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Review – The Car by Gary Paulsen (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Fiction Length: 192 pages Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Release Date: November 1, 2006 ISBN-13: 978-0152058272 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Borrowed from Mom Rating: 4/5 stars “Neglected by his parents, fourteen-year-old Terry Anders is used to taking care of things …
DNF Early Review – Dark Queen (Jane Yellowrock, Book 12) by Faith Hunter (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 432 pages Publisher: Ace Release Date: May 1, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-1101991428 Stand Alone or Series: 12th book in the Jane Yellowrock series Source: eGalley through NetGalley.com Rating: 3/5 stars “Jane Yellowrock used to hunt vampires, but now she must fight–and win–beside them. As …
Stacking the Shelves – 4/28/18
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 …
Review – The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Dystopia/Science Fiction Length: 464 pages Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: June 6, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-0062484871 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Bought in OwlCrate Rating: 3/5 stars “Before the war, Eden’s life was easy. Then the revolution happened, and everything changed. Now a powerful group …
Review – Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Romance Length: 368 pages Publisher: Speak Release Date: July 9, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-0142422014 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Anna and the French Kiss series Source: Swapped through Paperbackswap.com Rating: 5/5 stars “Lola Nolan is a budding costume designer and for her …
Review – The Promise (East of West, Vol 1) by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Dystopia/Science Fiction Length: 96 pages Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: July 25, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-1607067702 Stand Alone or Series: 1st volume in the East of West series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 4/5 stars “This is the world. It is not the one we wanted, but …
Review – Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: All Ages Genre: Non-fiction/Science Length: 128 pages Publisher:Ten Speed Press Release Date: July 26, 2016 ISBN-13: 978-1607749769 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Borrowed from Co-Worker Rating: 5/5 stars “A charmingly illustrated and educational book, New York Times best seller Women in Science highlights the contributions of …
Can’t-Wait Wednesday – 4/25/18
“Can’t-Wait Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Thinking. This week my Can’t-Wait Wednesday book is: Release Date: June 5, 2018 Reading Level: Young Adult Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Del Rey ISBN-13: 978-0399177415 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: The land has awoken, and news of magic’s rebirth has traveled across the sea. …
Review – Sightwitch (Witchlands, Book 2.5) by Susan Dennard (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 240 pages Publisher: Tor Teen Release Date: February 13, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-1250183521 Stand Alone or Series: 2.5th book in the Witchlands series Source: Gift Rating: 4/5 stars “Before Safi and Iseult battled a Bloodwitch… Before Merik returned from the dead… Ryber Fortiza was …