http://bookreviewbabes.com Just another WorldBlogosphere.com blog Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:33:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://bookreviewbabes.com/114/the-unexplained/vampires/let-the-right-one-in-john-ajvide-lindqvist/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/114/the-unexplained/vampires/let-the-right-one-in-john-ajvide-lindqvist/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:39:30 +0000 cheryl http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=114 Let the Right One In is a vampire book quite unlike any other. If you are into the vampire world of Twilight this is not the book for you. Although the subtitle of the book is ‘AVampire Love Story’, this is not the teen ‘heart aflutter’ romance that seems quite prevalent in contemporary vampire literature. [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/114/the-unexplained/vampires/let-the-right-one-in-john-ajvide-lindqvist/feed/ 3 http://bookreviewbabes.com/110/books/the-lover-by-marguerite-duras/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/110/books/the-lover-by-marguerite-duras/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:22:38 +0000 natalina http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=110 In The Lover (L’Amant), Marguerite Duras reflects on her youth in 1930s Indochina.  This memoir focuses mainly on her affair with the man who would become her first lover, the adult son of a Chinese millionaire at least 12 yrs her senior.   The short book (only about 100 pages) weaves in and out of the [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/110/books/the-lover-by-marguerite-duras/feed/ 4 http://bookreviewbabes.com/106/books/crime/the-devil-in-white-city-by-erik-larson/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/106/books/crime/the-devil-in-white-city-by-erik-larson/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:29:00 +0000 natalina http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=106 MURDER, MAGIC, AND MADNESS AT THE FAIR THAT CHANGED AMERICA. This is the first non fiction book that I’m reviewing here on Book Review Babes.  The Devil in White City is an engrossing story that reads like a novel.  Indeed, the facts within are extraordinary, and with such a tale, it is difficult to believe [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/106/books/crime/the-devil-in-white-city-by-erik-larson/feed/ 3 http://bookreviewbabes.com/101/books/galilee-a-novel-of-the-fantastic-by-clive-barker/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/101/books/galilee-a-novel-of-the-fantastic-by-clive-barker/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:42:05 +0000 natalina http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=101 Clive Barker is known for his twisted horror and suspenseful thrillers.  I’ve always loved his writing, and a few of his works are among my favorites.  I don’t know why I waited so long to read Galilee, but I’m glad I finally did, as it is now not only my favorite novel by Barker, but [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/101/books/galilee-a-novel-of-the-fantastic-by-clive-barker/feed/ 18 http://bookreviewbabes.com/95/books/humor/stiff-the-curious-lives-of-human-cadavers/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/95/books/humor/stiff-the-curious-lives-of-human-cadavers/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:34:57 +0000 cheryl http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=95 Have you ever wondered what happens to bodies that are donated to science? The lovely Mary Roach, who is not a scientist but takes a scientific approach to her books, has written a wonderfully informative, hilariously funny and at times utterly gross-out book. The subtitle of the book is “The curious life of human cadavers” [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/95/books/humor/stiff-the-curious-lives-of-human-cadavers/feed/ 5 http://bookreviewbabes.com/90/books/utopia-x-by-scott-wilson/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/90/books/utopia-x-by-scott-wilson/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:39:54 +0000 natalina http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=90 First of all, just a quick note for those who are afraid that I’ve slammed my flag into Bookreviewbabes.com and claimed it in the name of Natalina, Don’t worry!  Cheryl is on vacation (or holiday, as I believe they call it in her neighborhood) and she will return.  In the meantime, read on for another [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/90/books/utopia-x-by-scott-wilson/feed/ 0 http://bookreviewbabes.com/84/books/humor/addition-by-toni-jordan/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/84/books/humor/addition-by-toni-jordan/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:01:42 +0000 natalina http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=84 We all have quirks.  Some of us have more than others..ahem..but none of us is perfect.  Addition is the tale of one woman who lives with a BIG quirk, and her journey to build a reasonable and fulfilling life around it. Grace counts things.  Grace counts everything.  