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The Brothers of Gwynedd – Volume One Review

by christine (booktumbling) on 19. May, 2010 in blog tour, book reviews

Sourcebooks is celebrating their release of Edith Pargeter’s historical novel, The Brothers of Gwynedd by hosting a Summer Reading Club. This is a hefty book (about 800 pages) so the reading and reviews will be broken down into the four volumes that comprise the book. Sunrise in the West (Vol. 1) is featured this week. [...]

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Firefly Rain – Review/Tour

Firefly Rain – Review/Tour

by christine (booktumbling) on 22. Apr, 2010 in blog tour, book reviews

Jacob Logan is at a crossroads with his life in Boston. Hoping to find a sense of direction, he returns to his small, rural hometown in North Carolina to take up residence in his childhood home years after his parents deaths.  He is alone in an isolated house but this is exactly what he needs… [...]

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Jane Slayre – Review/Tour

by christine (booktumbling) on 15. Apr, 2010 in blog tour, book reviews

This is where Buffy learned her moves. Jane Slayre comes from a family of slayers but has been raised by her aunt, who just happens to be a vampire. The cousins, vampires. Lucky for Jane, her family considers her a commoner whose blood may be tainted and therefore is not worthy of a good blood-sucking.  [...]

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How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly – Review/Tour/Author Guest Post

How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly – Review/Tour/Author Guest Post

by christine (booktumbling) on 14. Apr, 2010 in blog tour, book reviews

Successful writer Clarissa Burden may live in Hope, FL but hope is not necessarily a word in her vocabulary when referring to her own life. She is experiencing writer’s block, her husband. Iggy,  mostly ignores her (as he paints naked “models” in the backyard) unless he is acknowledging her presence with complete disdain, her new [...]

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Deconstructing Sammy: Music, Money, and Madness (Matt Birkbeck) – Review

Deconstructing Sammy: Music, Money, and Madness (Matt Birkbeck) – Review

by christine (booktumbling) on 01. Dec, 2009 in book reviews

Adored by millions, Sammy Davis Jr. was considered an entertainment icon and a national treasure. But despite lifetime earnings that topped $50 million, Sammy died in 1990 near bankruptcy. Years later his once-vivacious wife, Altovise, heir to one of the greatest entertainment legacies of the twentieth century, was living in poverty. With nowhere to turn, [...]

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