Interesting post on Go To Hellman's blog. Linked below.
http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2010/03/overdrive-to-offer-honor-system-ebook.html
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Currently eReading: 3/23/10
Title: The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Source: Downloaded from Overdrive, through Verona Public Library
LendMe Status: Not available, see special note below.
LendMe Status: Not available, see special note below.
Synopsis - from Barnes & Noble:
In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martín, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city’s underworld.
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Special Note:
Overdrive is a service provided by some libraries which allows patrons with valid library cards to check out ebooks, audio books, music and more directly to their computers or other portable devices. Ask your library if they have this service available!
Review: Wife of the Gods
Title: Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey
Source: Downloaded from Overdrive, through Verona Public Library
LendMe Status: Not available, see special note below.
LendMe Status: Not available, see special note below.
Here I say I don't usually read mysteries, and this is my second one in a row! That aside, I was too intrigued by the mix of traditional Ghanaian folklore, myth and beliefs with the modern world to pass this novel up.
This is the story of Darko Dawson. Dawson is a modern policeman in the large city of Accra, Ghana. A murder has taken place in a small town (where Dawson's Aunt and Uncle live, and where he visited as a child) that is still much ruled by traditionally practices and beliefs. While he's there trying to solve the murder he ends up finding much more then he may have bargained for when it turns out ghosts from his own past may play a part in the current crime.
The storytelling in this novel is wonderfully poetic with the Ewe and Ga (two languages spoken in the are the story takes place) phrases mixed in very naturally. I love novels where I end up learning so much about another culture to even include the language and intricacies of day to day life. I'm greatly looking forward to Quartey's next novel, due out in 2011, which will feature Darko Dawson again!
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Special Note:
Overdrive is a service provided by some libraries which allows patrons with valid library cards to check out ebooks, audio books, music and more directly to their computers or other portable devices. Ask your library if they have this service available!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Currently eReading: 3/17/10
Title: Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey
Source: Downloaded from Overdrive, through Verona Public Library
LendMe Status: Not available, see special note below.
LendMe Status: Not available, see special note below.
Synopsis - From Barnes & Noble:
A lyrical and captivating mystery that brings to life the majesty and charm of Ghana---from the capital city of Accra to a small community where long-buried secrets are about to rise to the surface.
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Special Note:
Overdrive is a service provided by some libraries which allows patrons with valid library cards to check out ebooks, audio books, music and more directly to their computers or other portable devices. Ask your library if they have this service available!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Review: Where's Billie?
Title: Where's Billie? by Judith Yates Borger
Source: .pdf from the author, for review purposes, now also available for purchase on Smashwords.com
LendMe Status: Not available, see special note below.
There are two very powerful voices at work behind Judith Yates Borger's main character, Skeeter Hughes: a mother first, and then a journalist. The question is - what happens when one trumps the other? As the story progresses, Skeeter realizes she's closer to the story she's working on then she had ever thought. Questions of ethics, loyalty, and family play heavily into her decisions, and often it's clear the right choices will have ramifications equal to the outcomes of the wrong choices.
Mysteries are not usually my main interest but I read a synopsis of this novel purely by chance, and I thought it was not only a really cool concept - but the author had a really great back story bringing her experience as a journalist to increase the authenticity of the writing. I could tell on every page of her novel, that Borger really infused her knowledge of the journalism business into her characters. There's also something special about reading about characters who live in similar geographic locations as you do. This novel is set in Minnesota and therefore a reader like me in Wisconsin can definitely relate to the winter scene and driving conditions that are present through a lot of the novel. Though I wasn't too thrilled that the Vikings were beating the Packers, I'll forgive it this time!
This novel is a great read, and I'm very lucky to have been able to read it on my Nook, especially under the circumstances! It combines family drama, and mystery - and the characters are all very real, readable and relatable. I would recommend it for people who like mysteries, or family drama - but many other lovers of modern fiction would enjoy the plot twists and greatly informed writing of this author!
