An Oldie but a Goodie: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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May 102013
 
An Oldie but a Goodie: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Today, we bring you a special review The Great Gatsby, just in time for the movie release. Even if you are not planning to watch it, we completely recommend the book. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald First Published: 1925 Genres: Classics, Literary Fiction Available in Paperback, Ebook, Audiobook and Film Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach … Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing and debating his mysterious character. For [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on May 10, 2013 at 7:03 am

Genre Book Showdown: Dance of Shadows vs Dancing in the Dark

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Feb 132013
 
Genre Book Showdown: Dance of Shadows vs Dancing in the Dark

February 2013 marks the release of two very different YA novels that are both set around the world of ballet. Dance of Shadows by Yelena Black is a paranormal mystery set in a high-pressure, elite dance academy environment while Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati is a contemporary novel set in the ultra-conservative Haredi Jewish community. Both of these novels work the world of ballet and the beauty of dance throughout their plotlines, but I can only recommend one of them to you Badass readers. Read on to see which novel wins this ballet-based showdown!   Dance of Shadows [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on February 13, 2013 at 7:00 am

ARC Mini Reviews: Season of the Wolf, Trickster, The Dinner, and The Best of All Possible Worlds

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Jan 282013
 
ARC Mini Reviews: Season of the Wolf, Trickster, The Dinner, and The Best of All Possible Worlds

February will see the release of some very eclectic new books from both the smaller and larger publishing houses and today I am bringing you four mini reviews from four very different books – a mystery/thriller, an urban fantasy, a contemporary fiction, and a science fiction romance. Season of the Wolf by Jeffrey J. Mariotte Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: 26 Feb 2013 ARC Provided by Netgalley and DarkFuse Synopsis from Goodreads: When Alex Converse, heir to a coal company fortune, visits Silver Gap, Colorado to make an environmentally themed documentary film, he’s hoping to change some minds and to soothe his own [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on January 28, 2013 at 7:00 am

Best of 2012: Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopia, Literary Fiction, New Series

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Dec 302012
 
Best of 2012: Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopia, Literary Fiction, New Series

Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin –D.G.: This is among the best second book in a trilogy I’ve ever read. It’s clear that Mr. Mullin really knew where he was going because this book was so exciting and action packed that I had my heart in my mouth for like 20 chapters straight. Post Apocalyptic is not one of my usual genres but I cannot get enough of this series! –Regina:  Mike Mullin writes maybe my favorite post-apocalyptic series.  Ever.  It is real, it has depth and has great action.  I cannot wait for the third book in this series. There [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on December 30, 2012 at 8:02 am

Review Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

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Oct 202012
 
Review Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling *audio book purchased from audible.com* Regina’s Rating: 5 Stars/Grade A+ Blurb: When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on October 20, 2012 at 3:49 pm

Review: Kindred by Octavia Butler

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Aug 082012
 
Review: Kindred by Octavia Butler

Kindred by Octavia Butler *bought e-book from Amazon* Rating: 5 Skulls/Grade A++ Blurb: Regina’s Review: Time travel is so cool! What beats traveling back several hundred years in to the arms of a handsome Scottish highlander … or traveling back in time to meet your spouse while she is still a child … or traveling in time to solve a supernatural mystery in an attempt to save the future … or traveling back in time to learn of the world’s beginning or forward to witness its collapse. There are so many different ways time travel can come in to play [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on August 8, 2012 at 9:34 am

Arc Review: Tell The Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

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Jul 202012
 
Arc Review: Tell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

Tell The Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt *Thanks to Edelweis and Random House for a copy of this book* Rating:  5 stars/Grade A+ Blurb:  Regina’s Review: I am not a reader that willing walks into a tear jerker or an emotionally evocative book knowingly.  Why?  I am silly sensitive person that gets completely enmeshed in the world created by writers and I can’t let go of that world once I am in it.  I walked into Tell The Wolves I’m Home understanding that it was a powerful book dealing with death and grief, but I was not prepared for how [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 20, 2012 at 2:22 pm

Review: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

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Mar 122012
 
Review: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones E-book purchased at Amazon Regina’s Review – 5 Stars – Grade A+ Silver Sparrow was chosen as one of the top 10 books of 2011 by Library Journal. Here is an NPR article about this wonderful gem. Here is a Washington Post about Silver Sparrow. What does the “other woman” represent in the nightmares of women everywhere? The mere thought of an “other woman” existing is terrifying, horrifying, humiliating and for many, beyond imagination. What if the “other woman” had a child? What if she lived in the same town and neighborhood? What if the [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on March 12, 2012 at 12:00 pm
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