Tuesday, July 30, 2013

She Wore Only White

by Dorthe Binkert

*** [3/5]

This story is about a woman who boards a ship to america wearing an expensive evening gown to escape her past. She becomes a mysterious figure on the ship for the duration of the voyage, and the author lets her ponder her life choices in depth. Ok book, interesting premise.

Monday, July 15, 2013

A Discovery of Witches

by Deborah Harkness

*** [3/5]

This is a fantasy series about a young woman who comes from a family of witches, but ignores her own magical abilities. She finds a strange book in a library that leads her to a relationship with a vampire, traditional enemies of the witches. The story is fast paced, fun, and easy to read. Nice way to spend a saturday, but beware the last book in the trilogy is still un-published.