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Book of Deadly Animals, The

Mother Nature's Darker Side... Author:  Gordon Grice Prey or predator?  The status of humans in this dichotomy has not always been so clear.  In prehistoric times, even when wielding large rocks or clubs, we probably spent a fair amount of time in both roles.  Fortunately, the development of modern civilization has helped us gradually transition from the former to the latter category, but there are still plenty of creatures out there who may beg to differ.   In The Book of Deadly Animals, nature writer Gordon Grice explores the ways that the other members of the animal kingdom can still hurt [...]

2016-12-31T17:56:17-07:00May 20th, 2013|Tags: |

Married By Mistake

Beach Blech: Married By Mistake Author: Abby Gaines If I had seen this cover I would have been spared much pain. Ah, the perfect beach read.  Light, breezy and with liberal touches of impossibly perfect sex.  What more can you ask as you sip a tropical drink?  Married by Mistake* seems tailor made for lazy days where no heavy thinking is required. Casey Greene foolishly decides to surprise her longtime fiancé with an impromptu wedding on live television.  All he has to do is propose (again) and they’ll be married then and there and shuttled off on a [...]

2016-12-31T17:56:17-07:00May 10th, 2013|Tags: |

Fallen Star

I can't believe I read the whole thing: Fallen Star Fallen Star Cover is far cooler than Fallen Star Book Take one Harry Potter rip-off.  Add one Twilight rip-off.  Sprinkle with one 12-21-12 doomsday scenario.  Grind it all in a poor grammar mortar with a typo pestle and…voila!   You have just hatched the entire 4 book Fallen Star series.  Magical! For the sake of completeness, and maximum mockery, we will begin here with a review of book 1 – The Fallen Star, wherein we meet Gemma.  Gemma is our protagonist, she of the stunning violet eyes and emotionless, [...]

2016-12-31T17:56:18-07:00May 10th, 2013|Tags: |
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