Archive for 'Fiction' Category
Family by Design by Heather Justesen
Title: Family by Design Author: Heather Justesen Publisher: Bonneville Books Genre: Romance/Family Drama Year Published: 2012 Number of Pages:245 Binding: Trade Paperback ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-1-59955-920-9 Price: $15.99 Reviewed by Tristi Pinkston for the Association for Mormon Letters Confident, talented interior decorator Rena has everything she could possibly want – a fantastic career, a bright [...]
Secrets After Dark by Marie Higgins
Title: Secrets After Dark Author: Marie Higgins Publisher: Walnut Springs Genre: Historical Paranormal Romance Year Published: 2012 Number of Pages: 250 Binding: Paperback ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-1-59992-805-0 Price: $17.99 Reviewed by Tristi Pinkston for the Association for Mormon Letters Victoria Holt is the author who always comes to mind when I read this style of [...]
Just Shy of Paradise by Carole Thayne Warburton
Title: Just Shy of Paradise Author: Carole Thayne Warburton Publisher: Walnut Springs Genre: General Fiction Year Published:2011 Number of Pages: 316 Binding: Paperback ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-1-935217-91-6 Price: $17.95 Reviewed by Tristi Pinkston for the Association for Mormon Letters Cache Valley in northern Utah is a beautiful place full of history and echoes of the [...]
Pride and Popularity by Author Jenni James
Title: Pride and Popularity Author: Jenni James Publisher: Inkberry Press Genre: YA Contemporary Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 238 Binding: Paperback ISBN10: n/a ISBN13: 978-0-9838293-0-0 Price: $11.99 Reviewed by Tristi Pinkston for the Association for Mormon Letters Into a world teeming with teenage angst, vampires, demons, and dysfunctional families comes Jenni James, a new [...]
The Guardians of the Hidden Scepter by Frank Cole
Title: The Guardians of the Hidden Scepter Author: Frank Cole Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc. Genre: Fiction Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 288 Binding: Hardcover ISBN10: 1599554488 ISBN13: 978-1599554488 Price: $16.99 Reviewed by Russell Y Anderson for the Association for Mormon Letters This book is based on the detective skills of some very smart teenagers, [...]
10 Days until Forever by David Peterson
Title: 10 Days until Forever Author: David Peterson Illustrator: Tera Grasser Publisher: Bonneville Books Genre: Picture Books Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 28 Binding: Hardback ISBN10: N/A ISBN13: 978-1-59955-266-8 Price: $14.99 Reviewed by Karen Hamilton for the Association for Mormon Letters One of the most important beliefs that I have is that families are [...]
Light of the New Day and Other Stories by Darin Cozzens
Title: Light of the New Day and Other Stories Author: Darin Cozzens Publisher: Zarahemla Books Genre: Short Stories Year: 2011 Pages: 209 ISBN13: 9780984360321 Binding: Trade paper Price: $15.95 Reviewed by Dallas Robbins for the Association for Mormon Letters Darin Cozzens’ new collection, “Light of the New Day and Other Stories,” brings together a career [...]
Beyonders – A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull
Title: Beyonders – A World Without Heroes Author: Brandon Mull Publisher: Aladdin (an imprint of Simon and Shuster) Genre: Fiction Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 454 Binding: Hardback ISBN10: N/A ISBN13: 978-1-4169-9792-4 Price: $19.99 Reviewed by Karen Hamilton for the Association for Mormon Letters Brandon Mull has a wide writing range. With his latest [...]
Blackberry Crumble : A Culinary Mystery by Josi S. Kilpack
Title: Blackberry Crumble : A Culinary Mystery Author: Josi S. Kilpack Publisher: Deseret Book Genre: Fiction Year Published: 2011 Number of Pages: 363 (plus 9 page preview of: Pumpkin Roll) ISBN: 978-1-60641-941-0 Price: $17.99 Reviewed by Gabi Kupitz for the Association for Mormon Letters Sadie Hoffmiller has a desire to leave town. A mysterious young [...]
The Book of Malchus by Neil K. Newell and William J. Hamblin
Title: The Book of Malchus Authors: Neil K. Newell and William J. Hamblin Publisher: Deseret Book, Salt Lake City, UT Genre: Fiction-Early Christian Church, Fiction-Ancient Philosophers Year Published: 2010 Number of Pages: 336 Binding: paperback ISBN 10: N/A ISBN 13:978-1-60641-833-8 Price: $19.99 Reviewed by Beth W. Roach for the Association for Mormon Letters When I [...]