Jill-Elizabeth Facebook Group
Jill-Elizabeth LinkedIn
This was a well-written, well-crafted tale on a topic that I think is coming very close to being overdone… Immortality or extra-longevity seems to be an obsession (see my recent post about the latest Dara Horn for an example - albeit a very good one) - it appears in science fiction, futuristic tales, vampire/supernatural stories, […]
|
||||||
|
Those of you with Droid phones can download the All Things Jill-Elizabeth app below. This links to the Droid Market |
With a delicious droll French sensibility, Laurain’s latest delivers the perfect blend of black comedy and social commentary. The story of an utterly unrepentant smoker who finds himself struggling after being hypnotized out of the enjoyment (but not the addiction) of smoking is in turns snarky, witty, and just a little bit tragic. With an […] This was such an incredible concept, and executed with an absolutely brilliant eye for detail and connection. I cannot even imagine how difficult it must have been to write and plot this interwoven tale of Aiden Bishop and his quest to solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle. There are secrets and lies everywhere and no […] This was an EXTRAORDINARY story, full of magic and symbolism and snarky bad actors (and even snarkier good ones). There were secrets and betrayals and surprises around every corner, as well as life lessons and good old-fashioned storytelling… The writing was excellent. The pacing was excellent. The characters were brilliantly-executed. The plot was original and […] This was an unusual book. I wasn’t sure what to expect - it is a Disney book, but from the first pages did NOT have a Disney feel at all… It was much more complicated than I thought it would be, but also startlingly simple in its tale of life and death, love and missed […] |
 
|
 Check out the Penguin First to Read program - firsttoread.com.
|
|||
