tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post7271553923728204394..comments2024-02-13T15:17:57.466-05:00Comments on Beth Fish Reads: Review: The Book of Fires by Jane BorodaleBeth Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-52866641605518947852010-01-29T01:02:13.483-05:002010-01-29T01:02:13.483-05:00Looks great! And the fireworks lesson would be in...Looks great! And the fireworks lesson would be interesting. Great review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-65670537151070605402010-01-28T21:43:14.264-05:002010-01-28T21:43:14.264-05:00I don't think I've ever come across a book...I don't think I've ever come across a book that involved fireworks before. <br /><br />And it is always great when a book leaves you wanting more ... unless you never get it.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-5471468312740548652010-01-28T21:30:47.789-05:002010-01-28T21:30:47.789-05:00I like a novel that I learn something from, in add...I like a novel that I learn something from, in addition to being entertained. The history of fireworks wraaped in a narrative ... I like the sound of this!Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285873722005594325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-73057007936549093822010-01-28T05:18:28.167-05:002010-01-28T05:18:28.167-05:00Beth, I so enjoy visiting and reading your reviews...Beth, I so enjoy visiting and reading your reviews, they are so insightful. Please stop by as I have nominated you for the Kreativ Blogger award.Jan von Harzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911676835023825470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-57778317752145764082010-01-28T03:09:39.016-05:002010-01-28T03:09:39.016-05:00This looks interesting. Maybe I'll pair it wi...This looks interesting. Maybe I'll pair it with the YA book about a firework maker that came out a few years ago, if I can remember more details. <br /><br />Off to add to my TBR list.bethhttp://libraryfrog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-19863380461285392842010-01-28T00:44:50.760-05:002010-01-28T00:44:50.760-05:00Please stop by for an award.Please stop by for an award.Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558695355351437784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-92152608889151692842010-01-27T18:56:14.565-05:002010-01-27T18:56:14.565-05:00I'm definitely adding this onto my wishlist! T...I'm definitely adding this onto my wishlist! The cover is gorgeous too!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-8732137588716391362010-01-27T18:41:28.047-05:002010-01-27T18:41:28.047-05:00Wow I got a free copy a few months ago and all of ...Wow I got a free copy a few months ago and all of sudden everyone's reviewing it. I better read this one soon. It sounds great!Amusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657337249497691366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-55308605658890903062010-01-27T18:07:15.630-05:002010-01-27T18:07:15.630-05:00It sounds as though I have a new book for my "...It sounds as though I have a new book for my "To Be Read" list.<br />Thanks for the review!<br />Nicole @ Books, Books Everywhere<br />http://bookywooks.blogspot.com/Nicole, The Book Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498532651009602967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-248147559532608522010-01-27T13:38:50.132-05:002010-01-27T13:38:50.132-05:00This sounds like a fascinating read. I really wan...This sounds like a fascinating read. I really want to read it now. Great review, you had me desperate to read it once she became the housekeeper.serendipity_vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156013023056026525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-3633704115705785092010-01-27T13:29:21.997-05:002010-01-27T13:29:21.997-05:00This book is everywhere right now!This book is everywhere right now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-84668533645637095482010-01-27T12:48:40.407-05:002010-01-27T12:48:40.407-05:00Sounds really interesting. The pregnant girl flee...Sounds really interesting. The pregnant girl flees to London sounds reminiscent of Clare Clark's Nature of Monsters only this one looks like it continues with a storyline that is a lot more interesting and better written (didn't really care for Nature of Monsters at all). <br /><br />I just finished Jane Eyre and can see where the comparison comes from there. I'll definitely have to check this one out :)Hollyhttp://www.bippityboppitybook.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-14590718436203726952010-01-27T12:44:27.936-05:002010-01-27T12:44:27.936-05:00Between you and Julie today, I really want to read...Between you and Julie today, I really want to read this one!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-78354662740337094372010-01-27T12:27:53.242-05:002010-01-27T12:27:53.242-05:00I really want to read this one! I've read a fe...I really want to read this one! I've read a few negative reviews, so I'm glad to hear you liked it.nomadreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-61469532112976361472010-01-27T11:53:01.007-05:002010-01-27T11:53:01.007-05:00Great review. I already have this on my wishlist.Great review. I already have this on my wishlist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-809256577323070002010-01-27T11:47:49.177-05:002010-01-27T11:47:49.177-05:00It seems this book is popping up everywhere I go l...It seems this book is popping up everywhere I go lately! I hadn't looked into it very much, so I appreciate your review. The premise sounds great, and the fireworks info sounds pretty cool, too.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-26106465182127533122010-01-27T11:16:35.751-05:002010-01-27T11:16:35.751-05:00This sounds like a really different story and a go...This sounds like a really different story and a good one as well. I enjoyed your thorough review Beth; Thanks<br /><br />(This one arrived by mail on Monday).(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-32825743256869968552010-01-27T11:13:48.814-05:002010-01-27T11:13:48.814-05:00I saw this at Barnes and Noble just last week on t...I saw this at Barnes and Noble just last week on their "new books" shelf -- I was instantly curious -- now I'm glad to know it's worth putting on HOLD at the library.<br /><br />I've read Year of Wonders and loved it. As I do all of G. Brooks books.Gerbera Daisy Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605934758292568280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-72682343375836785782010-01-27T10:43:12.460-05:002010-01-27T10:43:12.460-05:00Wow, REALLY different than the last review I read ...Wow, REALLY different than the last review I read for this book! I am interested in reading it but I read so many books set in the time period and location (Georgian England) that I am trying really hard to branch out! So tempting, though...Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-30071161696045855622010-01-27T10:06:35.822-05:002010-01-27T10:06:35.822-05:00I haven't heard of this one before. Any book t...I haven't heard of this one before. Any book that leaves you begging for a sequel sounds good though!Jackie (Farm Lane Books)http://www.farmlanebooks.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-955881101065743552010-01-27T08:30:03.890-05:002010-01-27T08:30:03.890-05:00This sounds really interesting. Definitely not you...This sounds really interesting. Definitely not your usual 18th-century novel of England. <br /><br />And, I agree with others. That's a great quote on knowledge.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03031333610996926579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-90167262663606970622010-01-27T08:25:16.652-05:002010-01-27T08:25:16.652-05:00Hazra, you wouldn't be the first to make the c...Hazra, you wouldn't be the first to make the comparison to Jane Eyre. And that may be one of the reasons why I really liked BOOK OF FIRE.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-92080106048316842712010-01-27T08:22:38.210-05:002010-01-27T08:22:38.210-05:00The first book that popped into my mind when you t...The first book that popped into my mind when you talked about this book was Jane Eyre. Maybe it's because all my girlfriends are urging me to read it, but I seem to see Jane Eyre everywhere! Thanks for the review, and I loved the quotes!Hazrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441208944580008891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-64406798933653812362010-01-27T08:02:11.526-05:002010-01-27T08:02:11.526-05:00Great review - I particularly like the quote on kn...Great review - I particularly like the quote on knowledge! If this is indicative of her writing style, then this would be a book for me :)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-54645094254674700452010-01-27T07:50:16.060-05:002010-01-27T07:50:16.060-05:00Sounds like a good book. Thanks for the honest re...Sounds like a good book. Thanks for the honest review.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.com