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Manga Review – Chi’s Sweet Home Vol. 4 by Kanata Konami (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: All Ages Genre: Manga/Humor Length: 146 pages Publisher: Vertical Release Date: December 21, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1934287965 Stand Alone or Series: 4th book in the Chi’s Sweet Home series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 5/5 stars My whole family is really continuing to enjoy this series. It is cute, …
Stacking the Shelves and Showcase Sunday – 3/22/14
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 …
Feature and Follow Friday #193
How does this work? The goal is to increase blog followers and make friends. First you leave your name here on this post, (using the linky tools — keep scrolling!) then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just …
Review – Nick and Tesla’s Robot Army Rampage by Bob Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Science/Humor/Mystery Length: 224 pages Publisher: Quirk Books Release Date: February 4, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1594746499 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Nick and Tesla series Source: Copy from Publisher Rating: 4/5 stars I got a copy of this book to review from the publisher …
Mental Health Giveaway Hop
Welcome to the Mental Health Giveaway Hop hosted by I am a Reader Not a Writer and Reading in Twilight. Mental Health Fact: Around 20% of the world’s children and adolescents have mental disorders or problems. The prize for this giveaway is the book Hell Bent by Devon Monk and …
Early Graphic Novel Review – Murder Mysteries by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell (3.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy/Mystery Length: 112 pages Publisher: Dark Horse Release Date: May 27, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1616553302 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: eGalley from NetGalley.com Rating: 3.5/5 stars I got a copy of this book to review in e-book format from NetGalley. Thanks to Netgalley and …
Review – Moonkind (Winterling, Book 3) by Sarah Prineas (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Length: 272 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: December 31, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-0061921094 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Winterling trilogy Source: Bought Rating: 5/5 stars This is the third and final book in the Winterling trilogy. This was a wonderfully magical middle …
Waiting on Wednesday – 3/19/14
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is: Release Date: April 8, 2014 Reading Level: Young Adult Length: 368 pages Publisher: Delacorte Press ISBN-13: 978-0375990144 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: A city in flames. A trust betrayed. A perfect …
Audiobook Review – Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, Book 1) by Veronica Rossi (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Science Fiction Length: 9 hours and 39 minutes (384 pages) Publisher: HarperAudio Release Date: January 3, 2012 ASIN: B006ST4QAW Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Under the Never Sky trilogy Source: Audiobook from Audible.com Rating: 4/5 stars I had been wanting to read …