Suzanne–The Hunger Games–4 Stars
• Crusie, Jennifer–Bet Me (read by Deanna Hurst)–4 Stars

D

• de Lint, Charles–Dingo–3 Stars
• de Lint, Charles–From a Whisper to a Scream–3 Stars
• de Lint, Charles–I’ll Be Watching You–3 Stars
• de Lint, Charles–Memory & Dream–5 Stars
• Deaver, Jeffery–The Sleeping Doll–4 Stars
• DiCamillo, Kate–The Tale of Despereaux–5 Stars
• Donoghue, Emma–Room (read by Michal Friedman, et al.)–4 Stars
• Dunsany, Lord–The King of Elfland’s Daughter–3 Stars
• Durst, Sarah Beth–Ice–4 Stars

E

• Enger, Leif–So Brave, Young, and Handsome–5 Stars
• Evanovich, Janet–Four to Score–4 Stars

F

• Funke, Cornelia–Inkheart (translated by Anthea Bell)–4 Stars

G

• Genova, Lisa–Still Alice–4 Stars
• Goss, Theodora–The Thorn and the Blossom–4 Stars

H

• Heyer, Georgette–Footsteps in the Dark–2 Stars
• Hubbard, Susan–The Society of S–3 Stars
• Hyde, Catherine Ryan–Second Hand Heart–4 Stars
• Hyde, Catherine Ryan–When I Found You–3.5 Stars

K

• Kearsley, Susanna–The Winter Sea–4 Stars
• King, Stephen–Duma Key–3 Stars
• King, Stephen–On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft–4 Stars
• Knopp, Brian Lee et al.–Naked Came the Leaf Peeper–4 Stars
• Koontz, Dean and Queenie Chan–In Odd We Trust–2 Stars
• Koontz, Dean–Watchers–4 Stars

L

• Larson, Erik–The Devil in the White City–4 Stars
• Lee, Harper–To Kill a Mockingbird–5 Stars
• Levine, Gail Carson–Fairest (read by Sarah Naughton, et al.)–3 Stars
• Lithgow, John–Drama: An Actor’s Education (read by the author)–4 Stars
• London, Jack–The Call of the Wild–4 Stars

M

• Marr, Melissa–Graveminder (read by Emma Galvin)–2 Stars
• Mayes, Frances–Under the Tuscan Sun–4 Stars
• McCrumb, Sharyn–Ghost Riders–3 Stars
• McCullers, Carson–The Heart is a Lonely Hunter–2 Stars
• McMorris, Kristina–Letters From Home–4 Stars
• Mitchell, Margaret–Gone With the Wind–4.5 Stars
• Moon, Fábio and Gabriel Bá–Daytripper–5 Stars
• Moore, Christopher–Fool–2 Stars
• Moore, Christopher–Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d’Art–2.5 Stars
• Moran, Michelle–Madame Tussaud–5 Stars
• Morgenstern, Erin–The Night Circus (read by Jim Dale)–3 Stars
• Mull, Brandon–Rise of the Evening Star–4 Stars
• Murakami, Haruki–The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (translated by Jay Rubin)–3 Stars

N

• Nielsen, Jennifer A.–Elliot and the Goblin War–3 Stars
• Niffenegger, Audrey–The Night Bookmobile–3 Stars

P

• Pierce, Tamora–Song of the Lioness–3 Stars
• Preston, Douglas and Lincoln Child–The Ice Limit–3 Stars

R

• Reichs, Kathy–Déjà Dead–4 Stars
• Richardson, Justin and Peter Parnell–And Tango Makes Three–4 Stars
• Russo, Richard–Empire Falls–4 Stars

S

• Sachar, Louis–The Wayside School Collection (read by the author)–4 Stars
• Seierstad, Åsne–The Bookseller of Kabul (translated by Ingrid Christopherson)–3.5 Stars
• Simon, Rachel–The Story of Beautiful Girl (read by Kate Reading)–4.5 Stars
• Skloot, Rebecca–The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (read by Cassandra Campbell with Bahni Turpin)–4 Stars
• Snyder, Maria V.–Magic Study–3 Stars
• Stein, Garth–The Art of Racing in the Rain–4 Stars
• Stiefvater, Maggie–Forever–4 Stars

T

• Taylor, Laini–Daughter of Smoke and Bone (read by Khristine Hvam)–4 Stars

V

• Valente, Catherynne M.–The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (read by the author)–4 Stars
• Verghese, Abraham–Cutting for Stone–4.5 Stars

W

• Weeks, Brent–The Way of Shadows–4 Stars
• Westerfeld, Scott–Uglies–3 Stars
• White, T. H.–The Once and Future King–2 Stars
• Wilde, Oscar–The Picture of Dorian Gray–4 Stars
• Willingham, Bill–Fables: Legends in Exile–4 Stars
• Wilson, Leah (editor)–The Girl Who Was On Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games Trilogy–3.5 Stars

Z

• Zafón, Carlos Ruiz–The Prisoner of Heaven (translated by Lucia Graves)–3.5 Stars

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