A Belle in a Bookshop

Chances by Jackie Collins ” Costa Zennacotti stared at the girl sitting across from hi, his ornate carved wood desk separating them She spoke rapidly, gesticulating wildly, making faces to emphasize a point. Christ! He hated himself for having such thoughts, but she was the […]

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ” “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been complied and recompiled many times over many years and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travelers […]

Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris “Sometimes I dream I am an eagle. I soar above them, noting their remains, bearing testimony to  their disposal. I spy the man who went hunting with his enemy – – there, under that tree, in that thicket. I spot […]

Rhett Butler’s People by Donald McCaig “He was alone; he would always be alone. Rhett could endure being unloved. He could not live without loving.”  There are few books that I read that pull me in and keep me a willing prisoner. Few books can […]

The Witching Hour by Anne Rice “Who in God’s name are you? she thought. The incongruity of it struck her slowly, along with a completely alien thought. This is not what it appears to be. this is some form of illusion I’m looking at! And […]

The Dark Tower 1 The Gunslinger by Stephen King “The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”  I have, regrettably, only had the pleasure of reading one Stephen King novel – 11.22.63. Before reading that particular book, I’d always avoided King […]

The Mortal Instruments – Book 1 City of Bones by Cassandra Clare “Clary glanced at the spot where the boy had disappeared from, and said nothing. There wasn’t even a smear of blood there – nothing to show that the boy had ever existed.  “They […]

Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner ”  Peter had talked me out of it. “It’s one quarter of seventh grade,” he’d argued. “All she needs is time.” Time, I thought now. I sipped my drink and shoved the worries away. I’ve gotten good at that. At […]

Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot “Less Than Zero looks relieved. “Good,” she says. “Well, I guess I better go and find a store that actually carries my size.” “Yeah,” I say, wanting to suggest Gap Kids, but restraining myself. Because it isn’t […]

The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory “My life comes down to this: a court that has forgotten me, a husband who mocks me, a son who has no use for me, and a God who has gone silent. It is no comfort to me that […]