45.
Author: Keri Arthur
Title: Embraced by Darkness
Publication: Kindle Edition
Pages: 384 pages
Genre: Horror/romance
Acquisition: Purchased June 4, 2010
Date Completed: June 8, 2010
Rating: 3 stars out of 5

It's about what you'd expect. I do have to say, it's kind of refreshing to read a "romance" that doesn't try to wrap the sex scenes in a fluffy padding of euphemisms. The plot may have been overly predictable, but the honesty alone makes Arthur's books worth reading.


46.
Author: Thomas Wright
Title: Built of Books
Publication: Hardback
Pages: 318 pages
Genre: Nonfiction/biography
Acquisition: Purchased February 18, 2010
Date Completed: June 10, 2010
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

There is no better way to get to know an author than by reading a biography of books. Thomas Wright's Built of Books presents Oscar Wilde's life in a series of reading lists that illuminate his personal and professional lives. Unlike other biographies, which focus on personal relationships (and, of course, Wilde's trial), Wright's treatment of the famous aesthete treats the author's internal life, and really brings to life the thoughts and ideas of the infamous poet/playwright. Thomas Wright's Oscar Wilde is a complete person, revealed in all his intellectual glory. I would highly recommend this biography to anyone with even a passing interest in Oscar Wilde.

47.
Author: Vicki Leon
Title: Working IX to V
Publication: Paperback
Pages: 301 pages
Genre: History
Acquisition: Purchased February 18, 2010
Date Completed: June 10, 2010
Rating: stars out of 5

I am not going to rate this book because I would be rating based on expectations as opposed to the actual content. I was disappointed that Leon favored quantity over quality; I was hoping to find more detailed information. However, that's not the book that Leon wanted to write.