Book Reviews and a Little More…
The 2nd Reading Challenge, formerly hosted by J.Kaye and now hosted by Royal Reviews, is all about seconds — either the second time you read an author, or the second book in a series. Here are the guidelines: Anyone can join. You don’t need a blog to participate. –Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section. There are four levels: Curious – Read 3 novels
Read moreThe TwentyTen Challenge, hosted by Bart at Bart’s Bookshelf, is a nice little play on the year, and a whole lot easier than the 101010 challenge. Here are the guidelines: Read 2 books from each category, making a requirement of 20 books total. The categories are intended to be loose guidelines only, if you decide it fits, then it fits. (Apart from those marked **)
Read moreAt a university in ReykjavÃk, the body of a young German student is discovered, his eyes cut out and strange symbols carved into his chest. Police waste no time in making an arrest, but the victim’s family isn’t convinced that the right man is in custody. They ask Thóra Gudmundsdóttir, an attorney and single mother of two, to investigate. It isn’t long before Thóra and her associate, Matthew Reich, uncover the deceased student’s obsession with Iceland’s grisly history of torture, execution, and witch hunts. But there are very contemporary horrors hidden in the long, cold shadow of dark traditions. And for two suddenly endangered investigators, nothing is quite what it seems . . . and no one can be trusted.
Read moreThe New Author Challenge 2010, hosted by Literary Escapism, is all about finding new authors. Here are the guidelines: The challenge will run from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. Since this is an author challenge, there is no restriction on choosing your novels. They can definitely be from other challenges. However, the authors must be new to you and, preferably from novels. Anthologies
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