BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

New and Notable Fiction: January 2012 (page 4)

Cover art for EXPEDITION TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON

FICTION

Released: Jan. 24, 2012

EXPEDITION TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON

by Mark Hodder

"Enthralling, dizzying and as impressive as they come."

Third entry (The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man, 2011, etc.) in Spain-resident Englishman Hodder's time-travel/alternate-reality/steampunk saga; though originally billed as a trilogy, the ending here leaves considerable scope for further augmentation. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: Jan. 25, 2012

A GROWN-UP KIND OF PRETTY

by Joshilyn Jackson

"Snappy dialogue with a Southern twang, spiritual uplift and undeniably likable characters—"Quirky Cute" at its best."

Jackson (Backseat Saints, 2010, etc.) sticks with her specialty—plucky Southern women who overcome male ill treatment from their past—in this novel about a grandmother, daughter and granddaughter who confront a suddenly uncovered family secret. Read full book review >