Book Review Blog Carnival #38

Many thanks to all the contributors in this edition of the Carnival.

Novel

Clark Bjorke presents The Highest Tide posted at I’ll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book!.
Jim Lynch’s first novel is a magical realist coming of age story with a marine biology theme.
Ranjita Patra presents ‘That’s The Life Baby’ – A Perfect Novel for the Young People posted at Breaking News Online.

Book Review

Jim Murdoch presents Spinners by Anthony McCarten posted at The Truth About Lies.
Teenage meat-packer Delia Chapman’s claim that she has encountered a group of aliens is at first considered temporary insanity because of the stresses of her job. For how else can her story, which gains her instant tabloid fame and the envy of her catty friends, be explained? Things get stranger when Delia realizes she’s pregnant, but remembers little more of her supernatural experience than lights and noise. When two of Delia’s friends also disclose their pregnancies and likewise blame the spacemen, the town of Opunake begins to buzz with reporters.
Jamie Gutierrez Dodge presents Nothing Funny About Chapter 3 – Master Your Metabolism #3 posted at Two Books a Week
Instead of posting traditional book reviews, I am posting mini-reviews as I am reading books (kind of like a book club. I’m just starting out, but so far I think this format is interesting and am hoping that it will soon spark some conversation about non-fiction books.
Elizabeth presents We Know by Gregg Hurwitz posted at Imaginary Lands.
A man hopes that he has managed to leave his past behind him … only to have a team of commandos drag him out of his apartment one night, saying that a terrorist wants him.
Missy Frye presents Book Review: Beaded Hope by Cathy Liggett posted at Incurable Disease of Writing.
Four American women, all with their own challenges, embark on a mission trip to South Africa. Their lives are changed as they encounter a group of South African women who suffer from AIDS yet demonstrate great joy and faith in the face of overwhelming adversity.
Vladimir Blanusa presents The Snow Tourist | Curious Book Fans posted at Curious Book Fans.
“The Snow Tourist” is a terrific read which will be enjoyed by anyone who gets excited by the first flakes of snow falling.
Lori Schukraft presents Dead Witch Walking, A Rachel Morgan, novel by Kim Harrison ? book 1 review posted at Lori’s ET Reviews.
This is the first book in a series by one of my favorite authors at this time. Kim Harrison is an author part of the Alternate Historians and the new world she creates in her Rachel Morgan series is fascinating. Her 8th book in the series, Black Magic Sanction, is set to be released later this month – 02-23-10
Luke Geraghty presents 101 Classics: In Cold Blood posted at Luke Geraghty.com.
Check out this review of ‘In Cold Blood’, which is one of my 101 Classics series.
Jim Murdoch presents Inland: common ground between Gerald Murnane and Samuel Beckett posted at The Truth About Lies.
Kerry Serini presents Book Review: Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow posted at Entomology of a Bookworm.
BWL presents Stop Acting Rich: And Start Living like a Real Millionaire | Review posted at Christian Personal Finance.
This is a review of Thomas Stanley’s new book, Stop Acting Rich: And Start Living like a Real Millionaire.
Darren presents Review: Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters posted at Bart’s Bookshelf.
Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith presents Book Review – U is for Undertow posted at Dr. Bill’s Book Bazaar.
Simply Luxurious presents Simply Luxurious: Pursuing Our Passion posted at Simply Luxurious.
Mireille Giuiano continues her style of mentoring through story-telling in this how-to book for women who are striving for success in their professional personal lives.

Fiction

KerrieS presents Review: THE SUFFOCATING SEA, Pauline Rowson posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE.
Crime fiction series set in Portsmouth (UK). This one will make you look for the rest of the series.
KerrieS presents Review: THE SURGEON, Tess Gerritsen posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE.
This is the first in Gerritsen’s Jane Rizzoli crime fiction series set in Boston. Highly recommended.
Kerry Serini presents Entomology of a Bookworm: Book Review: Letter to My Daughter by George Bishop: Book Reviews, Book News and More posted at Entomology of a Bookworm.

Children’s Books

Missy Frye presents Book Review: Never Blame the Umpire by Gene Fehler posted at Incurable Disease of Writing.
Eleven year-old Kate is having a superb summer. Her days are filled with sports and writing poetry. Then tragedy strikes and she begins to question whether she can trust God.

Non-Fiction

Susan presents ?50 Ways to Help Obama? and ?Inside Obama?s Brain: Some Books Have Expiration Dates: Book Review posted at My Political Side.

Biography

Tim presents Book Review: Me, the Mob, and the Music by Tommy James « A Progressive on the Prairie posted at A Progressive on the Prairie.

Enjoy!

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