book reviews

On Books & Loons
Issue 69 (July 16, 2008)
'Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and
some few to be chewed and digested'  
(Francis Bacon)

What are you looking for in summertime reading? Books to taste, swallow or chew on? Discover what BookLoons reviewers consider Sweet Summer Reading and check out the best of recent reads below. Have a magical summer!

The Beach HouseContemporary & Historical
The Beach House by Jane Green
A well written character study set in Nantucket, where true love is found.

Fantasy & SF
King's Shield by Sherwood Smith
Inda returns home after 9 years of exile, to warn of a Venn invasion.

Mystery
The Likeness by Tana FrenchKing's Shield
Irish Detective Cassie Maddox goes undercover - as a murder victim.

Non-Fiction
1434 by Gavin Menzies
Who really discovered America and also jumpstarted the Renaissance?

Romance
Bobbie Faye's (kinda sorta, not exactly) Family Jewels by Toni McGee
Bobbie Faye doesn't intentionally attract danger and mayhem ...1434

Travel
Among the Cannibals by Paul Raffaele
'Adventures on the Trail of Man’s Darkest Ritual'.

Kids
The Dangerous Alphabet by Neil Gaiman & Gris Grimly
An exciting story filled with humor, scary monsters and narrow escapes.

Look over What's New in BookLoons; don't miss our areas for Teens & WeeLoons.


Contests, Contests, Contests!

Blood King    Bourne Duo    Mike Carey Giveaway    Silver    Summer Reading Trio

Enter more contests:  American Son, Betrayal, Close, Dangerous Days of Daniel X, A Million is Not Enough, Monster of Florence, My Name is Will, Sex and the City: The Movie, Smithsonian Field Guide to Birds, A Summer Affair, Up for Renewal; much more!


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