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