Source: .pdf from the author, for review purposes, now also available for purchase on Smashwords.com
LendMe Status: Not available, see special note below.
There are two very powerful voices at work behind Judith Yates Borger's main character, Skeeter Hughes: a mother first, and then a journalist. The question is - what happens when one trumps the other? As the story progresses, Skeeter realizes she's closer to the story she's working on then she had ever thought. Questions of ethics, loyalty, and family play heavily into her decisions, and often it's clear the right choices will have ramifications equal to the outcomes of the wrong choices.
Mysteries are not usually my main interest but I read a synopsis of this novel purely by chance, and I thought it was not only a really cool concept - but the author had a really great back story bringing her experience as a journalist to increase the authenticity of the writing. I could tell on every page of her novel, that Borger really infused her knowledge of the journalism business into her characters. There's also something special about reading about characters who live in similar geographic locations as you do. This novel is set in Minnesota and therefore a reader like me in Wisconsin can definitely relate to the winter scene and driving conditions that are present through a lot of the novel. Though I wasn't too thrilled that the Vikings were beating the Packers, I'll forgive it this time!
This novel is a great read, and I'm very lucky to have been able to read it on my Nook, especially under the circumstances! It combines family drama, and mystery - and the characters are all very real, readable and relatable. I would recommend it for people who like mysteries, or family drama - but many other lovers of modern fiction would enjoy the plot twists and greatly informed writing of this author!
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Special Note: I have this novel under interesting circumstances, really, as it's not currently available for Nook. I took the initiative of contacting the author after reading a synopsis. She was nice enough to provide me with a .pdf version of her novel, which of course can be loaded onto the Nook, and read through the My Document folder. There's information in Barnes & Noble's FAQ detailing the process of getting documents onto your Nook.
Where's Billie? is currently available on Kindle, and in paper from Nodin Press through Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon.com and many independent bookstores and libraries. The author is working on making it available on Nook, and I'll update the status when it becomes available.
3/19/10 - Just got word from the author that Where's Billie is now available for purchase on Smashwords.com! It is available there in a variety of formats, including ePUB which is readable on Nook!
3/19/10 - Just got word from the author that Where's Billie is now available for purchase on Smashwords.com! It is available there in a variety of formats, including ePUB which is readable on Nook!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Currently eReading: 3/9/10
Title: Where's Billie? by Judith Yates Borger
Source: .pdf from the author, for review purposes.
LendMe Status: Not available, see special note below.
Synopsis - from Amazon:
Special Note: I have this novel under interesting circumstances, really, as it's not currently available for Nook. I took the initiative of contacting the author after reading a synopsis. She was nice enough to provide me with a .pdf version of her novel, which of course can be loaded onto the Nook, and read through the My Document folder. There's information in Barnes & Noble's FAQ detailing the process of getting documents onto your Nook.
Where's Billie? is currently available on Kindle, and in paper from Nodin Press through Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon.com and many independent bookstores and libraries. The author is working on making it available on Nook, and I'll update the status when it becomes available.
Source: .pdf from the author, for review purposes.
LendMe Status: Not available, see special note below.
Synopsis - from Amazon:
High school hookers, a principal as rotten as spoiled potato salad and reporter stuck in a dead-end beat all come together in a mystery that proves the suburbs aren’t that safe after all. Skeeter Hughes, morphs from leathery journalist to a mom on a mission when she learns her own daughter was nearly lured into the crime run out of the Mall of America. She ferrets out a missing exploited girl, nabs the pimp and a promotion, too.
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Special Note: I have this novel under interesting circumstances, really, as it's not currently available for Nook. I took the initiative of contacting the author after reading a synopsis. She was nice enough to provide me with a .pdf version of her novel, which of course can be loaded onto the Nook, and read through the My Document folder. There's information in Barnes & Noble's FAQ detailing the process of getting documents onto your Nook.
Where's Billie? is currently available on Kindle, and in paper from Nodin Press through Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon.com and many independent bookstores and libraries. The author is working on making it available on Nook, and I'll update the status when it becomes available.
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