Last Look Proofreading now available!
To celebrate the launch of my new proofreading service, Last Look Proofreading, I’m giving away three novel-length proofreads. To enter, simply leave a comment below with your vote for the most cringe-worthy typo/writing error (mine is affect/effect) before 6:00 Mountain Time on Friday, May 10th. I will randomly select three comments and notify the winners […]
Family Fridays – The Westing Game
Book: The Westing Game (1978 – Newberry Medal) by Ellen Raskin Series: Not part of a series. Genre: Children’s Mystery Ages: Barnes and Noble put it in their 10-14 year olds category, which seems about right. Review: This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. Westing’s will. […]
Family Fridays – The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
I’m starting a new feature here on Lector’s Books: Family Fridays. This will showcase books appropriate for young readers or young to-be-read-to-ers. I’ll try to include a general age range for content/interest. It’s very hard to set a general guideline for what age will be interested in or able to handle the content of any […]
Review of Pompomberry House by Rosen Trevithick (2012)
Bottom line: A very fun read with a good mystery, an interesting main character (despite describing every single hat she puts on), and a clever roasting of the indie scene. Rating: Recommended Blurb: A writer’s retreat seemed the perfect chance for Dee Whittaker to take her mind off her marital difficulties. However, she meets five […]
Review of No Time To Run by J.D. Trafford (2011) (Legal Thriller Featuring Michael Collins, Book 1)
Bottom line: A fun, fast paced story that is well worth reading, especially if you can get it for free. Update: As of July 16, 2013 this book is no longer free. Rating: Recommended Blurb: Michael Collins burned his suits and ties in a beautiful bonfire before leaving New York and taking up residence at […]
Review of Murder on the Cote d’Azur by Susan Kiernan-Lewis (2012) (Maggie Newberry Mysteries)
Bottom line: I didn’t enjoy it very much, but it would be a good book if you were looking for a free book to read on a plane to France. Rating: Not Recommended Blurb: The first in the Maggie Newberry mystery series takes Atlanta Copywriter Maggie Newberry to the south of France and Paris in […]
Review of Timekeeper by Heather Albano (2012)
Bottom line: A very strong sequel to Timepiece, and a very fun read. Rating: Strongly Recommended Blurb: An alternate history adventure featuring time travelers, freedom fighters, Frankenstein’s monster, the Battle of Waterloo, and Napoleon invading Britain by dirigible. — In Timepiece, young adventurer Elizabeth Barton and her suitor William Carrington used a mysterious pocket watch […]
Review of The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey (or The Hobbit: Part 1/3)
Bottom line: A fun movie set in Tolkien’s world, though not a strict adaptation from the book. Rating: Recommended Review: When The Hobbit came out, I never got around to seeing it in theaters, being 8 1/2 months pregnant at the time and then otherwise occupied. So I finally saw it when it became available […]
I’m baaaack!
Well, I’m back. My son is almost three months old, so I’m hoping to get back into posting regularly. It’s been a crazy but fun ride so far. I’ve been reading to him and he’s starting to focus on the pages now. We made it about a third of the way through the Hobbit, and […]
