A serial killer has been viciously murdering women in the Combat Zone, a seedy area of Newford. He makes a mistake when he kills a wealthy man’s daughter, apparently mistaking her for one of the prostitutes he normally targets. There’s a witness to this one too. He swears the killer stepped out of the side […]
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson: Book Review
Chicago wins a bid to be the host of the World’s Fair in 1892, the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of America. The city’s top architects immediately swing into gear to make this a fair to remember. Paris had hosted a world’s fair a few years earlier and everyone said that it couldn’t be beaten. […]
Elliot and the Goblin War by Jennifer A. Nielsen: Book Review
Elliot somehow finds himself appointed King of the Brownies (not the kind you eat–the kind that likes to clean your house as you sleep. I’d be happy with either of them in my house). He first came to the Brownies’ attention after he saved one of them from some evil Goblins on Halloween night. That […]
Empire Falls by Richard Russo: Book Review
Miles Roby is the manager of The Empire Grill in the heart of Empire Falls, Maine–or what’s left of it, anyway. This once-thriving industrial town is dying now that the factories have all closed. Empire Falls still has a tightly-knit, optimistic community though. There are constantly rumors about new buyers for the factories. Miles feels […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: The Thorn and the Blossom by Theodora Goss Review: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull Review: The Ice Limit by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Saturdays in the South with author Olivia deBelle Byrd: Southern Funerals or He […]
Saturdays in the South with Olivia deBelle Byrd
I was fortunate to see Olivia deBelle Byrd speak at the Decatur Book Festival in 2010 and I just loved listening to her stories. She is very charming and funny and she graciously agreed to guest post on the blog today! Please welcome her! SOUTHERN FUNERALS OR HE JUST WOKE UP DEAD Funerals in the […]
The Ice Limit by Douglas Preston: Book Review
It’s only been about a week since I read this book, but I’m already hazy on the details, so this will be vague. Basically, this super-rich guy hires an engineering firm with a perfect record of doing the “impossible” to extract a meteorite from the ground of a Chilean island off of Cape Horn. In […]
Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull: Book Review
Kendra and Seth are nearing the end of the school year when a new guy joins Kendra’s class. The other girls talk about how cute he is, but all Kendra sees is a disgusting goblin who plays cruel tricks on people. A mysterious stranger offers to help them get rid of the goblin (or kobold, […]
The Thorn and the Blossom by Theodora Goss: Book Review
I have to start with this actual physical book. If you read my blog, you might be aware that I don’t accept books for review. Reading on a schedule was starting to feel like work, so I decided to just say no to free books and read what I want when I want. It works […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Posted: Review: Second Hand Heart by Catherine Ryan Hyde A very thoughtful Saturdays in the South guest post from author Susan Kelly Read: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull Currently Reading: Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell The Bookseller […]
Author Susan Kelly: Saturdays in the South
Today, please welcome author Susan Kelly to The Introverted Reader. She’s a fellow North Carolinian! As a senior in boarding school, in the very Southern city of Richmond, Virginia, I took a course titled “Southern Fiction,” and, as my teacher later described it, “fell into a hole,” which she intended as a high compliment. The […]