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Stacking the Shelves and Showcase Sunday – 4/26/14
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 – Claymore, Vol 3 by Norihiro Yagi (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 208 pages Publisher: VIZ Media LLC Release Date: August 1, 2006 ISBN-13: 978-1421506203 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Claymore series Source: Bought Rating: 5/5 stars This is the third volume in the Claymore manga series. This book picks up right …
Early Review – The Wizard’s Promise (The Hannah Duology, Book 1) by Cassandra Rose Clarke (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 336 pages Publisher: Strange Chemistry Release Date: May 6, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1908844743 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Hannah Duology Source: eGalley from NetGalley Rating: 3/5 stars I got this book to review through NetGalley. It is the 1st book in …
Waiting on Wednesday – 4/23/14
“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 12, 2014 Reading Level: Adult Length: 384 pages Publisher: Roc ISBN-13: 978-0451416575 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: Grave Visions by Kalayna Price is the much-anticipated fourth installment in …
Review – Half-Off Ragnarok (InCryptid, Book 3) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 368 pages Publisher: DAW Release Date: March 4, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0756408114 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the InCryptid series Source: Bought Rating: 5/5 stars This is the third book in the InCryptid series. Rather than following Verity this book follows her …
Early Manga Review – Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Vol 6 by Shinobu Ohtaka (4.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Manga/Fantasy Length: 200 pages Publisher: VIZ Media LLC Release Date: June 10, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1421559568 Stand Alone or Series: 6 book in the Magi series Source: ARC from Edelweiss.com Rating: 4.5/5 stars This is the 6th volume in the Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic series. …
Early Review – Nick and Tesla’s Secret Agent Gadget Battle (Nick and Tesla, Book 3) by Bob Pflugfelder, Steve Hockensmith (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Mystery/Humor Length: 256 pages Publisher: Quirk Books Release Date: May 6, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1594746765 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Nick and Tesla series Source: Quirk Books for Review Rating: 4/5 stars This is the third book in the Nick and Tesla series. …
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Early Graphic Novel Review – Return of Zita the Spacegirl (Zita the Spacegirl, Book 3) by Ben Hatke (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Graphic Novel/Science Fiction Length: 240 pages Publisher: First Second Release Date: May 13, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1596438767 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Zita the Spacegirl series Source: Amazon Vine for Review Rating: 5/5 stars This was the final (at least for now) book …