SOMETHING RED by Jennifer Gilmore
THE LAST DECADE OF THE COLD WAR played out in evocative scenes of family dysfunction, suburban DC angst. SOLID B
SOMETHING RED
Scribner Book Company
2010
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Solid B Reviews
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THE LAST DECADE OF THE COLD WAR played out in evocative scenes of family dysfunction, suburban DC angst. SOLID B
SOMETHING RED
Scribner Book Company
2010
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Solid B Reviews
SPACE OPERA GOES RIDICULOUS in Tom Holt’s first comic SF novel; lovely nonsense a la Douglas Adams. A MINUS #beachread
BLONDE BOMBSHELL
Little, Brown Book Group
2010
Grade: A MINUS
Tags: A Minus Reviews
WISECRACKING LA DETECTIVES have a 4th outing in this fast-paced whodunnit full of twists and turns. B PLUS #beachread
CUT, PASTE, KILL (LOMAX AND BIGGS SERIES #4)
St. Martin’s Press
2010
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews
FAMILY DRAMA, HOLLYWOOD SCANDAL are at the core of the latest “Nappily” book from Trisha R. Thomas. SOLID B #beachread
UN-NAPPILY IN LOVE
St. Martin’s Press
2010
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Solid B Reviews
C.J. CHERRYH IS BACK with the 11th novel in the “Foreigner” series; full of political intrigue, but a bit slow. SOLID B
FOREIGNER #11: DECEIVER
Daw Books
2010
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Solid B Reviews
SPOOKY TECHNOTHRILLER has a Michael Crichton-goes-World Wrestling Entertainment attitude. Scary fun! B PLUS #beachread
ANCESTOR
Crown
2010
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews
MEDITATIONS ON TORTURE, family dysfunction, and impending parenthood mix uncomfortably, despite fine prose. B MINUS
THE TICKING IS THE BOMB: A MEMOIR
Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
2010
Grade: B MINUS
Tags: B Minus Reviews
BITTERSWEET COMEDY OF MANNERS transposes SENSE AND SENSIBILITY to today’s NYC almost-rich almost-literati. SOLID B
THE THREE WEISSMANNS OF WESTPORT
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2010
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Solid B Reviews
ASTONISHING TRUE STORY reads like a thriller, but with a wealth of research. WWII British spycraft at its best! A MINUS
OPERATION MINCEMEAT: HOW A DEAD MAN AND A BIZARRE PLAN FOOLED THE NAZIS AND ASSURED AN ALLIED VICTORY
Crown Publishing Group (NY)
2010
Grade: A MINUS
Tags: A Minus Reviews
KNITTERS AND NON-KNITTERS ALIKE can enjoy candid, funny book that spotlights 21st century knitting culture. SOLID B
SWEATER QUEST: MY YEAR OF KNITTING DANGEROUSLY
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
2010
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Solid B Reviews