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Review – The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, Book 1) by Patrick Ness (4.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Science Fiction Length: 512 pages Publisher: Candlewick Release Date: July 22, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0763676186 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Chaos Walking series Source: Bought Rating: 4.5/5 stars “Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers …
Review – A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Historical Fiction Length: 400 pages Publisher: Speak Release Date: May 10, 2007 ISBN-13: 978-0142408650 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Swapped through Paperbackswap.com Rating: 4/5 stars “After the Russian Revolution turns her world topsy-turvy, Anna, a young Russian countess, has no choice but to …
Review – The Rose and the Dagger (The Wrath and the Dawn, Book 2) by Renée Ahdieh (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 432 pages Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Release Date: April 26, 2016 ISBN-13: 978-0399171628 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in The Wrath and the Dawn duology Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 5/5 stars “In a land on the brink …
Review – Of Dreams and Rust (Of Metal and Wishes, Book 2) by Sarah Fine (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Steampunk Length: 304 pages Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Release Date: August 2, 2016 ISBN-13: 978-1442483620 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Of Metal and Wishes duology Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 4/5 stars “In the year since the collapse of the slaughterhouse …
Can’t-Wait Wednesday – 6/13/18
“Can’t-Wait Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Thinking. This week my Can’t-Wait Wednesday book is: Release Date: July 10, 2018 Reading Level: Young Adult Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1509899012 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders… but her father isn’t a very good …
Review – Slow River by Nicola Griffith (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction Length: 352 pages Publisher: Ballantine Books Release Date: August 20, 1996 ISBN-13: 978-0345395375 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Swapped though Paperbackswap.com Rating: 3/5 stars “She awoke in an alley to the splash of rain. She was naked, a foot-long gash in her …
Review – Tall, Dark, and Dead (Garnet Lacey, Book 1) by Tate Hallaway (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Paranormal Romance Length: 304 pages Publisher: Berkley Release Date: May 2, 2006 ISBN-13: 978-0425209721 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Garney Lacey trilogy Source: Swapped though Paperbackswap.com Rating: 3/5 stars “The line between magic and sanity is very thin. That’s part of why I, …
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DNF Audiobook Review – The Weight of Blood (Half-Orcs, Book 1) by David Dalglish, Narrated by C.J. McAllister (2/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 6 hours and 38 minutes (226 pages) Publisher: Dalglish Audio Release Date: July 14, 2016 ASIN: B01IE144EY Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Half-Orcs series Source: Audiobook from Audible.com Rating: 2/5 stars “Five hundred years ago, brother gods devastated their world with …