Category Archives: 2010

Dick and Jane and Vampires, by Laura Marchesani

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Thistle

I never read the original Dick and Jane books as a child, but I’ve seen them around as an adult. When I saw this one at the Penguin booth at the Texas Book Festival, I knew I had to have … Continue reading →

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Coraline (graphic novel), by Neil Gaiman

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Thistle

I’ve now read the original book, seen the movie, and read the GN version of Coraline. Of them all, I think the GN is actually my favorite. I thought the medium worked well for the story. My biggest quibble with … Continue reading →

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Proof by Seduction, by Courtney Milan

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Thistle

This is my first ever Harlequin romance novel, and honestly the only one I’ve ever wanted to read. A couple years back, I saw the query pitch for this book on an agent’s blog and loved it so much I … Continue reading →

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The Tapestry of Love, by Rosy Thornton

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Thistle

Divorced and with her children grown and out of the house, 48-year-old Catherine Parkstone leaves England and settles into a mountain home in Southern France, where she plans to set up a business in tapestry. I know that doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (graphic novel), by Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Thistle

While of course this graphic novel version of Jekyll & Hyde can’t quite live up to the original text, which is one of my very favorite books, the illustrator did an excellent job capturing Stevenson’s tone and atmosphere in his … Continue reading →

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Ruined, by Paula Morris

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Thistle

I liked the story of this book, though there were elements of the plot that seemed off or odd. The setting was very well done. It was a lot simpler in writing than I was expecting – more like middle … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Mercury, by Hope Larson

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Thistle

This story is twofold. In 1859, a prospector named Asa shows up on the Fraser family farm in Nova Scotia. He entices Mr. Fraser with gold, and wins the daughter, Josey’s, heart. In present day, the Fraser descendants still lived … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (audio)

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Thistle

Good Omens is a humorous look at the apocalypse. It involves an angel, a demon, the Antichrist, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, a children’s gang, a fortune-teller/Jezebel, a witch-finder association, a Satanic Order of Chattering Nuns, a Hell-hound, and … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Ghost Cat, by Beverly Butler

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Thistle

Annabel is spending the summer with her great-aunt and -uncle and a bunch of cousins she’s never met. She would rather be at home with her mother, and feels very out of place on the lonely Wisconsin farm. But soon … Continue reading →

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Readathon: A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Thistle

Nora’s very happy. Her husband has just gotten a better job with a higher salary, and soon she’ll be free of a debt she incurred many years ago (without her husband’s knowledge) to finance a trip south that saved her … Continue reading →

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