The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

Written By: Matt Cain Published By: Kensington Books Reviewed By: Melissa Minners               A friend of mine sent The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle to me, knowing just how much I like new and interesting reads.  She hasn’t yet sent me something I didn’t thoroughly enjoy, so I couldn’t wait to start reading this one. 

Whisper of the Gods

Written By: Peter Golenbock Published By: Rowman & Littlefield Reviewed By: Melissa Minners               Football is over and baseball players are headed into camp.  Spring training is coming and I am in the mood for a good baseball book.  The best ones I’ve read have been by Peter Golenbock and happily there are still a

Fried Green Tomatoes

Distributed By: Universal Studios Reviewed by Melissa Minners             Everyone has that movie – that one movie that no matter how many times you watch it, you never get bored.  It’s the movie that makes you feel good when you’re sick; the movie that makes you laugh when you’re sad or makes you cry when

Star Wars: Queen’s Peril

Written By: E.K. Johnston Published By: Disney Lucasfilm Press Reviewed By: Melissa Minners               Last year, I read Star Wars: Queen’s Hope and thoroughly enjoyed this new look at Padmé Amidala and her handmaidens.  I had always wanted the powers that be in Star Wars-land to delve deeper into some of the characters in the

Stranger to Ourselves

Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us Written By: Rachel Aviv Published By: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Reviewed By: Melissa Minners I am very interested in the field of psychology, so when Netgalley offered me the opportunity to read Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv, I jumped on the chance.  The book was described

Life Will Be the Death of Me

Written By Chelsea Handler Published By: Spiegel & Grau Reviewed By: Melissa Minners                If you have ever read one of comedienne Chelsea Handler’s books, you would know that they are full of sex, drugs, booze and hilariously funny stories about her life, friends, and family.  I have read and really enjoyed a couple of

Assassin’s Creed: The Ming Storm

Written By: Yan Leisheng Translated By: Nikki Kopelman Published By: Aconyte Books Reviewed By: Melissa Minners                I’m a huge fan of the Assassin’s Creed series books based on the popular Ubisoft video game series.  It all started for me with the book Renaissance, featuring Ezio Auditore and his life as a member of the

The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop

Written By: Fannie Flagg Published By: Random House Reviewed By: Melissa Minners                I’m a huge fan of Fannie Flagg’s writing thanks to the movie, Fried Green Tomatoes.  When I discovered that this movie that I have watched hundreds of times was based on a novel, I bought said novel and have read it three

A Time for Mercy

Written By: John Grisham Published By: Doubleday Review By: Melissa Minners               I love John Grisham’s writing and have read quite a few of his novels, but my favorites are the ones featuring Jake Brigance, a brilliant small-town attorney with a huge heart.  When I heard there was another Jake Brigance sequel to A Time

The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion

Written By: Fannie Flagg Published By: Random House Reviewed By: Melissa Minners                Sookie Poole has just received a letter that has given us the shock of her life.  All these years, Sookie has believed she was the daughter of Southern Belle Lenore Simmons, an over-the-top and often overbearing woman whom Sookie has never believed