Pros: Absolutely gorgeous, if heartbreaking, memoir of a woman with cancer; unflinchingly honest
Cons: Tough to read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Review copy courtesy of Lisa Roe, Online Publicist.
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Carrie Host’s Between Me and the River
Pros: Interesting look at the private lives of some of the more famous (or infamous) European royals.
Cons: The genealogy can get confusing because many names were passed down through generations.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Review book courtesy of Penguin Group
Many of us are curious about the private lives of royalty, both in the past and the present. What could be more tantalizing than the relationships (or lack thereof) that occur between the royal sheets? Leslie Carroll has created a fascinating read about not only some of the more famous unsuccessful royal marriages, but of successful ones as well. It’s a journey into the past showing that while some things change throughout the years, others stay the same.
Pros: Funny, hysterical, and lots of other synonyms for hilarious; plenty to make it valuable beyond the website
Cons: Obviously it would be cool if all the photos could be pro-quality, but by nature they can’t, and this has its own sort of charm
Rating: 5 out of 5
[This is one of those rare books that is not a review copy.]
Also posted on Epinions.com.
The Cake Wrecks Blog began when Jen Yates decided to post, for the amusement of herself and a few friends, photos of professional cakes gone “hilariously wrong.” Of course, as occasionally happens on the internet, she’d hit on something that had a far wider audience than she’d imagined. Soon she was getting thousands of hits a day and submissions of “cake wreck” photos from all over the globe—and eventually she even got a book deal. The result of that deal is Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong
Pros: Deliciously vulgar and offensive; sarcasm paired with darling vintage illustrations
Cons: Deliciously vulgar and offensive
Rating: 5 out of 5
Pros: A lot of very useful information
Cons: Some one-sided information; VERY dry at times
Rating: 4 out of 5
Pros: Wonderful advice on realistically running a crafting business and pricing your work accordingly
Cons: Ignores online possibilities entirely
Rating: 4 out of 5
Pros: Hysterical drawings and quotes; the perfect gift for cat lovers
Cons: Not everyone wants to pay full book price for a little gift book of art and sayings
Rating: 5 out of 5
Pros: Fun projects; a few genuinely new ideas
Cons: Materials you can’t get; specific projects can be of limited usefulness
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Pros: Comprehensive; insightful; stunning
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5
Pros: Clear, simple instructions; tons of photos; extremely comprehensive
Cons: Misses a few small details
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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