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Stacking the Shelves and Showcase Sunday – 4/18/15
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 …
Early Review – Lion Heart (Scarlet, Book 3) by A.G. Gaughen (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Size: 352 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Release Date: May 19, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0802736161 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Scarlet series Source: eGalley from NetGalley.com Rating: 5/5 stars I got an eGalley of this book to review through NetGalley (thanks to …
Early Review – Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures by Maggie Steifvater and Jackson Pearce (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Size: 192 pages Publisher: Scholastic Press Release Date: April 28, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0545709262 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: ARC from Amazon Vine Rating: 4/5 stars I got a copy of this book to review through the Amazon Vine program. This was a …
Review – Krakens and Lies (The Menagerie, Book 3) by Tui Sutherland and Kari Sutherland (4.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Size: 368 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: March 10, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0060780678 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Menagerie series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 4.5/5 stars This is the third and final book in the Menagerie series. This book was an …
Waiting on Wednesday – 4/15/15
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is: Release Date: April 28, 2015 Reading Level: Middle Grade Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-1616204143 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: A spine-tingling tale rooted in Caribbean folklore that …
Review – Pocket Apocalypse (Incryptid, Book 4) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Size: 368 pages Publisher: DAW Release Date: March 3, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0756408121 Stand Alone or Series: 4th book in the Incryptid series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 5/5 stars This is the fourth book in the Incryptid series and the 2nd book in this …
Early Review – Cold Burn of Magic (Black Blade, Book 1) by Jennifer Estep (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Size: 368 pages Publisher: Kensington -Teen Release Date: April 28, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1617738241 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Black Blade series Source: eGalley from Netgalley.com Rating: 3/5 stars This is the first book in a new young adult urban fantasy …
Review – The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky(4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Fiction Size: 224 pages Publisher: MTV Books Release Date: August 14, 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1451696196 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Swapped through Paperbackswap.com Rating: 4/5 stars I have had this book on my to be read pile forever. This ended up being a …