Blog Carnival is Here again!

I am very excited to, once again, announce that the Book Review Blog Carnival is stopping on Busy Moms Who Love to Read today!!! What is a Blog Carnival, you ask.

Here are some details:

Description ¤ A carnival dedicated to book reviews. If you review books, please submit a post to and sign up to host, the Book Review Carnival.

Keywords ¤ books, fiction, non fiction, children's books, novels, history, biography
Filed under ¤ art & entertainment

Submission deadline ¤ Midnight, Eastern time, every other Saturday

Submission categories ¤ books, book reviews, fiction, non fiction, biography, history, children's books, novel
Maintained by ¤ Clark Bjorke
Current status ¤ This carnival is ongoing.

In a nutshell - it is a great way to meet other reviewers, learn about some different books and share your love of reading. So the book reviews included in this stop on the carnival are (in no particular order, except the order they were submitted to me=). You might ask why I don't break them up into genre groups. I am so bad at that - I always think a book should be in a different section of the library than it is. So instead of causing confusion I just like to put them in the order received and go from there!

Please head over and check out some of these reviews, and let them know you found them on the Blog Carnival.

Clark Bjorke presents The Last Night in Twisted River by John Iriving posted at I'll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book!. John Irving's newest novel still has the magic but you have to be a bit patient.

Persha presents It’s Called A Breakup Because It';s Broken (Book Review) : Dumped Days posted at Dumped Days.

Miss Frye presents Whisper on the Wind by Maureen Lang posted at The Incurable Disease of Writing "Fortunately, Maureen Lang’s Whisper on the Wind, Book two in the Great War Series, was an enjoyable read."

Jim Murdoch presents The Ghost Rider by Ismail Kadare posted at The Truth About Lies. An old woman is awoken in the dead of night by knocks at her front door. The woman opens it to find her daughter, Doruntine, standing there alone in the darkness. She has been brought home from a distant land by a mysterious rider she claims is her brother Konstandin. But unbeknownst to her, Konstandin has been dead for years. What follows is chain of events which plunges a medieval village into fear and mistrust. Who is the ghost rider?

Woman Tribune presents Book Review: Put on Your Crown by Queen Latifah posted at Woman Tribune. "Put on Your Crown is not a typical self help book. It is not a book of pages upon pages of bullet points on how to miraculously find self confidence and start treating yourself like a queen."

Heather presents Review: Raised by Wolves posted at Proud Book Nerd. "I have heard this described as a coming-of-age story. I would have to agree, and add that it’s probably one of the best coming-of-age stories I’ve ever read. I loved Bryn – what a great main character! I loved her personality, her wit, her sarcasm, her Resiliency. It was a fun ride, watching her go from rebellious teenager to something so much more."

Mark presents Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs posted at Random Ramblings from Sunny Southern CA. "I don't think I can recommend this book highly enough."

Jim Murdoch presents Ghosts and Lightning by Trevor Byrne posted at The Truth About Lies. "Happy or unhappy, all families are a mystery. None more than the Cullens. Having escaped their clutches and moved to Wales, Denny is just beginning to make a life for himself when a call from his sister brings him back to Dublin, city of his birth. Back to square one. As if squabbling siblings and unhelpful childhood friends weren't trouble enough, a ghost starts making appearances in the family home and Denny's life starts to get a lot more complicated."

David presents Book Review: How An Economy Grows And Why It Crashes posted at Money Hacker. "I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I read it while driving to the snow at Perisher (south of Sydney). To be honest, it was a great way to kill a few of the 8 long hours of driving when I was cramped up in the car."

BWL presents Wisdom on Value Investing | Book Review posted at Christian Personal Finance. The whole premise of the book is about how people need to move away from the herd mentality when it comes to investing...

JHS presents Book Review: Beachcombers posted at Colloquium. Nancy Thayer's lastest work is another smart tale about women at a crossroads. Thayer's prose is lush and her depiction of women's relationships completely authentic and believable. A great book to put into your beach tote and lose yourself in while enjoying the surf.

