The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides uses a modern day (well, 1980s modern) love triangle to mirror the classic “marriage plot” of Victorian authors. The parallels are flawless – the love triangle, the seemingly perfect suitor, the love-sick would-be suitor – and are reminiscent of any Jane Austen novel. The ending, however, does not fall into the preset plot-line. It deviates into an unforeseen, but perfect resolution for the story. ...more

 

I wanted to like this novel. It appeared to contain many elements that I enjoy in a book; action, time travel, tension, and love. Yes, the marketing effort behind Tempest and its author, Julie Cross, reminded me of another YA author that seemed to just rise up from the ashes of stay-at-home mom into super stardom. For that reason alone I wanted to read it and prove the naysayers wrong. It is possible to be “discovered” from nowhere. It has to be possible. ...more

 

It is unsurprising that The Night Circus has already spawned an online game where reveurs can draw tarot cards to lead them through the many atttractions of the circus grounds. The right movie director could do wonders with the world within the circus gates. ...more

 

Barrett Fuller is a world-famous and very wealthy children's author who writes under a pseudonym because he's a self-absorbed womanizer and drug-user. His life changes when he receives an extortion letter, challenging him to live up to the morals he currently espouses in his books. He is presented with a series of tasks to complete or face having his identity revealed to the public, resulting in the ruin of his financial empire.

Richard Fuller, Barrett's nephew, has a secret too, and it's one no kid should bear. He knows why his father left the family and he's never told his mother.

When the extortionist challenges Barrett to spend time with his nephew, their respective secrets move towards a collision that will change their lives forever...more

 

 

 

 

Chuck Palahniuk’s novel, Damned, is written in true Palahniuk style. Nothing is as it seems from the first lines to the last. Readers follow Madison, an adolescent narrator with a penchant for lying...more