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I am the Alison behind Alison's Book Marks, where I read and review just about anything I can get my hands on. If you're a reader and want to find the next great read, or you want to share your thoughts on something you just finished, come on by for
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Review: Four To Score (Stephanie Plum #4) by Janet Evanovich
Still loving it!Our favorite bounty hunter once again takes on what is supposed to be an easy FTA (Failure To Appear), but nothing in Stephanie Plum's life is easy. The sleazy boyfriend of her FTA offers her an extra payment if she helps him. His nam...
Review: Sarah\'s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Powerful, beautiful, and so, so, sad.I feel I have to begin as the author did: Although the characters in this book are entirely fictitious, many of the events described from 1942 are not.Sarah's Key tells us the story of two different women. The fir...
Review: Malice by Chris Wooding
So scary and so much fun!Remember when we would dare each other at sleep-overs to look into a mirror in the dark and say "Bloody Mary" three times? Well, such is the urban legend of Tall Jake in Malice.Imaginative, suspenseful, original, ex...
Review: Shadowland by Alyson Noel
Oh, how disappointing.I really enjoyed Evermore, Alyson Noel's first book in the The Immortals series. So much so that I picked up Blue Moon, book #2. I was disappointed with Blue Moon, but wanted to give Noel's YA series one more shot with Shadowlan...
Review: A Better High by Matt Bellace, Ph.D.
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas songs and hot chocolate. Gingerbread cookies and snowmen. Twinkling lights and kids making snow angels. All of these things put a smile on my face and a spring in my step. Do you know what that's ca...
Review: Fire Will Fall by Carol Plum-Ucci
I was handed this ARC with the directive: "Read this, I really want to know what you think." Someone knows how to woo me! I had never heard of Carol Plum-Ucci before, but she's on my radar now! A New Jersey resident, and Young Adult author,...
Review: The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
Amazing.I had trouble getting into the first book in Steig Larsson's Millenium series, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but after the first hundred pages, I couldn't put the book down. The Girl Who Played With Fire is the second installment, and fro...
Review: Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Surprisingly powerful. A friend of the family told me to read Mudbound while I was away in Florida. I had my own stack of books with me during my trip, so I threw this one in my suitcase to read at home. Even after I got home, I kept passing Mudbound...
Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Spooky and lovely all at the same time.It's hard to believe that a children's book can create such a great amount of buzz in such a short amount of time. I heard of parents that were outraged when they read the first few pages of this book after it ...
Review: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
I don't normally read short stories, but I'm not sure Olive Kitteridge is your typical anthology of short stories.For one thing, it reads like a novel, throughout which we see the character of Olive Kitteridge appear. Sometimes she is the main force ...
Book To Movie Review: New Moon
I read. I saw. I swooned.I'm a Jacob girl. Always was. These last few days, I've been finding my wagon is a little more crowded that it was before. Hmmm. Just so we're clear, I will not call him Taylor Lautner until February 2010, when he turns 18 an...
Review: Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
Do you want to know one of the reasons why I love being in a book club? Books like Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee. I never would have picked it up otherwise. The synopsis immediately turned me off, and I wasn't sure if I was going to read it at all. I am s...
Review: Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
What would a vacation be without my favorite bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum?I am so glad that I started reading Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. They are fun, leave your brain at the door, hilarious escapades and Three to Get Deadly is no exce...
Review: The Ninth Daughter by Barbara Hamilton
Set in Boston during the American Revolution, The Ninth Daughter by Barbara Hamilton takes a unique approach to the murder mystery genre.Ever since I found out that I was a Daughter of the American Revolution (DAR), I have been fascinated by this per...
Review: True Blue by David Baldacci
If True Blue were written by any other author, it would have been a train wreck. David Baldacci manages to carry two murder mysteries and a large cast of fascinating characters, weaving them all together with seemingly very little effort. In the cent...
Review: Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
In a word -- twisted.If you remember, I hosted a book giveaway for Beat the Reaper earlier this month. I hope that all of my winners have received their copies, because I can't wait to chat about this one!Beat the Reaper is a day in the life of Dr. P...
Review: Tempted (House of Night Series #6) by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
I threw the book across the room when I turned the last page. Those of you who have read Tempted by P.C. and Kristin Cast already know exactly why I did this.Since I have a very strict "no spoiler" rule in my reviews, you can trust that I w...
Review: How to Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World by Jordan Christy
Emily Post has not been replaced, but Jordan Christy has a few words for the women of this generation...and they had better listen up! If you're like me and want to throw up whenever you see some young Hollywood starlet give her best "I'm stupid...
Review: Obama\'s Blackberry by Kasper Hauser
As the first US President in history to take a Blackberry into the Oval Office, Obama has left the door wide open for satirist Kasper Hauser. Just so we are clear, I will not discuss politics on my book review blog. I am a voracious debater outsid...
Review: The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Review: Defining Twilight by Brian Leaf
Review: Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
Her Fearful Symmetry took my breath away.From the first page, I was drawn into Audrey Niffenegger's new novel and could not put it down.The main storyline is that of "the twins" Valentina and Julia, Americans and mirror-image twins, who com...
Review: Cake Wrecks - When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong by Jen Yates
Blog turned book! (We love those around here!) With hit shows like Ace of Cakes and Cake Boss, we are loving huge elaborate cakes made by pastry chefs with style. What we don't see on those reality shows are the cake disasters. Those of you who enjo...
Review: A Gate At The Stairs by Lorrie Moore
Review: Blue Moon by Alyson Noël
Review: Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse #9) by Charlaine Harris
Review: Evermore by Alyson Noël
Review: Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange
Review: Catching Fire (Hunger Games Book Two) by Suzanne Collins
Review: The Island at the End of the World by Sam Taylor
