Articles in Doll Noa
A Day in the Life of a Book Blogger… Or: Please don’t take our joy away
You would think it would be easy to write an article about the average day in the life of a book blogger, and then you remember – there is no average book blogger. Oh, there …
Noa on the Good and the Bad of 2011 and the Bring on 2012!
Like Day, I thought that 2011 was a bit of a Roller-coaster year. Some books were just sublime while others, some of which I had been looking forward to, left me feeling disenchanted and even …
Living on the Edge…Why this Doll hates cliffhangers
Hey guys, I know you are all probably busy wrapping gifts, cooking, baking, frying latkes, buying doughnuts, getting rooms ready for guests and basically just getting a bit holiday crazed… I decided this would be …
Noa writes her first ever letter to Santa…
Dear Santa,
This is the first letter I have ever written to you so you may not be familiar with my name… It’s not that I’ve been very very bad (or very very good) it’s just …
Review: The Painted Lady by Maeve Haran
Book: The Painted Lady
Author: Maeve Haran
Release: August 19, 2011
Reviewer: Noa
Purchase: Amazon – The Book Depository
‘This is my tale and I will leave you to tell whether it be high romance or tragedy.’
Sixteen-year-old Frances Stuart arrives …
Noa shares what she’s thankful for…and a decadent recipe too!
Thankful, grateful, appreciative… We use these words so often don’t we? Thanks so much, I really appreciate this, I am grateful to… Yet those little words can mean so much and often cost us so …
Two Doll Review: Flesh and Blood by Kristen Painter
Author: Kristen Painter
Book: Flesh and Blood
Release: October, 2011
Series: House of Comarré 2
Reviewers: Kitt and Noa
Source: Personal Libraries
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
With the ring of sorrows still missing, and the covenant between othernaturals and mortals broken, Chrysabelle and …
ARC Review: A Crimson Warning by Tasha Alexander
Author:Tasha Alexander
Book: A Crimson Warning
Series: Lady Emily Mysteries No. 6
Release: October 25, 2011
Reviewer: Noa
Source: Provided by the publisher
Purchase: Amazon- Barnes & Noble
Newly returned to her home in Mayfair, Lady Emily Hargreaves is looking forward to …
India Black author Carol K Carr visits the Dollhouse… And Giveaway!
After a career as a lawyer and corporate executive, Carol K. Carr turned to writing. India Black was her first book in the Madam of Espionage series, the second installment in the series India Black …
Review: India Black and the Widow of Windsor by Carol K Carr
Author: Carol K Carr
Book: India Black and the Widow of Windsor
Release: October 4, 2011
Series: Madam of Espionage #2
Reviewer: Noa
Source: ARC supplied by Publisher
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
Black is back-Her Majesty’s favorite spy is off to …
Review: Silver Shark by Ilona Andrews
Book: Silver Shark (Novella)
Release: September, 2011
Series: Kinsmen Book 2
Reviewer: Noa
Source: ARC copy from Ilona Andrews
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes and Noble
Claire Shannon is a killer. She uses no weapons, only her mind.
Born on a planet locked …
ARC review: Blood Rights by Kristen Painter
Book: Blood Rights
Release: October, 2011
Series: House of Comarré 1
Reviewer: Noa
Source: Book Expo America
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
Rebellion has a price…
Born into a life of secrets and service, Chrysabelle’s body bears the telltale marks of a comarré — a …
A Book Addict’s Tale or: How I discovered Loretta Chase’s books
Some of you probably wonder how we decide which books to read next and where we get our book recommendations from. I mean, you all come here to get yours (right? right? just nod, say …
Review: Vienna Waltz by Teresa Grant
Author: Teresa Grant
Book: Vienna Waltz
Release: April 1, 2011
Reviewer: Noa
Source: My bookshelf
Purchase: Amazon-Book Depository
Nothing is fair in love and war. . .
Europe’s elite have gathered at the glittering Congress of Vienna–princes, ambassadors, the Russian tsar–all negotiating …
Review: Luck of the Devil by Patricia Eimer
Author:Patricia Eimer
Book: Luck of the Devil
Release: August 2, 2011
Reviewer: Noa
Source: NetGalley
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
Being the youngest daughter of the Devil isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Teenage rebellions and vows of chastity made …
Review: India Black by Carol K Carr
Author: Carol K Carr
Book: India Black
Release: January 4, 2011
Series: India Black 1
Reviewer: Noa
Source: Personal Library
Purchase:Amazon – Book Depository
When Sir Archibald Latham of the War Office dies from a heart attack while visiting her brothel, Madam …
Review: Trial by fire by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Book: Trial by fire
Release: June 14, 2011
Series: Raised by Wolves 2
Reviewer: Noa
Source: Book Expo America
Purchase:Amazon – Book Depository
Bryn is finally settling into her position as alpha of the Cedar Ridge Pack—or at …
Review: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
Author: Sarah MacLean
Book: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
Release: March 30, 2010
Series: Love By Numbers 1
Reviewer: Noa
Source: Book Expo America
Purchase: Book Depository
A lady does not smoke cheroot. She does not ride astride. She …
ARC Review: The Explorer’s Code by Kitty Pilgrim
Author: Kitty Pilgrim
Book: The Explorer’s Code
Release: July 5, 2011
Series: Novel
Source: Book Expo America
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
Cordelia Stapleton receives an invitation to accept an award on behalf of her great-great-grandfather, a famous Victorian polar explorer, …
BadAss Week: Noa’s Favorite BadAss(es)
It is finally my turn to discuss that firm favorite of male types, the diamond in the rough, the epitome of fictitious male hero perfection, the BadAss. To me, BadAssery (thank you to author Courtney …