Set in the depression era, down and out Times reporter, Whit Stoddard, meets Peter Dorington who has reached a low point in his life. Rating: REVIEW Whit Stoddard, a Times reporter is one of the lucky ones in that he has a small resource. When I read how the editor loan him $5.00 and [...]
27 December 2011
Review: Bad Boyfriend by K.A. Mitchell
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PLOT SUMMARY Do you mind? We need to talk. This communication thing is a major issue throughout the story. But it’s more like dishonesty on Peter’s behalf because he doesn’t know or have a feel for the word consideration. Immediately, we will sympathize with Quinn as he watches ten years of his life going down [...]
LGBT Reading Challenge 2012
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Are you interested in challenging yourself in 2012? GLBT Reading website is hosting their annual LGBT Reading Challenge for 2012. The reason why I am participating; 1) I thought it would be fun thing to do and, 2) I wanted more exposure to gay literature in various genres excluding M/M Romance. Reading M/M Romance is [...]
16 December 2011
Review: Muscling Through by JL Merrow
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BOOK BLURB The bigger they come, the harder they fall… in love. Cambridge art professor Larry Morton takes one, alcohol-glazed look at the huge, tattooed man looming in a dark alley, and assumes he’s done for. Moments later he finds himself disarmed—literally and figuratively. And, the next morning, he can’t rest until he offers an [...]
8 December 2011
December 2011 Reading Schedule
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Anne Sommerville is offering a wonderful holiday gift to her readers. Check out her offering here: I Need Cheering Up So Have Some Massive Discounts I can use a bit of cheering up. Thank you, Anne. After experiencing illness and death in the family, I’m back in the saddle of reading and book reviewing. The [...]
Update: Book Review Ratings
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I made changes to how I rate books. I am using the star rating definitions from the GoodReads Book Site adding a ½ star for flexibility in rating books (i.e. 4.5, 3.5, etc.). After reading how other book sites such as Amazon have the same Star Rating system with different meanings, I realized I wanted [...]
