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03 Feb Posted by in Reviews | Comments

Review: 11/22/63

Review: 11/22/63

11/22/63 by Stephen King Reviewed by: Jennifer S. Roman, Radiant Lit Genre: time travel, JFK Assassination, political novel Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: November 8, 2011 Yes, it would be wonderful to go back and change past events when we don’t like them or their outcomes, but really, what gives us the right or authority to...

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01 Feb Posted by in Reviews | Comments

Review: The Help

Review: The Help

The Help by Kathryn Stockett Reviewed by Renee Chaw, Radiant Lit Genre: Fiction Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Publication Dates: February 2009 The 1960s were a tumultuous time in the South. Along with foreign relations with Cuba, Vietnam and Korea, the United States was never under more stress and at war with itself. Towns like Jackson,...

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23 Jan Posted by in Reviews | Comments

Review: Night Road

Review: Night Road

Night Road by Kristin Hannah Reviewed by: Jennifer S. Roman, RadiantLit.com Genre: Chick Lit Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publication Date:  March 22, 2011 Lexi Baill has been in foster care so many times she’s lost count.  Her alcoholic mother makes periodic stops to take custody of Lexi, only to go on a binge and disappear...

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20 Jan Posted by in Reviews | Comments

Review: Book of Mercy

Review: Book of Mercy

Book of Mercy by Sherry Roberts Reviewed by: Jennifer S. Roman, RadiantLit.com Genre: Chick Lit Publisher: Osmyrrah Publishing Publication Date:  September 9, 2011 Antigone Brown’s life reflects her personality: flighty, impulsive, sometimes frustrating, and always interesting.  When she gets flustered or depressed, she takes her vintage Ford Mustang and drives for days on the open...

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19 Jan Posted by in Reviews | Comments

Review: The Wedding Quilt

Review: The Wedding Quilt

The Wedding Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel  by Jennifer Chiaverini Reviewed by: Jennifer S. Roman, Radiantlit.com Genre: Chick Lit, historical fiction, romance Publisher: Dutton Adult Publication Date:  November 11, 2011 The latest installment of the Elm Creek Quilters series, The Wedding Quilt, takes place approximately twenty-five years in the future. In this novel, friends...

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18 Jan Posted by in Reviews | Comments

Review: The Shadow of Your Smile

Review: The Shadow of Your Smile

The Shadow of Your Smile by Susan May Warren Reviewed by: Melissa J. MacDonald Publisher: Tyndale House Genre: Modern Fiction Publication Date: January 2012 After twenty-five years of marriage, Eli and Noelle Hueston are contemplating divorce. Their only daughter was murdered three years before and they can no longer seem to find a way to...

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17 Jan Posted by in Reviews | Comments

Review: Taft 2012: A Novel

Review:  Taft 2012: A Novel

Taft 2012: A Novel by Jason Heller Reviewed by: Jennifer S. Roman, Radiantlit.com Genre:  historical fiction, political fiction, William Howard Taft, Presidents Publisher: Quirk Books Publication Date:  January 7, 2012 Jason Heller’s Taft 2012: A Novel adds a twist to the parlor game of asking which famous dead people you’d like to have dinner with....

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16 Jan Posted by in Reviews | Comments

Review: The Christmas Wedding

Review: The Christmas Wedding

The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson and Richard DiLallo Reviewed by: Jennifer S. Roman, Radiantlit.com Genre: Chick Lit, romance, Christmas, family Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company Publication Date: October 17, 2011 Ever since her husband died, Gaby wants to find a new love. Three close friends ask her to marry them, and she must choose....

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13 Jan Posted by in Reviews | Comments

Review: Bedbugs

Review:  Bedbugs

Bedbugs by Ben H. Winters Reviewed by: Jennifer S. Roman, Radiantlit.com Genre: Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Mystery Publisher: Quirk Books Publication Date: September 6, 2011 In New York City, it’s tough to find any affordable housing. That’s why Susan and Alex Wendt and their daughter, Emma, are so excited to find a lovely brownstone in Brooklyn...

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12 Jan Posted by in Reviews | Comments

Review: Crafting with Cat Hair

Review: Crafting with Cat Hair

Crafting with Cat Hair by Kaori Tsutaya and Amy Hirschman Reviewed by: Jennifer S. Roman, Radiantlit.com Genre: Crafting, Pets Publisher: Quirk Books Publication Date: October 11, 2011 Yep, you read right- the book is called Crafting with Cat Hair! For those of us pondering what to do with all those little cat hair tumbleweeds rolling...

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