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Audiobook Review – Fated (Alex Verus, Book 1) by Benedict Jacka (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 10 hours and 33 minutes (304 pages) Publisher: Tantor Audio Release Date: December 24, 2013 ASIN: B00HET8ZSY Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Alex Versus series Source: Audiobook from Audible.com Rating: 4/5 stars I have had this urban fantasy series on …
Review – Rump: The True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Length: 272 pages Publisher: Yearling Release Date: April 22, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0307977960 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Bought Rating: 5/5 stars This is the second book I have read from Shurtliff, the first was Jack. It ended up being a wonderful fairy …
Review – Velvet (Velvet Trilogy, Book 1) by Temple West (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Paranormal Length: 416 pages Publisher: Swoon Reads Release Date: May 12, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1250057082 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Velvet Trilogy Source: ARC from Amazon Vine Rating: 4/5 stars This is the first book in the Velvet series by West. I got …
Waiting on Wednesday – 7/1/15
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is: Release Date: August 18, 2015 Reading Level: Adult Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Dutton ISBN-13: 978-0525953067 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: Olivia Taylor Jones’s life has exploded. She’s discovered she is not …
June 2015 – Monthly Review
This month I read 23 books. You can see the reviews for all of them, which ones were my favorite, etc. below. Hope you all had a great month of reading! I started the following series: Wicked As They Come (Blud, Book 1) by Delilah S. Dawson (4/5 stars) The …
Early Graphic Novel Review – Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash (3.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Graphic Novel Length: 272 pages Publisher: Candlewick Release Date: September 8, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0763673826 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: eGalley through NetGalley.com Rating: 3.5/5 stars This was a well done autobiography about a young girl’s stay at summer camp and her discovery …
Review – The Boy Who Lost Fairyland (The Girl Who, Book 4) by Catherynne M. Valente (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Genre: Fantasy Length: 240 pages Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Release Date: March 3, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1250023490 Stand Alone or Series: 4th book in the The Girl Who series Source: Gift Rating: 5/5 stars This is the fourth book in the The Girl Who/Fairyland series by Valente. It …
Audiobook Review – Tiger’s Destiny (The Tiger’s Curse, Book 4) by Colleen Huock (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 15 hours and 22 minutes (464 pages) Publisher: Audible Studios Release Date: October 17, 2012 ASIN: B009SCNFMG Stand Alone or Series: 4th book in the Tiger’s Curse series Source: Audiobook from Audible.com Rating: 4/5 stars This was a well done conclusion to this …