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Review – Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 320 pages Publisher: Clarion Books Release Date: August 25, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0547927718 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Gift Rating: 4/5 stars Previous to reading this book I had read Cornwell’s book Tides, which I thought was okay. What really grabbed my …
Stacking the Shelves and Showcase Sunday – 2/20/16
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 …
Review – The Wood Queen (The Iron Witch, Book 2) by Karen Mahoney (2/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Paranormal Length: 336 pages Publisher: Flux Release Date: February 8, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-0738726625 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Iron Witch series Source: Gift Rating: 2/5 stars This is the second book in The Iron Witch trilogy. I really enjoyed the first one …
Graphic Novel Review – Ravine Vol 2 by Stjepan Sejic and Ron Marz(5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy Length: 160 pages Publisher: IMAGE COMICS Release Date: October 21, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1607067689 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Ravine series Source: Gift Rating: 5/5 stars This is the second book in the Ravine graphic novel series and it was very well …
Waiting on Wednesday – 2/17/16
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is: Release Date: March 8, 2016 Reading Level: Young Adult Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0451477538 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: She’s more gunpowder than girl—and the …
Review – Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Speculative Fiction/Anthology Length: 368 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Release Date: October 27, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0062330321 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Librarything’s Early Reviewer Program for Review Rating: 4/5 stars I got a copy of this book to review through Librarything’s Early Reviewer program. …
Manga Review – Vinland Saga Vol 7 by Makoto Yukimura (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Manga/Historical Fiction Length: 400 pages Publisher: Kodansha Comics Release Date: December 29, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1632360090 Stand Alone or Series: 7th book in the Vinland Saga series Source: Bought Rating: 5/5 stars This is the 7th volume in the Vinland Saga series. I have been absolutely loving …
Review – The Novice (Summoner, Book 1) by Taran Matharu (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 368 pages Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Release Date: May 5, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1250067128 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Summoner series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 4/5 stars I was first drawn to this book by the awesome cover and then …