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Stacking the Shelves and Showcase Sunday – 3/21/15
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 – Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World by Rachel Swaby (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Non-fiction/Science Size: 288 pages Publisher: Broadway Books Release Date: April 7, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0553446791 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: ARC through Amazon Vine Rating: 3/5 stars I got this book to review through the Amazon Vine program. This book goes through quick profiles of …
Manga Review – Deadman Wonderland Vol 5 by Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou (3.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Dystopia/Science Fiction/Manga Size: 212 pages Publisher: VIZ Media LLC Release Date: October 14, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1421564135 Stand Alone or Series: 5th book in the Deadman Wonderland series Source: Bought Rating: 3.5/5 stars This is the fifth volume in the Deadman Wonderland series. I honestly don’t have …
Spring Cleaning Giveaway Hop
Welcome to the Spring Cleaning Giveaway Hop hosted by I am a Reader Not a Writer. The prize for this hop are the below books. Make sure to fill out the Rafflecopter form below to enter! They are all ARCs (advanced reading copies) and there are a ton of them …
Review – Quest for the Spark Volume 1 by Jeff Smith and Thomas Sniegoski (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Size: 224 pages Publisher: GRAPHIX Release Date: February 1, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-0545141024 Stand Alone or Series: Quest for the Spark Vol 1 Source: Bought Rating: 4/5 stars This is the first book in the Quest for the Spark trilogy. This is a chapter book …
Manga Review – Claymore Vol 24 by Norihiro Yagi (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Teen+ Genre: Fantasy/Manga Size: 192 pages Publisher: VIZ Media LLC Release Date: May 6, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1421565491 Stand Alone or Series: 24th volume in the Claymore series Source: Bought Rating: 4/5 stars This is the 24th volume in the Claymore series. It continues where volume 23 left off …
Waiting on Wednesday – 3/18/15
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is: Release Date: March 24, 2015 Reading Level: Middle Grade Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0375868726 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: The final book in the bestselling …
Top Ten Tuesday – Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR List
Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This weeks top 10 are “Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR List” You can see my “Top Ten Books On My Spring TBR List” below. Click on the book cover to go to Goodreads to …
Review – Dealing with Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Book 1) by Patricia C. Wrede (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Size: 240 pages Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Release Date: November 1, 2002 ISBN-13: 978-0152045661 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles Source: Bought Rating: 4/5 stars I have had this book on my bookshelf to read for a …