Friends, as many of you know, our Unboxed communities are dear to our hearts. We are always seeking ways to offer the best experience for our visitors, and to build a warm, welcoming place that celebrates both reading and writing fiction. We have a number of reasons behind the decision that...
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Literary Comfort Food: I’m a longtime fan of Jacqueline Carey’s historical fantasies set in her fictional world of Terre d’Ange, so diving into Saints Astray was like returning to an old favorite restaurant. Have you ever returned to find they’re serving something new? It can be a scary...
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“Mom always said too much chocolate is like having too much love – you can’t get enough”. – from Chocolicious. Synopsis from Goodreads.com: A week after Blair Nightingale’s husband, Larry, dies, she learns she’s about to lose everything she owns due to a foolish...
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Not for the squeamish, LeAnn Neal Reilly’s second novel, Saint Sebastian’s Headis a haunting and emotionally-trying yet deeply rewarding read. Its heroine, nicknamed Weeble for her ability to remain standing in the face of crippling adversity, has endured neglect, drug-using parents and sexual...
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If the title alone doesn’t hook you, maybe the fact that this novel is inspired by a true story will. When author Randy Susan Meyers was just five years old, she and her eight-year-old sister were warned by their mother, “Don’t let Daddy in the house.” But when their...
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From all of us at Reader Unboxed, wishing you and yours a peaceful and enjoyable holiday season. We’ll see you back here on December 26. Isn’t it great that books are calorie free pleasure?! Image by...
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Dang you, Laura Harrington, you owe me a hankie. When Alice Bliss learns that her father, Matt, is being deployed to Iraq, she’s heartbroken. Alice idolizes her father, loves working beside him in their garden, accompanying him on the occasional roofing job, playing baseball. When he ships...
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Welcome once again to another installment of Reader Roulette! Reader Roulette pairs one of our readers with a mystery book that can be of any genre and the reader agrees to give it a try and write an honest review. Our newest reviewer, Ashley Prince, is an Army wife, aspiring author, and...
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Stiltsville by Susanna Daniel is one of the best books I’ve read this year, and yet I don’t know that I can explain what made it so fantastic. It’s said only a handful of plots exist that tell every story. The difference is the storyteller and how she creates the characters and setting, how...
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Near the center line of his recently published football opera, Slotback Rhapsody, debut novelist Christopher Harris can make even the most skeptical guy in the stands believe his protagonist’s secret. You’re ready to buy into the idea that this author has memorized a playbook as rich as...
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I have a lucky bra, and try not to step on cracks. We’ve all asked for a “Wish me luck,” and have received “Bless yous” upon sneezes. Superstitions linger, but 400 years ago, mass hysteria fed on humanity’s ugliest fear and sent it on witch hunts. Daughters of the Witching Hill brings...
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“So much of life is guided by chance. Outside our control. There are so many things we can’t stop or can’t see that we should change. …We’re all scarred by every one of those things because they happened to us or they happened to someone we love. I suppose it’s...
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From the back cover of Empty Arms: Catharine Chase’s entire life is built on a secret. In 1972, at the tender age of sixteen, she got pregnant. An embarrassment to her parents, Catharine was exiled to a maternity home to carry out her pregnancy far away from the watchful eyes of their...
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For no-nonsense players: Each chapter of John Vorhaus’s Las Vegas murder mystery, World Series of Murder, cleverly begins with an excerpt from the (presumably) fictional poker manual Killer Poker: How to Play Like a Maniac and Win. A passage from the first excerpt described me perfectly: “You...
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As a hopeless romantic with a soft-spot for all things French and a passion for history, politics, art and artful prose, I was fated to fall in love with Heidi Legg’s debut novel, My Evangeline. But even without this penchant, I’m sure I would have been just as taken by My Evangeline’s...
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From the book jacket: Haunted by a twenty-year old murder of a beautiful young painter, Lucian Glass keeps his demons at bay through his fascinating work as a Special Agent with the FBI’s Art Crime Team. Currently investigating a crazed art collector who has begun destroying prized...
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When a plane crashed behind Micki Cramer’s house, in San Diego, California, she kept waiting for the sirens and rescue team to show up. As the first responder, it was up to her to tug on the arm that was waving out of the broken wreckage. Holding her breath against the choking smoke, she...
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Have you ever wondered how your life might have turned out if you’d made different choices along the way? For Quinn Braverman, the protagonist in Ellen Meister‘s third book, The Other Life, the answer to that question lives deep inside a crack in her basement wall. Born during her...
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My Memories of a Future Life
Hi Sharon,
I just finished reading this book, and I felt exactly the same way as you - a lot o...
On Hiatus
I'm sorry about this, I have been a follower of writer unboxed, and I'm looking forward to read s...
Saints Astray
I was skeptical, too, Christine. Getting the nudge to read Saints was one of the wonderful boons ...
Saints Astray
Thanks, Ed! I rarely reread books, but I agree that Carey's historical fantasy work is worthy of ...
Saints Astray
Thanks for this review! I'm a huge fan of Carey's Kushiel Series, but had shied away from readin...
Saints Astray
Great review.
I, too, came to Ms. Carey's work through the magnificent Terre Dange books (I've...
On Hiatus
I am sorry to hear of your hiatus. I hope you do come back stronger than ever. I have always foun...
Saints Astray
Thanks, Kristan! Those are some really great examples of the societal nudge. Please give JC a try...
Saints Astray
"In the end, even fearless genetically-altered mutant secret-agent bodyguards and their sexy girl...
Chocolicious
Nice to see an honest review. I still like hearing about books I otherwise wouldn't, even without...
Saints Astray
Agreed, Kath. JC is at the top of her game, and somehow stays there. I'm always awed by her deftn...
Chocolicious
Congratulations, Geraldine! Much love and luck for your project, I hope the option gets picked up...
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