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January 20, 2012

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published January 20, 2012. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in January 2012.

Book Review

Dancing Backward in Paradise

by Emily Asad

"Dancing Backward in Paradise" by Vera Jane Cook is a charming rags-to-riches story with a heartwarming ending, memorable characters, and a riveting plot that will make the reader forget the outside world. It’s 1967. The world is... Read More

Book Review

The Alaskan Sting

by John Michael Senger

"The Alaskan Sting" lingers in the mind. The story moves along briskly with unexpected twists, but John Herold’s action novel reads like the script for a B-grade, made-for-television movie. It even looks like a script, with extra white... Read More

Book Review

Sow Your Fallow Ground

by Jeff Friend

Charles Simms understands that attempting to persuade people to accept new concepts can be difficult, so he invites his readers to approach his ideas with a willingness to be tutored. With that established, he explains his theory about... Read More

Book Review

The Story of Sassy Sweetwater

by Jill Allen

"The Story of Sassy Sweetwater" is a sparkling debut novel. It is a bildungsroman chronicling the life and loves of the title character from age thirteen through adulthood. Born to promiscuous Violet McLaughlin in 1949, Sassy Sweetwater... Read More