Hades, God of the Garbage Dump

January 29, 2015 by Jessi

Title: Hades Author: Candice Fox Published: January 27, 2015 Genre: Crime thriller Rating: ★★★★☆ I knew I was a fan of the book right from the last line of the book’s prologue. It was one of those lines that gave you the “oh, this is gonna be good” vibe, or, more specifically, the I-hope-I-don’t-need-to-participate-or-even-be-present-in-the-outside-world-so-I-can-read-this-thing kind of good. We first meet Hades Archer, The Lord of of the Underworld/runner of a garbage dump, in a situation that needs his special brand of fixing. […]

Categories: Book Review • Tags: Australian author, book reviews, Candice Fox, crime thriller, four star review

Three Amazing Things: Love, Friendship, Cats

January 14, 2015 by Erin

Title: Three Amazing Things About You Author: Jill Mansell (To be) published: January 15, 2015 Genre: Contemporary fiction, chick lit Rating: ★★★★☆ It’s not difficult to imagine where this novel is headed right from the start – the first few pages, labeled as happening “now,” briefly describe Hallie, a young woman with cystic fibrosis, as she prepares for an imminent lung transplant that will change her life. Immediately flash back to “before,” and the narrative alternates between Hallie’s pre-transplant story […]

Categories: Book Review • Tags: chick lit, contemporary fiction, four star review, jill mansell