JHS presents Book Review: Seven Year Switch posted at Colloquium. Claire Cook's new novel is a witty, engrossing tale of a woman who learns about forgiveness and, in the process, transforms herself. It is sure to become a summer beach read classic!

OutnumberedMama presents Review Lumby on the Air by Gail Fraser posted at Busy Moms Who Love to Read. I was pleasantly surprised by the breezy style of the book. This novel is entertaining as well as heartfelt. I was amazed at how quickly Fraser immerses the reader into the town of Lumby.

Nandini Ramachandran presents The Uncoupling of Jesus Christ. posted at ChaosBogey. A review of Pullman's latest fable for children, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, reconsidering demons he ousted in his pathbreaking trilogy.

Janna Voss presents Unfinished Business posted at Primo Reads - Book Reviews. “Unfinished Business” by Lee Kravitz is a memoir of sorts. In his mid-fifties Kravitz, a workaholic, loses his job. He suddenly has more free time than at any point in his adult life and attempts to fill the time.

Janna Voss presents The Risk Pool posted at Primo Reads - Book Reviews. "The Risk Pool" is one of Richard Russo's earlier novels and shines with Russo's subtle style. It has elements typical of a Russo novel - setting is a small town in upstate New York which has seen better days, tricky family relationships, likable main characters, and a large group of colorful secondary characters.

Zohar presents Book Review: Devils in Exile by Chuck Hogan posted at Man of La Book. Devils in Exile starts out great and with a subject which speaks volumes. Neal Maven, a loser in high school who turned out to be a lethal fighting machine in Iraq, is coming back home to…nothing.








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Blog Carnival is up - and looking for new hosts!

Hey fellow bloggers - first off

Happy Fourth of July!!

As you may have seen in the past, I am host for the Blog Carnival for book reviews. The creator is in need of some new hosts and of course I thought of you all, my loyal readers. If you are interested in hosting please send me an email - polsen11atcomcastdotnet - and I will pass you along to Clark.

If you want to check out more of what I am talking about, head over to JHS's site - Colloquium - for this week's edition: This post is in the 47th

Book Review Blog Carnival is Making a Stop Here!!

I am very excited to announce that the Book Review Blog Carnival is stopping on Busy Moms Who Love to Read today!!! What is a Blog Carnival, you ask.

Here are some details:

Description ¤ A carnival dedicated to book reviews. If you review books, please submit a post to and sign up to host, the Book Review Carnival.

Keywords ¤ books, fiction, non fiction, children's books, novels, history, biography
Filed under ¤ art & entertainment

Submission deadline ¤ Midnight, Eastern time, every other Saturday

Submission categories ¤ books, book reviews, fiction, non fiction, biography, history, children's books, novel
Maintained by ¤ Clark Bjorke
Current status ¤ This carnival is ongoing.

In a nutshell - it is a great way to meet other reviewers, learn about some different books and share your love of reading. So the book reviews included in this stop on the carnival are (in no particular order, except the order they were submitted to me=) Please head over and check out some of these reviews, and let them know you found them on the Blog Carnival.

Clark Bjorke presents Man of Constant Sorrow posted at I'll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book!. Dr. Ralph Stanley, old time mountain music singer and banjo player and last surviving member of The Stanley Brothers is still touring with his Clinch Mountain Boys at the age of 92. This is his autobiography. A thoughtful review of the Autobiography of Dr. Ralph Stanley - at talented musician who helped shape the world of country, mountain music and bluegrass.

Sarcozona presents Genome posted at Gravity's Rainbow. A fantastic book on "who we are," from the perspective of our genes. A brief review of a technical book that explains chromosomes.

JHS presents Book Review: Keeping Faith posted at Colloquium. A very thoughtful review by an honest and thorough reviewer. Janie's review of Jodi Picoult's book is worth your time to read.

