Category Archives: Lisa Lutz
Books for February
Compared to the one new January release I wanted, there are a few more new releases this month that I’m planning to get… * Jo Beverley‘s A SCANDALOUS COUNTESS (historical romance): Jo Beverley remains on my auto-buy list – despite … Continue reading
Filed under Coming soon, Diana Peterfreund, Jo Beverley, Lisa Kleypas, Lisa Lutz
Books for April
This month’s new releases that I’ve been anticipating… Teresa Grant‘s “Vienna Waltz” (historical mystery): Technically a March 29 release, this book has been a long time in coming. I won’t go into the slightly convoluted history of why I’ve been … Continue reading
2010: Recap of My Reading Year Part 1
I’ve done an annual recap of books read for the past few years running – this time around, it’s taken a bit more than usual to start writing this (possibly tied to my general lack of blogging motivation this year, you … Continue reading
Epistolary = Love
I have a thing for epistolary-style books. I’m not precisely sure why – perhaps it’s because I get to fill in the blanks, to read between the lines and figure out what’s left unsaid based on what has been written … Continue reading
Filed under Thoughts, Ilona Andrews, Lisa Lutz, Jaclyn Moriarty, Steve Kluger
Books for March
Though I was bemoaning the lack of new releases in February, March more than makes up for it. Seriously. Here are the books I’m getting this month: Deanna Raybourn’s “The Dead Travel Fast” (historical mystery): I’m a big fan … Continue reading
2009: Recap of My Reading Year Part II
Continuing my January to June recap, here’s the second half of my 2009 in books: July I finally got around to reading Megan Whalen Turner’s “The Thief” and yes, kicked myself in the what-took-me-so-long kind of way. Because this … Continue reading
Lisa Lutz’s “Curse of the Spellmans”
You know those books by new-to-you authors which make you think “oh, I should really try other books by this author”, but it’s not quite I-need-to-go-and-order-other-books-by-this-author-NOW? And then you never actually get around to trying their other books. Lisa Lutz … Continue reading
The Next Plum?
Has anyone read Lisa Lutz? I’ve been hearing her Spellmans series is reminiscent of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum. And apparently the first book “The Spellman Files” is being made into a movie. The excerpt on her website isn’t really giving … Continue reading