Readspace

Posts Tagged ‘suspense

10 Feb, 2010

Review: Stalking Susan

Posted by: Susan In: Adult Lit

Bibliography:   Kramer, Julie. (2008).  Stalking Susan. New York: Doubleday. ISBN: 978-0385524766
Plot Summary: Riley Spartz, television news reporter  in Minneapolis, just knows she has  a ratings winner when a former homicide detective hands her two cold case files–two women named Susan murdered on the same day but different years.  Riley knows they are connected and thinks [...]

03 Feb, 2010

Review: Magic Under Glass

Posted by: Susan In: Teen Lit

Bibliography: Dolamore, Jacklyn.  (2009).  Magic Under Glass. New York: Bloomsbury.  ISBN: 978-1599904306
Plot Summary:  In her home country, Nimira’s mother was an artist, but after her death, Nimira leaves to look for better life.  Instead, she finds herself singing and dancing in a low class music hall.  That’s where she is discovered by the mysterious and [...]

23 Oct, 2009

Review: In the Path of Falling Objects

Posted by: Susan In: Teen Lit

Bibliography:  Smith, Andrew.  (September 2009).  In the Path of Falling Objects.  New York: Fewiel and Friends.  ISBN: 9780312375584
Plot Summary:  Jonah and Simon are on a road trip, but it isn’t a teenage lark.  Abandoned by their mother, out of food and water, they pack the little precious possessions they own and set out across the [...]

12 Aug, 2009

Review: Another Faust

Posted by: Susan In: Teen Lit

Bibliography: Nayeri, Daniel and Dina Nayeri.  (August 2009).  Another Faust. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 978-0763637071
Plot Summary:  Five beautiful and gifted teens are about to start at the prestigious Marlowe School in New York.  Helped by their icy governess Madame Vileroy, there is nothing they won’t do to get what they want:  academic awards, boyfriends, [...]

10 Jun, 2009

Review: Prophecy of the Sisters

Posted by: Susan In: Teen Lit

Bibliography: Zink, M. (August 2009). Prophecy of the Sisters. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: New York. ISBN: 9780316027427
Plot Summary: Teenaged twins Alice and Lia are made orphans by their father’s death, their mother having died tragically when they were young. When Lia discovers a mark on her wrist [...]


About

We read books and then tell you about them!

Contact Susan for questions about review criteria or to set up an interview.

Contact Bonnie for questions about the website or suggestions for new content.