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Review of "In the Pit with Piper" by Robert Picarello

Per FTC Regulations, I should mention that I purchased this book on my own I am not receiving any other compensation for this review. The opinions expressed are of my own.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Rowdy" Roddy Piper is one of the loudest and biggest names in professional wrestling. He's wrestled huge stars like Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, and even boxed Mr. T. "In…See More
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Review of "First Family" by David Baldacci

Per FTC Regulations, I should mention that I purchased this book on my own I am not receiving any other compensation for this review. The opinions expressed are of my own. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------First Family is the fourth installment in the Sean King/Michelle Maxwell series. Once again, Sean & Michelle become involved in an investigation where the truth isn't always what it…See More
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Review of "The Crossing Places" by Elly Griffiths

Per FTC Regulations, I should mention that I received this book via Goodreads.com as a First Reads Participant. I am not receiving any other compensation for this review. The opinions expressed are of my own.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"The Crossing Places" is the debut novel by British author Elly Griffiths. The novel's storyline is based around a…See More
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My introduction to Book Blogging & some quick reviews

I've always enjoyed reading books, but it wasn't until recently that I thought I would share my thoughts on the books I've read. I guess I never thought anyone would care what I thought about the books I've read, but then I realized that I often read reviews when deciding whether to read a book or not.This week I found that I was able to read quite a bit and actually finished up three books, all of which I enjoyed for the most part, but some more than others. None of them would be considered…See More
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I'm a die hard Chicago Cubs fan from MN, even though I love my MN teams, I've been fasicinated with Chicago Cubs since a kid watching day games and listening to Harry Caray. Obviously I enjoy reading and am not too picky about what I read, since I try to mix it up when I can. Although I refuse to read Romance novels.
"You make a living by what get. You make a life by what give."---Winston Churchill

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Review of "In the Pit with Piper" by Robert Picarello

Per FTC Regulations, I should mention that I purchased this book on my own I am not receiving any other compensation for this review. The opinions expressed are of my own.

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"Rowdy" Roddy Piper is one of the loudest and biggest names in professional wrestling. He's wrestled huge stars like Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, and even… Continue

Posted on January 13, 2010 at 7:35pm

Review of "First Family" by David Baldacci

Per FTC Regulations, I should mention that I purchased this book on my own I am not receiving any other compensation for this review. The opinions expressed are of my own. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



First Family is the fourth installment in the Sean King/Michelle Maxwell series. Once again, Sean & Michelle become involved in an investigation where the truth isn't always… Continue

Posted on January 8, 2010 at 12:16pm

Review of "The Crossing Places" by Elly Griffiths

Per FTC Regulations, I should mention that I received this book via Goodreads.com as a First Reads Participant. I am not receiving any other compensation for this review. The opinions expressed are of my own.

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"The Crossing Places" is the debut novel by British author Elly Griffiths. The novel's… Continue

Posted on January 7, 2010 at 11:00am

My introduction to Book Blogging & some quick reviews

I've always enjoyed reading books, but it wasn't until recently that I thought I would share my thoughts on the books I've read. I guess I never thought anyone would care what I thought about the books I've read, but then I realized that I often read reviews when deciding whether to read a book or not.



This week I found that I was able to read quite a bit and actually finished up three books, all of which I enjoyed for the most part, but some more than others. None of them would be… Continue

Posted on January 2, 2010 at 11:30am

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At 2:22pm on January 7, 2010, Greg Zimmerman said…
Hey, thanks - it was a review that practically wrote itself. Real fun book!

Cheers,
GZ
At 9:29am on January 2, 2010, Bernice McFadden said…
Happy New Year!!!

You may not know me or my work but I am the author of six critically acclaimed, award winning novels and I have been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. On Jan 9th 2010 my debut novel SUGAR will celebrate it’s 10th anniversary and I hope you will buy a copy or to help commemorate this milestone. And yes, Kindle purchases count!




"Bernice L. McFadden's first novel begins with the brief, poetic description of a crime so startling that the reader is helplessly drawn in, as if a bright red door stood ajar on a bleak and forbidding house. Pearl Taylor's daughter, Jude, has been found murdered and mutilated near a field at the edge of town. "The murder had white man written all over it," writes McFadden. "But no one would say it above a whisper. It was 1940. It was Bigelow, Arkansas. It was a black child. Need any more be said?" In the years that follow, Pearl catches sight of Jude in so many strangers that when Sugar Lacey comes to town and sets up her unwholesome "business" in the house next door, she doesn't know whether to believe what she sees in Sugar's face: a striking similarity to Jude, dead 15 years. In her sedate but supple prose--rising at times to a light, unforced lyricism in the description of landscape or character--the author perfectly renders the closed and protective society of a small Southern town, the superstitions, gossip, and prying."

Peace & Blessings!

Bernice L. McFadden
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