Jasmyn

Taking us on a tour of real-world superb vistas from England to California, to the mountains and castles of Bavaria and several other places that I will leave the reader to discover, "Jasmyn" has a superb ending too.

Archive 2009-06-01 Cindy 2009

Without knowing more than the title, Ms. Bell' second novel "Jasmyn" became one of my most expected books of 2009 since I really, really loved the style of her debut and I thought that she will only improve as a novelist as time passes.

Archive 2009-06-01 Cindy 2009

As it behooves that, "Jasmyn" is not as dark as "The Ninth Circle", and while the tension ratchets up and the twists and turns keep changing our understanding of what's what, the ominous foreboding of the author's debut is replaced here with a tale of adventure and discovery.

Archive 2009-06-01 Cindy 2009

ANALYSIS: First and foremost "Jasmyn" is another tale of clouded identities, though our narrator is convinced of who she is and has the house, the documents, the pictures and the relatives to prove it as opposed to Gabriel from "The Ninth Circle" whose true identity was a mystery almost to the end.

Archive 2009-06-01 Cindy 2009

Overall "Jasmyn" is a magical novel which is highly, highly recommended, a fairy tale for adults that will enchant and cheer you up in the end.

Archive 2009-06-01 Cindy 2009

Of course there is tragedy and heartbreak too, but "Jasmyn" is a truly enjoyable and entertaining novel and our heroine is a superbly done character who grows on the reader.

Archive 2009-06-01 Cindy 2009

Ghost Huntress and Jasmyn are two I have my fingers crossed on, in particular.

Archive 2009-07-01 2009

Ghost Huntress and Jasmyn are two I have my fingers crossed on, in particular.

SciFi Guy Has a Big Contest + Interview with Mike Carey 2009

Yes | No | Report from Jasmyn wrote 1 year 12 weeks ago

A Sobering Tale 2008

Recent novels like this that I loved are Jasmyn by Alex Bell, White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi and Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger, though "The Sorcerer's House" is the "cheeriest and most pure fun" of all.

Archive 2010-03-01 Liviu 2010