Publisher: Touchstone

Review: Landing Gear

July 3, 2014 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Review: Landing Gear

Initial Thoughts: When I first heard of Landing Gear I thought it had a very interesting premise and was curious as to how all these different stories would twine together. Fond Of: I loved the idea of Landing Gear, it was as fresh as the air Yacub breathed in on his way down to Earth, […]

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Review: Ember Island

June 5, 2014 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Review: Ember Island

When my grandmother was a child she had a doll.  She was playing with this doll while work was being done on her home.  She set her toy down but when she returned it had been walled in, never to be seen again.  This what first came to mind upon the discovery of Nell’s Diary. […]

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Review: A Single Breath

April 28, 2014 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Review: A Single Breath

When I was ten I repeated 5th grade.  We were moving and had severe health issues.  My parents felt more comfortable having my brother (who was in 4th) and I at the same school, I have always looked young for my age, no one would know, it was a new beginning.  That is how I […]

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Apocalypse by Dean Crawford

April 3, 2014 Whitney Review 1 Comment
Apocalypse by Dean Crawford

 “How many bodies are there?” Short and sweet, but this first sentence grabbed me.  It set the expectations and had me plowing through to learn the answer. I just finished watching an episode of CNBC’s show American Greed: Scams, it was on Rita Crundwell who embezzled 53 million dollars from her hometown.  How does this […]

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Review: Happily Ever After

April 1, 2014 Whitney Review 5 Comments
Review: Happily Ever After

When I began Happily Ever After I immediately pegged Sadie as “the Bridget Jones type.”  Single and middle-aged, she is sifting her way through life with back-handed humor and an obsession with word counts.  The only difference is that Sadie has a head on her shoulders and a little more responsibility.  Now picture Bridget in an […]

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Review: Moving Target

February 23, 2014 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Review: Moving Target

I could easily slip into both Ali’s realm and it’s cast of characters smoothly and without confusion. In other words, I was able to catch up to speed without too much reiteration.  Getting to know Ali’s wing persons was also a snap, B. Simpson, Sister Anselm, as well as Lance’s family were well-developed as was […]

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Review: Road To Reckoning

February 4, 2014 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Review: Road To Reckoning

I originally read Road to Reckoning because I thought it would be interesting to read of the birth of the revolver, even if from a fictional standpoint.  That portion of the novel was very interesting and caught my eye but it was the characters that drew me in. Even though told as an old man, […]

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Book Review: The Fairest of Them All

August 5, 2013 Whitney Review 4 Comments
Book Review: The Fairest of Them All

I lived on Fairy Tales when I was younger with Snow White being my favorite.  Of course I grew up on the sanitized Disney version, my room was an advertisement to the Princess and learned how to work the VCR for a constant loop of Snow White and her seven little men.  All in my […]

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DNF: Truth in Advertising

April 24, 2013 Whitney Review 1 Comment
DNF: Truth in Advertising

Truth in Advertising is long-winded, and disjointed, with an ADHD attempt at witty writing. There were actually a few moments where I was reminded of a David Sedaris’ panache but those were fleeting and rather reverted back to a moronic, sophomoric teenage boy sense of humor.  An example being a commercial using the Old MacDonald […]

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The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

September 7, 2011 Whitney Review 6 Comments
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

First Impressions Like Elizabeth Taylor’s husbands, a percentage of people can rattle off most of Henry VIII  wives and like Richard Burton, Anne Boleyn is always among them.  But what of her sister Mary, the King’s first choice, the other Boleyn girl? The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory writes like an autobiography. Through the […]

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