The Ice Queen: A Novel77 reviews Alice Hoffman Back Bay Books, 2006 The Ice Queen + Iced Heat + Sobering, but a very memorable story! + A Wonderous Book!             The Wilde Women: A Novel10 reviews Paula Wall Washington Square Press, 2008 ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE READ THIS YEAR. AMAZING BIT OF WRITING! + Unforgettable + Funny and Sexy + Funny and Sexy! + Receives veteran Susan Ericksen's smooth voice             The Sugar Queen52 reviews Sarah Addison Allen Bantam, 2008 Sweet Read + Sugar Queen + The Sugar Queen is SWEET. + Fairy-tale sweet             Love in the Time of Cholera (Vintage International)456 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez Vintage Books, 2007 It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love. + Metaphorical Romp Garcia Marquez can write. No doubt about it. The man is a marvel. I'd be puddling along, reading of Fermina Daza, and her adolescent passion (and his for her) of Florentino Ariza, or of her married life with Juvenal Urbino when I'd be swept away by a phrase or image, or the smell of bitter almonds. ...             Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies438 reviews Laura Esquivel Anchor, 1994 YUmmy! + An endearing little book + Quirky but fun all the same + Mystical, Erotic, and Delicious             Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel728 reviews Susanna Clarke Tor Books, 2006 Instant Classic + Wonderfully Clever Book + The Line Between the Mystical and the Physical This evocative tale of English magicians who become associates and eventual rivals/enemies is one of the most impressive literary debut-novels in any genre, ever. Every atmospheric detail is rich and crucial; there is nothing that is not essential to this mesmerizing, often frightening tale. ...             Pomegranate Soup: A Novel46 reviews Marsha Mehran Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 A happy foodie + Delicious! + `Some of the best recipes are the unwritten ones ..' + tasty and warm             Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies438 reviews Laura Esquivel Anchor, 1994 YUmmy! + An endearing little book + Quirky but fun all the same + Mystical, Erotic, and Delicious             Pomegranate Soup: A Novel46 reviews Marsha Mehran Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 A happy foodie + Delicious! + `Some of the best recipes are the unwritten ones ..' + tasty and warm             The Sugar Queen52 reviews Sarah Addison Allen Bantam, 2008 Sweet Read + Sugar Queen + The Sugar Queen is SWEET. + Fairy-tale sweet             The Wilde Women: A Novel10 reviews Paula Wall Washington Square Press, 2008 ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE READ THIS YEAR. AMAZING BIT OF WRITING! + Unforgettable + Funny and Sexy + Funny and Sexy! + Receives veteran Susan Ericksen's smooth voice             Love in the Time of Cholera (Vintage International)456 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez Vintage Books, 2007 It was inevitable: the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love. + Metaphorical Romp Garcia Marquez can write. No doubt about it. The man is a marvel. I'd be puddling along, reading of Fermina Daza, and her adolescent passion (and his for her) of Florentino Ariza, or of her married life with Juvenal Urbino when I'd be swept away by a phrase or image, or the smell of bitter almonds. ...             Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel728 reviews Susanna Clarke Tor Books, 2006 Instant Classic + Wonderfully Clever Book + The Line Between the Mystical and the Physical This evocative tale of English magicians who become associates and eventual rivals/enemies is one of the most impressive literary debut-novels in any genre, ever. Every atmospheric detail is rich and crucial; there is nothing that is not essential to this mesmerizing, often frightening tale. ...             The Ice Queen: A Novel77 reviews Alice Hoffman Back Bay Books, 2006 The Ice Queen + Iced Heat + Sobering, but a very memorable story! + A Wonderous Book!