REVIEW: ‘The Ice Cream Girls’ (2010) by Dorothy Koomson

23 February 2010

Genre: Psychological Suspense/Women’s Fiction
POV: 1st Person (told from the alternating points of view of the two main characters)
Sensuality: Subtle
Violence: There are some disturbing scenes but most of the violence occurs off page
My Grade: A
I’ve been a fan of Dorothy Koomson’s books since I read My Best Friend’s Girl four years ago. Her novels are often [...]

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New Focus for Monkey Bear Reviews

22 February 2010

The title of this post might be slightly misleading as I’m merely stating what regular visitors to my blog have probably already noticed. When I started Monkey Bear Reviews almost a year ago, I didn’t have a rigid view of what I would blog about, but I figured it would mainly concern books, with a [...]

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Saturday Links and Observations

20 February 2010

All About Romance’s Rachel Potter has an interesting take on our perception of women’s sexuality in “Modern” Romance. While I’m all for women having the freedom to do what they want, and not be judged for it, I find myself in reluctant agreement with much of what Rachel says. Looking at my own circle of [...]

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Laughable or Laudable? You Decide.

19 February 2010

I came across this article in the online edition of the Daily Mail. In order to set an example to the girls in her school, a headmistress was back at her desk seven hours after giving birth!
She is determined that the girls at her exclusive school will not be afraid to ‘have it all’ when they [...]

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REVIEW: ‘Price of Passion’ (2008) by Susan Napier

17 February 2010

Genre: Contemporary Romance (Harlequin Presents)
POV: 3rd Person (we only see heroine’s POV)
Sensuality: Warm
Violence: N/A
My Grade: C-
This review was written for Keishon’s monthly TBR Challenge. I got the book free as part of Harlequin’s 60 Year Anniversary promotion. It’s been on my iPod ever since and I thought I should finally read it.
The Price of Passion [...]

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Agony Aunts of Old and ‘Never Kiss a Man in a Canoe’ by Tanith Carey

15 February 2010

As a child, I recall reading the “problem pages” in my mother’s magazines with rapt fascination. I’m sure that some of it went over my head, but they were by far my favourite part of her weekly magazine haul. Once I hit adolescence, I loved the advice columns in my teen magazines, particularly Laura’s column [...]

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Commenting On Blogs: My Take

14 February 2010

Both Katiebabs’ recent post on the Blogging “In Crowd“ and Karen Scott’s response raised the topic of blog etiquette and commenting.
As a blogger, I try to respond to all the comments on my blog. If someone takes the time to write a response to one of my posts, I think it’s nice to acknowledge that, [...]

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New Board Game Alert: ‘Mystery Express’ by Days of Wonder

14 February 2010

I received an email informing me of the upcoming release of Mystery Express by Days of Wonder. Other Days of Wonder games include Ticket to Ride and its various extensions.
Mystery Express looks really cool. Here’s the description:
Seeking a well-deserved break from your latest misadventures, you decide to splurge, treating yourself to the extravagant luxury of [...]

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