She has an extreme form of Obsessive Compulsive [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/84/books/humor/addition-by-toni-jordan/feed/ 1 http://bookreviewbabes.com/79/books/mary-modern-by-camille-deangelis/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/79/books/mary-modern-by-camille-deangelis/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:28:47 +0000 natalina http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=79 Mary Modern, by Camille DeAngelis is a tale full of near future intrigue, romance, suspense, and heavy drama. Borrowing some inspiration from that other Mary…Mary Shelley (Frankenstein), Camille DeAngelis has written a tale about the moral and ethical dangers of cloning, as well as what happens to the mind when in a deep state of [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/79/books/mary-modern-by-camille-deangelis/feed/ 0 http://bookreviewbabes.com/73/books/humor/the-sacred-book-of-the-werewolf-a-novel-by-victor-pelevin/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/73/books/humor/the-sacred-book-of-the-werewolf-a-novel-by-victor-pelevin/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:20:16 +0000 natalina http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=73 This has to be one of the most magnificent books I’ve read in ages.  Full of humor, suspense, romance, philosophy, Buddhist principles, and enchanting prose, “The Sacred Book of the Werewolf” is one that I’d recommend a thousand times over. This is a book about werewolves….actually, a werewolf and a werefox in Russia; Alexander and [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/73/books/humor/the-sacred-book-of-the-werewolf-a-novel-by-victor-pelevin/feed/ 5 http://bookreviewbabes.com/51/books/cheryls-bio/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/51/books/cheryls-bio/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 13:37:45 +0000 cheryl http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=51 Well as the lovely Natalina said, who knew that two babes from different continents would end up blogging about our love of all booky things together and be so fabulous? Well we think we’re fabulous and that’s what counts isn’t it? I’m Cheryl, or CJ…depending on my mood and I’m from the sunburnt country of [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/51/books/cheryls-bio/feed/ 9 http://bookreviewbabes.com/53/books/humor/goodnight-nobody/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/53/books/humor/goodnight-nobody/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 00:06:49 +0000 natalina http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=53 At first glance, “Goodnight Nobody” appears to be your run of the mill classic chick lit.  While it is true that there are elements that will appeal to the traditional chick lit audience, the reality is that this is also a fantastic murder mystery, as well as an unapologetic commentary on the way women tend [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/53/books/humor/goodnight-nobody/feed/ 3 http://bookreviewbabes.com/47/books/my-sisters-keeper-by-jodi-picoult/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/47/books/my-sisters-keeper-by-jodi-picoult/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 01:48:33 +0000 cheryl http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=47 Here is my new review of a recently read book called My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. It’s the fictional story of Anna, a thirteen year old who was genetically engineered and conceived to be a perfectly matched bone marrow donor for her sister Kate who has leukemia. Anna is not ill but she has [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/47/books/my-sisters-keeper-by-jodi-picoult/feed/ 3 http://bookreviewbabes.com/33/books/humor/the-book-of-joby/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/33/books/humor/the-book-of-joby/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 00:59:19 +0000 natalina http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=33 The Book of Job is a tricky section of the Bible, as it shows God and Satan entering into a challenge or a wager, with the life of Job, a humble servant of God, and his family, as the pawns. I have always been fascinated by Job and his trials, and was mightily intrigued when [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/33/books/humor/the-book-of-joby/feed/ 2 http://bookreviewbabes.com/37/books/natalina-bio/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/37/books/natalina-bio/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 13:40:44 +0000 natalina http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=37 What happens when two babes from opposite hemispheres collide and create a blog?  Clearly, it is magic!  I couldn’t ask for a better, foxier, or brighter partner in crime than Cheryl, and I just know you’re going to love the fruits of our collective labor as we set the literary world aflame with our sharp [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/37/books/natalina-bio/feed/ 7 http://bookreviewbabes.com/21/books/the-boy-with-the-striped-pyjamas/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/21/books/the-boy-with-the-striped-pyjamas/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 12:07:08 +0000 cheryl http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=21 When I picked up this book I had no idea it was a book meant for children. It was the blurb on the back that made me want to read it and although it is written for kids it is a story that just as easily speaks to an adult audience. It will certainly distress [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/21/books/the-boy-with-the-striped-pyjamas/feed/ 8 http://bookreviewbabes.com/5/uncategorized/welcome-to-book-review-babes/ http://bookreviewbabes.com/5/uncategorized/welcome-to-book-review-babes/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 10:50:28 +0000 cheryl http://bookreviewbabes.com/?p=5 We are currently building the site so it may take on a few different schizophrenic personas over the next months as we toss ideas back and forth in a civilized manner over a cup of coffee and then move on to sipping Gins and Tonic…which will most likely end with us rolling on the floor [...]]]> http://bookreviewbabes.com/5/uncategorized/welcome-to-book-review-babes/feed/ 4