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Book Releases for Week 27: June 28th to July 4th

Stacking the Shelves and Showcase Sunday – 6/27/15

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 …

Review – Hunted (Spirit Animals, Book 2) by Maggie Stiefvater (3/5 stars)

Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Length: 192 pages Publisher: Scholastic Inc Release Date: January 7, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0545522441 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Spirit Animals series Source: Bought Rating: 3/5 stars This is the second book in the Spirit Animals series by various authors. I am …

Early Review – The Uninvited by Cat Winters (4/5 stars)

Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Historical Fantasy Length: 368 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Release Date: August 11, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0062347336 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: eGalley from NetGalley.com Rating: 4/5 stars I got a copy of this book to review through NetGalley. Previous to reading this book …

Review – The Peculiar (The Peculiar, Book 1) by Stefan Bachmann (4/5 stars)

Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Steampunk Length: 400 pages Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: August 27, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-0062195197 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Peculiar series Source: Bought Rating: 4/5 stars I have wanted to read this book for some time. I ended up picking it up …

Waiting on Wednesday – 6/24/15

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is: Release Date: July 28, 2015 Reading Level: Adult Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Harper Voyager ISBN-13: 978-0062373106 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: Someone has tried to kill Death—ripping the heart right out …

Graphic Novel Review – Okko: The Cycle of Water, Vol 1 by Hub (4/5 stars)

Reading Level: Teen+ Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy- reading Size: 112 pages Publisher: Archaia Studios Press Release Date: October 2007 ISBN: 978-1932386455 Stand Alone or Series: 1st volume of the Okko series Source: Bought Rating: 4/5 stars This is the first book in the five book graphic novel series, Okko. The artwork …

Review – Treasure, Darkly (The Treasure Chronicles, Book 1) by Jordan Elizabeth (4.5/5 stars)

Reading Level: Adult Genre: Steampunk Length: 289 pages Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press Release Date: February 15, 2015 ASIN: B00TOV9A6Q Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Treasure Chronicles series Source: eGalley from Publisher for review Rating: 4.5/5 stars I got a copy of this book from the publisher to …