Author: andrea_luhman@mac.com

January 12, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

An author friend of mine posted a positive review of the Kindle book Writing Active Hooks by: Mary Buckham. I’ve heard hooks referred to as lazy writing, and a literary device. As a novice writer I know there’s plenty for me to learn, and other reviewers touted the assignments in the book as great. I’ve taken some…

January 8, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: The Kindling (Age of Faith #4) by: Tamara Leigh I give this book four out of five stars for being an entertaining book, a journey of physical and emotional recovery, with a fun cast of characters. What I liked: 1) The characters, both Helene and Abel were complex and interesting people. I like…

January 1, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: The House Girl by: Tara Conklin The House Girl I give this book four out of five stars for the depths of emotion provoked, the discussion of race, and the exploration into family bonds. The work is thought provoking and a long journey into the lives of two women in two points of…

December 24, 2014 andrea_luhman@mac.com

The Redeeming (Age of Faith #3) by: Tamara Leigh I give this book three out of five stars for being an enjoyable read with some colorful combat scenes. It’s a love at first sight kind of romance with some interesting action to build on future books. What I liked: 1) The male protagonist Christian Lavonne….

December 18, 2014 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse #1) by: Charlaine Harris Narrated by: Johanna Parker I gave this book three out of five stars for its entertainment and the unique characters. As a fan of the HBO television series True Blood, I looked forward to reading the book it was based on and have waited to read…

December 4, 2014 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Romulus Buckle & the City of the Founders (Chronicles of the Pneumatic Zeppelin #1) by: Richard Ellis Preston Jr. I gave this book four out of five stars. I love detail, and this book is full of details. Not the silly irrelevant kind that drive a reader mad, but the kind you are thankful for when you are…

September 25, 2014 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: The Yielding (Age of Faith Book two), by: Tamara Leigh I give this book three out of five stars for being an entertaining read with action and fight scenes reminiscent of the first book in the series. I enjoyed the non-typical protagonist of Beatrix and the hate to love plot she had with…

September 18, 2014 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review of The Unveiling,  by: Tamara Leigh I give this book four out of five stars for an engaging plot, a fine cast of characters, and some very nice action scenes for a romance novel. There’s a great deal of bodice ripping heat for a novel that does not show the reader any fire….

September 11, 2014 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: The Big Keep (Lena Dane Mysteries #1) by: Melissa F. Olson I give this book four out of five stars for depth of characters, an entertaining hard to put down read, and a plot that had my mind wrapped up in it when I wasn’t reading the book. What I liked about the…

September 4, 2014 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Blood of Dragon’s (Volume Four of the Rain Wilds Chronicles), by Robin Hobb While this fourth installment of the Rain Wild Chronicles is entertaining I give it three out of five stars for an unbalanced plot tempo, more repetition than is necessary in a book series, and the highly predictable ending. I’m a…