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Stacking the Shelves and Showcase Sunday – 5/28/16
Hello and welcome to Showcase Sunday. Inspired by Pop Culture Junkie and the Story Siren, the aim of Showcase Sunday is to highlight our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders each week. For more …
Graphic Novel Review – Wayward Vol 2: The Ties that Bind by Jim Zubkavich , Steven Cummings, Tamra Bonvillain, and Zack Davisson (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Graphic Novel/Urban Fantasy Length: 136 pages Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: September 8, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0345539847 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Wayward series Source: Gift Rating: 4/5 stars “After the traumatizing finale of volume one, everything has changed for our supernatural teens. …
Review – Sweep in Peace (The Innkeeper Chronicles, Book 2) by Ilona Andrews (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 314 pages Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Release Date: October 22, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1518741289 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Innkeeper Chronicles Source: Bought for Kindle Rating: 4/5 stars “Dina DeMille doesn’t run your typical Bed and Breakfast. Her inn defies …
Waiting on Wednesday – 5/25/16
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is: Release Date: August 2, 2016 Reading Level: Young Adult Hardcover: 688 pages Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. ISBN-13: 978-0805099256 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: Lia and Rafe have escaped Venda and …
Graphic Novel Review – Flight Vol 3 by Kazu Kibuishi (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction/Graphic Novel Length: 352 pages Publisher: Ballantine Books Release Date: June 27, 2006 ISBN-13: 978-0345490391 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd volume in the Flight series Source: Bought Rating: 5/5 stars “STORIES BY TODAY’S HOTTEST ANIMATORS Chris Appelhans• Matthew Armstrong • Neil Babra • Bannister • …
Early Review – The Vanishing Throne (The Falconer Trilogy, Book 2) by Elizabeth May (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 384 pages Publisher: Chronicle Books Release Date: June 7, 2016 ISBN-13: 978-1452128825 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Falconers Trilogy Source: eGalley from NetGalley.com Rating: 5/5 stars “Aileana Kameron, the Falconer, disappeared through the portal that she was trying to close …
Audiobook Review – The Faerie Guardian (Creepy Hollow, Book 1) by Rachel Morgan (3.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 8 hours and 10 minutes (324 pages) Publisher: Tantor Audio Release Date: March 17, 2015 ASIN: B00U6P3RGS Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Creepy Hollow series Source: Audiobook from Audible.com Rating: 3.5/5 stars “Protecting humans from dangerous magical creatures is …
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Graphic Novel Review – Ms. Marvel Vol 3: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson, Jacob Wyatt, Adrian Alphona (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Graphic Novel/Superhero Length: 112 pages Publisher: Marvel Release Date: June 23, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0785192275 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd volume in the Ms. Marvel series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 4/5 stars “Love is in the air in Jersey City as Valentine’s Day arrives! Kamala …