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Waiting on Wednesday #57: Lexicon by Max Barry

Waiting on Wednesday #57: Lexicon by Max Barry

Waiting on Wednesday #57: Lexicon by Max Barry - About an ancient secret society called the Poets, that uses words as weapons, and their most gifted and troubled member, a young woman, who breaks their primary rule and falls in love. [...]

February 27, 2013 Giselle Waiting on Wednesday 14

Review: Heart of Gold by J.R. Ward

Review: Heart of Gold by J.R. Ward

Title: Heart of Gold Author: J.R. Ward Series: Standalone Publisher: Signet Publication Date: July 13 , 2012 Formats: Hardcover, 465 pages Source: Requested for review from the publisher She has a passion for unlocking the secrets of the past… Archaeologist Carter Wessex is drawn to Farrell Mountain to solve a centuries old mystery- and find [...]

January 17, 2013 Giselle Reviews 7

Guest Post: Life and Death of Lily Drake – The Chapman Mansion

Guest Post: Life and Death of Lily Drake – The Chapman Mansion

Thank you InkSpell Publishing for hosting this blog tour   The Chapman Mansion One of the key settings in Life and Death of Lily Drake is the mansion where Mathias and Valentine, our two vampire cousins, reside. In the book, the mansion sits atop a hill and overlooks a school, as does the inspiration for [...]

November 9, 2012 Giselle Reviews 12

Review: Red Rain: A Novel by RL Stine

Review: Red Rain: A Novel by RL Stine

Red Rain by RL Stine terrified me as a kid. If I could sum up Red Rain in one word, it's be disturbing. This is one dark and creepy tale! [...]

November 7, 2012 Giselle Reviews 18

Review: 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson

Review: 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson

If you're looking for a book that has incredible world building then 2312 is your book. This is why I loved it so much. There's an extensive amount of detail. Detail that I can't help but want to google just to see if it's true. I loved how Stanley made the earth and the rest [...]

October 18, 2012 Giselle Reviews 16

Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette: A Novel by Maria Semple

Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette: A Novel by Maria Semple

Author: Maria Semple Publication Date: August 14, 2012 Publisher: Little, Brown And Company Formats: Hardcover, 336 pages Source: A finished copy was provided by HBG Canada for review Buy:   Add: Description Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she”s a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she”s a disgrace; to [...]

September 25, 2012 Giselle Reviews 7

Review: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James and Giveaway

Review: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James and Giveaway

Author: E L James Publication Date: April 3, 2012 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Formats: Trade Paperback, Adobe DRM EPUB Page Count: 528 pages Source: Bought in-store at Chapters Buy: Add: Description When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The [...]

August 26, 2012 Giselle Reviews 18

Review: The Jane Austen Marriage Manual: A Novel by Kim Izzo

Review: The Jane Austen Marriage Manual: A Novel by Kim Izzo

Author: Kim Izzo Publication Date: May 8, 2012 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Format: Paperback, 288 pages Price: CAD $21.99 Source: An ARC was provided by Harpercollins Canada for review! Thank you! Buy:    Add: Description It is Fall 2008, the recession is in full swing and Kate Shaw is about to turn forty. As an acting [...]

May 8, 2012 Giselle Reviews 2

Review: I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella

Review: I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella

Author: Sophie Kinsella Publication Date: February 14, 2012 Publisher: Randomhouse Canada Format: Hardcover, 448 pages Price: CAD $31.99 Source: Bought at Wal-mart! Buy:    Add: Description I’ve lost it. The only thing in the world I wasn’t supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It’s been in Magnus’s family for three generations. And now the very [...]

April 13, 2012 Giselle Reviews 3