OutnumberedMama presents Reviews: 25 Essentials: Grilling Fish and Smoking posted at Busy Moms Cooking Up Reviews.  A quick review to cookbooks that focus on two basics of barbecuing.

Yonit presents The 4 Hour Workweek posted at yonitg.com linux server howto. "Working smarter - not harder."

Yonit presents Delivering Happiness – Zappos Style posted at yonitg.com linux server howto. "Interesting book from the CEO of Zappos"

Jim Murdoch presents This is How by M J Hyland posted at The Truth About Lies. "M J Hyland’s latest novel covers the same ground as Camus did in The Stranger (The Outsider, UK), how little does it take for a law-abiding citizen to cross that fine line and become a criminal? And once, having committed a crime, how long does it take before he starts to see himself as a criminal? The book does what it says on the cover, it tells you how but it doesn’t tell you why because why is the question that the protagonist clings to like a life raft throughout this tense and thought-provoking book."



Skip O'Neal presents A Brief Review of Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes posted at THE READING APE. "Matterhorn is a masterly novel that gives a gripping, immersive account of an unimaginable time while managing, in the end, to transcend it. Time will tell, but the Ape won't be surprised to see it one day join the pantheon of American war writing."

Ann Margrain presents Heroin and Cornflakes - Buy the Book posted at Heroin and Cornflakes. “You have a wonderfully twisty-style….I have no idea where I’ll end up, though you safely navigate a very coherent path to a powerful conclusion.“

Jim Murdoch presents Puckoon by Spike Milligan posted at The Truth About Lies. "Spike Milligan was a comic genius most of the time and his first novel, the wonderfully anarchic ‘Puckoon’, is a work of comic genius most of the time. Written at a time when no one had heard about political correctness it makes fun out of one of the most serious events in Ireland’s history, agreeing on the border between Northern and Southern Ireland but that’s only the starting point because Spike doesn’t take anything seriously for long not even writing his own novel. It was first published in 1963 and has never been out of print since."


Jeanne presents The Girl Made of Cool posted at Necromancy Never Pays. "These are short stories written in a sketchy, modernist style. If you're in an arch mood--that kind of cynical, adolescent mood that seems to always have one eyebrow lifted--you'll find that these are interestingly told stories."

The Book Mole presents Cotillion by Georgette Heyer posted at The Book Mole. "A very light and humorous regency romance by Georgette Heyer, with very well-drawn characters and an interesting plot. I recommend this book for the avid romance reader as well as those who are not too fond of the romance genre, but enjoy a well-written narrative filled with humor and delightful characters."




Your Best Library presents How to Start a Conversation posted at Your Best Library. "A review of The Fine Art of Small Talk by Debra Fine."

Jeni presents Beauty Junkies posted at Savvy Skin Care. An interesting review of a book that tackles our coutry's growing obession with beauty and perfection.









KerrieS presents Review: THE SNOWMAN, Jo Nesbo posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE. Scandinavian crime fiction from a top writer: a real page turner, and will not disappoint.

KerrieS presents THE THIRD GIRL, Agatha Christie - audio posted at MYSTERIES in PARADISE. Hercule Poirot has a client, a young woman, who comes to see him saying she thinks she has murdered someone. She won't sit down and shuffles on her feet, refusing to meet his eyes. And then she blurts out that he is too old and flees.

BWL presents Master Your Debt | Book Review posted at Christian Personal Finance. How Did We Get Here? And Where Are We? The book starts off with a little bit of history concerning the recession that started just a few short years ago and moves into helping us manage our debts better...

Dona Y. presents The Mommy Files: Secrets Every New Mom Should Know, by Jen Klein posted at Allergy Kid Mom. "I highly recommend this book for every new parent to read and am currently looking for someone I can refer this book to."






You can all add your own book reviews to the next carnival at the Book Review Blog Carnival page on blogcarnival.com and you can become a fan on Facebook, where carnival events are posted.