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Stacking the Shelves and Showcase Sunday – 10/10/15
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 …
Manga Review – Black Butler Vol 1 by Yana Toboso (4.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Teen Genre: Paranormal Length: 192 pages Publisher: Yen Press Release Date: January 26, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0316080842 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Black Butler series Source: Bought Rating: 4.5/5 stars I have watched the first season of the Black Butler anime series and wanted to check …
Early Review – The Immortal Heights (Elemental Trilogy, Book 3) by Sherry Thomas (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 448 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray Release Date: October 13th, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0062207357 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Elemental Trilogy Source: ARC from Publisher Rating: 4/5 stars I absolutely loved the first book in this series and enjoyed the second …
Audiobook Review – Prudence (The Custard Protocol, Book 1) by Gail Carriger (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Steampunk Length: 12 hours and 40 minutes (368 page) Publisher: Hachette Audio Release Date: March 17, 2015 ASIN: B00RKLO33C Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Custard Protocol Source: Audiobook from Audible.com Rating: 5/5 stars This was a fantastically fun steampunk paranormal read. I …
Waiting on Wednesday – 10/7/15
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is: Release Date: October 27, 2015 Reading Level: Adult Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Harper Voyager ISBN-13: 978-0062363107 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: Dr. Eliza Jekyll, heroine of the electrifying The Diabolical Miss …
Review – Dragon’s Keep by Janet Lee Carey (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 320 pages Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Release Date: May 1, 2008 ISBN-13: 978-0152064013 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Wilde Islands Chronicles Source: Swapped through Paperbackswap.com Rating: 3/5 stars Prior to reading this book I read, and really enjoyed, …
Manga Review – Return to the Labyrinth by Jake T. Forbes and Chris Lie (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Manga/Fantasy Length: 208 pages Publisher: TokyoPop Release Date: August 8, 2006 ISBN-13: 978-1598167252 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Return to Labyrinth series Source: Swapped through Paperbackswap.com Rating: 3/5 stars I have had this book for a while to read and was excited to …
Book Releases for Week 41: October 4th to October 10th
Graphic Novel Review – Last Shots (Dark Tower Graphic Novel Series, Book 10) by Peter David and Stephen King (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy Length: 120 pages Publisher: Marvel Release Date: October 15, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-0785149415 Stand Alone or Series: 11th book in the Dark Tower Graphic Novel series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 3/5 stars This book ties up the Gunslinger story of the Dark Tower Graphic …