About Frances
Frances is the author of the horror novella The Mine. She has also been published in Abundant Grace; Magical: An Anthology of Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and other Magical Fiction for Adults; Answers I’ll Accept: True Accounts of Online Dating; 20 Something Magazine; and Wisteria Magazine. She wrote for Epinions.com for eight years. Frances is currently working on a dark fantasy/horror novel called Plague Town.
Frances has a Master in Writing from Johns Hopkins University and works as a technical writer during the day, where she attempts to make software exciting.
Frances’ Reviews
Eat Only When You’re Hungry
Lifetimes of Addiction Author: Lindsay Hunter In a land of self-indulgence, instant gratification, the temptations of sleazy bars and dark ...
Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants
Love, Laughter, and the Cosmic Horn Author: Louise Rennison The whirlwind life of self-absorbed and hilarious teen Georgia Nicholson is ...
Teacher’s Pet
Along Came a Spider Author: Andrew Neiderman When a mysterious and distinguished man appears in the run-down nowhere town of ...
Purple Hibiscus
The Truth Hidden Behind Lucky Families Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Another book club special, this time inspired by the One Maryland yearly ...
Apartment, The
Psychological Tension and Abandoned Paris Ghettos Author: S.L. Grey Enticed during a luxurious book store peruse by its moody cover ...
Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate
. . . In the Library, With a Knife Author: M.C. Beaton What do drunken Morris dancers, duck races, unimaginably ...
Storm of Swords, A
Red Weddings and Bloody Awakenings Author: George R.R. Martin And so it continues, my epic quest to work through the Game ...
Holiday Buzz
Holiday Homicide Author: Cleo Coyle Christmas is coming to New York and with it holiday cookies, skating parties, and a ...
Narrow Road to the Deep North, The
Love and War Author: Richard Flanagan Another disappointing Man Booker prize winner, The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a ...
A Common Life
Father Tim's Lackluster Wedding Author: Jan Karon Back to the down home adventures of Father Tim, I took a detour ...
Death of a Bachelorette
Jaine Austen Sleeps with the Stink Fishes Author: Laura Levine Ready for a romp in the tropics, Jaine Austen thinks ...
Bride Wore Size 12, The
Murder, Matrimony, and Mishap Author: Meg Cabot Assistant director for Death Dorm and ex-teen pop idol Heather Wells has been ...
Sisters Chase, The
The Soft Underbelly of the Shark Author: Sarah Healy Mary Chase is, in the truest sense of the world, a ...
Daredevil, Volume 1
Blind Justice Author: Mark Waid In recovery from the gritty 90s version of The Ultimates, my husband recommended Daredevil as a better introduction to ...
Magician’s Nephew, The
In the Beginning. . . Author: C.S. Lewis I’ve long been hearing about the excellence of C.S. Lewis and have ...
Canterbury Tales, The
Bawdy and Brutal: Not What You Expect Author: Geoffrey Chaucer Once again, engaging on a classics kick, I come full ...
The Whole Cat and Caboodle
Kitties and Crazed Killers Author: Sofie Ryan Returning to her summer childhood home in North Harbor, Maine, Sarah Grayson is ...
Bertrand Court
Collections of Loss Author: Michelle Brafman Centered around an up-scale and seemingly benign Washington, DC neighborhood, Bertrand Court takes a look at ...