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Stacking the Shelves – 6/2/18
Welcome to Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. This is my book haul for the week! You can click on the images below to go to Goodreads to read more about these books. Hope you all got some great books and that you have a great week of reading ahead …
Graphic Novel Review – Waking the Monsters (HiLo, Book 4) by Judd Winick (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Graphic Novel/Science Fiction Length: 208 pages Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Release Date: January 16, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-1524714932 Stand Alone or Series: 4th book in the HiLo series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 5/5 stars “DJ and Gina are TOTALLY ordinary kids. But …
Monthly Review – May 2018
In May I read 36 books. You can see the reviews for all of them, which ones were my favorite, etc. below. This means the first quarter of the year is done; so I like to check on my reading challenges. Right now they are all on track! Hope you …
Review – Of Metal and Wishes (Of Metal and Wishes, Book 1) by Sarah Fine (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Steampunk Length: 336 pages Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Release Date: August 5, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1442483583 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Of Metal and Wishes series Source: Bought Rating: 4/5 stars “Sixteen-year-old Wen assists her father in his medical clinic, housed in …
DNF Review – The Wizards of Once (The Wizards of Once, Book 1) by Cressida Cowell (2/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Length: 384 pages Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books Release Date: September 19, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-1444936704 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Wizards of Once series Source: Owlcrate Jr. Rating: 2/5 stars “This is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young …
Can’t-Wait Wednesday – 5/30/18
“Can’t-Wait Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Thinking. This week my Can’t-Wait Wednesday book is: Release Date: July 17, 2018 Reading Level: Adult Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: DAW ISBN-13: 978-0756413804 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: For Rose Marshall, life began when it ended. She has friends, a home, and a purpose …
Review – The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn, Book 1) by Renée Ahdieh (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 416 pages Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Release Date: May 12, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0399171611 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Wrath and the Dawn series Source: Birthday Gift Rating: 5/5 stars “Every dawn brings horror to a different …
Review – Skullduggery by Kathleen Karr (3.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Historical Fiction Length: 240 pages Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Release Date: March 1, 2000 ISBN-13: 978-0786824397 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Skullduggery series Source: Bought Rating: 3.5/5 stars “In 1839, twelve-year-old Matthew’s job as assistant to the phrenologist Dr. Cornwall takes him up and …
Review – Primavera by Francesca Lia Block (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 208 pages Publisher: Firebird Release Date: January 19, 2004 ISBN13: 978-01424006784 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Swapped through Paperbackswap.com Rating: 3/5 stars “Unable to have the man she loves, Primavera goes in search of Elysia, a magical city once ruled by her …