BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

New & Notable Fiction: February 2012 (page 3)

FICTION

Released: Feb. 1, 2012

HEFT

by Liz Moore

"Only a hardhearted reader will remain immune to Kel's troubled charm."

In musician/novelist Moore's bifurcated second novel (The Words of Every Song, 2007), the two first-person narrations--from a housebound, grossly overweight former literature professor and a teenager in crisis over his future--never converge although they eventually intersect. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: Feb. 1, 2012

QUEEN WITHOUT A CROWN

by Fiona Buckley

"Fans of Buckley's long string of clever historical suspensers featuring the resourceful Ursula (The Siren Queen, 2004, etc.) won't be disappointed."

A Lady of the Bedchamber for Queen Elizabeth I wishes to give up her role as a spy, but circumstances force her back into action. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: Feb. 1, 2012

RAGNAROK: THE END OF THE GODS

by A.S. Byatt

"Though the cadences are like those of a fairy tale, a narrative seen through the eyes of a child, the chilling conclusion is not."

A multilayered retelling of the end of the world from Norse mythology, framed by the award-winning British novelist's analysis of how myth relates to her own work. Read full book review >