© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-chiliqueen Recent reviews written by member chiliqueen en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_490541125252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Melody Gardot's impressive jazz debut Worrisome Heart channels the retro piano jazz of Diana Krall and Holly Cole while remaining uniquely original. I loved the album, but wasn't sure how the sheet music would translate.Published by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490541125252 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:31:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490541125252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490540797572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Melody Gardot's soulful, smoky gem Worrisome Heart became my favorite album of 2009...until My One And Only Thrillwas released. I first discovered Melody on NPR, and have since collected her albums and sheet music. With her sultry voice,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490540797572 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:14:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490540797572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490537324164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - In Claire Kilroy's "Tenderwire," protagonist Eva Tyne, an aspiring solo violinist, is confronted with her deepest desire: to possess a newly-discovered Strad offered at a fraction of its market value. As the novel opens, Eva, who relocated from Ireland... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490537324164 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 07:39:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490537324164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488617381508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Wearing Italian-brand eyewear is a delicate line: you want to appear stylish. Sophisticated. Which means that a prominent logo is okay, as long as it's not uber-tacky (I'm fine with sparkle, but don't want bling). My latest pair of D&G eyeglasses... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488617381508 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:31:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488617381508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487965101700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Dracula 3: Path of the Dragon is the sequel to Microids' two earlier games Dracula: Resurrection and Dracula: The Last Sanctuary. The protagonist is Father Arno Moriani, a priest sent by the Vatican to investigate a local... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487965101700 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:06:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487965101700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486039195268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Cat Connelly lives a perfectly safe - if boring - existence. The daughter of an Irish father and an Italian mother, she's spent her life being who she thought others wanted her to be: organized, responsible, and always there to cook, clean, or dole out... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486039195268 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:05:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486039195268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485088398980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - I love my local eye doctor because it's the only store I've been to that's fully stocked with made-in-Italy (NOT China) shades and eyeglasses by Bulgari, Burberry, Gucci, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Chanel, and Judith Leiber. While buying a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485088398980 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:36:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485088398980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484860792452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Just Like Heaven (based on the book Just Like Heaven) stars Reese Witherspoon as Elizabeth Masterson, a workaholic young doctor aspiring to become a resident physician in a San Francisco hospital. Elizabeth works double shifts (at the beginning,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484860792452 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:15:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484860792452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483453537924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Kitty Pangborn, shamus's assistant to Dex Theroux (Death Was the Other Woman: A Mystery), gets to meet the man of her silver screen dreams while on a case: Hollywood leading man Laird Wyndham is accused of murder, and it's up to Kitty, Dex, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483453537924 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 22:40:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483453537924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483453341316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - I loved Nancy Haddock's La Vida Vampire (Oldest City Vampire, Book 1); the heroine Cesca is a very hip, snarky gal who loves surfing and home decorating, works as a ghost tour guide, and oh, happens to be a vampire who hates blood (it makes her... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483453341316 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 22:37:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483453341316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483453210244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Sarah Dunant, author of In the Company of the Courtesan: A Novel and The Birth of Venus: A Novel, brings us the lives of cloistered nuns in "Sacred Hearts." Set in 1570 Ferrara, "Sacred Hearts" follows the paths of two very different women: the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483453210244 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 22:34:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483453210244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480598855300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - I'd eagerly awaited Agon: The Lost Sword of Toledo ever since 2005, when I was living and working in Madrid (and visiting Toledo and other cities on the weekends). I played the game slowly, savoring its atmosphere and comparing it to the Spain I knew... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480598855300 Sun, 9 Aug 2009 13:57:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480598855300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480598265476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - I always use Ghirardelli 60% Cocoa Bittersweet Chocolate Chipsin all my recipes that call for chocolate chips or melted chocolate. There are two cups of chips in a 12-oz. bag, making it significantly cheaper than purchasing Ghirardelli baking... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480598265476 Sun, 9 Aug 2009 13:48:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480598265476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479678664324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Bryant Terry's "Vegan Soul Kitchen," on the heels of Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, attempts a healthy makeover of soul food staples like pickled watermelon rinds, cornbread, collard greens, peach cobbler, grits, coleslaw and potato... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479678664324 Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:34:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479678664324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479678467716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Wunderkind David Garrett grew up in Aachen, Germany and studied violin under Ida Haendel and Itzhak Perlman before graduating from Juilliard in 2004. As a child prodigy, he was subjected to a grueling rehearsal schedule of classical repertoire (he... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479678467716 Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:30:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479678467716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475731234436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Dead and Gone, the ninth installment in Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire series, is both a curse and a blessing. Let's start with the good news first: the blessing is that it's a quick, breezy read (I finished it in a couple of hours). The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475731234436 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:28:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475731234436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475609861764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - American Girl's newest doll Rebecca Rubin lives in 1914 New York. Her parents and grandmother are Jewish immigrants from Russia, but Rebecca and her four brothers and sisters were born and raised in the US. In "Meet Rebecca," we're introduced to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475609861764 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:36:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475609861764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474606571140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - The Farm Chicks are best friends Teri Edwards and Serena Thompson, who besides being busy stay-at-home moms also stage an annual antique show. Their self-described style is "farm girl meets Fifth Avenue," a blend of retro country-inspired chic and simple... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474606571140 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:40:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474606571140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474063081092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - In Rosewater and Soda Bread, Marsha Mehran's followup to Pomegranate Soup, the Aminpour sisters Marjan, Bahar, and Layla continue their adventures in West Ireland circa 1987, a year after they opened their Iranian restaurant Babylon Cafe... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474063081092 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:23:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474063081092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473786846852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Melody Gardot's music is as haunting as her own story. Nearly killed in a hit-and-run accident at 19, she suffered aphasia, memory loss, hypersensitivity to light and sound and nerve damage. Her doctor encouraged her to try music therapy, and Melody... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473786846852 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:08:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473786846852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473747525252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - Ever felt like there's a nagging voice in your head? Well, if you're Penelope Thornton-McClure, that "voice" is the very dead private dick Jack Shepard, who hasn't had a body since getting iced in 1949. Jack haunts Pen's bookstore Buy the Book and aids... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473747525252 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:48:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473747525252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473127882372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - I first heard of Hikaru Utada from her Kingdom Hearts contribution Simple and Clean and a remix of Automatic. Our local library had a copy of her Japanese-language CD Distance, and I was hooked. Hikaru (nicknamed Hikki by her... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473127882372 Sun, 7 Jun 2009 13:27:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473127882372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473046945412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen -  Alan Ball (Six Feet Under) takes on Charlaine Harris’s beloved Southern Vampire series in True Blood, starring Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress in a small Louisiana parish. Sookie’s gift is feared... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473046945412 Sat, 6 Jun 2009 18:41:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473046945412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472524754564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - In Alex Flinn's Beastly, we're treated to a modern-day update of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. Here, the spoiled prince is Kyle Kinsgbury, son of a famous newscaster in New York. Kyle is rich, handsome, and cruel, and delights in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472524754564 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:36:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472524754564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472524623492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author chiliqueen - In Evernight, Bianca desperately wants to escape Evernight Academy, the Gothic prep school populated by rich, snobby high schoolers who are used to jetsetting around the globe. Bianca saw no reason why she had to give up her old high school and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472524623492 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:33:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472524623492?linkin_id=8003929