The Book of Unholy Mischief: A Novel by Elle Newmark

The Book of Unholy Mischief is a book for people who like food, Renaissance Venice and a good thriller. Not the best story ending, but great prose and character development. Learn a lot about food, too. Intriguing chef angle.

Mew Is for Murder by Clea Simon

Mew Is For Murder by Clea Simon.



Over-complicated and difficult to follow, it does hold the reader's attention and but wham! it goes downhill in the last 20 pages. Interesting read for mystery reader's, it might be trying too hard to set up a series run.

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie.

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie.

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. An interesting twist on the
'reinvented Middle Ages' Sword and Sorcery genre. Very dark, with
some passages that you don't want to read while eating, but also very
quirky, humorous, and with believable characters. Shown from the
points of view of individual characters, its still well-written enough
not to be confusing. The first book in a trilogy.

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. An interesting twist on the'reinvented Middle Ages' Sword and Sorcery genre. Very dark, with some passages that you don't want to read while eating, but also very quirky, humorous, and with believable characters. Shown from the points of view of individual characters, its still well-written enough not to be confusing. The first book in a trilogy.

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire by Dan Simmons.

Muse of Fire by Dan Simmons. A charming little book that will appeal
to Shakespeare lovers as well as Sci-Fi aficionados.

Family History by Dani Shapiro

Family History by Dani Shapiro.

This novel by a Connecticut writer is an engaging, compelling, well written contemporary novel. Ms Shapiro is not shy in thoroughly exploring class, relationships, family trauma, and lives in transition. It is a small book with a big story.

Crazy School by Cornelia Read.

Crazy School by Cornelia Read.

A very true to reality book about the unbalanced atmosphere found in a special school and about how good teachers and students can prevail. The writing style is descriptive without being tedious and the story is action packed. I would give this book a 4 on a 5 scale, 5 being the highest.