News – Book Releases for Week 11 (Mar 17th – 23rd)
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Review – Island of Silence (The Unwanteds, Book 2) by Lisa McMann (3.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy/Dystopia Size: 416 pages Publisher: Aladdin Release Date: September 4, 2012 ISBN: 978-1442407718 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Unwanteds series Source: Bought Rating: 3.5/5 stars This is the second book in the Unwanted series by McMann. The third book in the series …
Review – Ravage (Deviants, Book 3) by Jeff Sampson (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Paranormal Size: 400 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray Release Date: January 22, 2013 ISBN: 978-0061992803 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd (and final) book in the Deviants series Source: Gift Rating: 4/5 stars This is the third, and final, book in the Deviants series by Sampson. …
Waiting on Wednesday – 3/13/13
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is Kill City Blues: A Sandman Slim Novel by Richard Kadrey. Click on the image to go to Amazon and read more about this book. Kill City Blues: A Sandman …
Graphic Novel Review – 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Fables Prequel) by Bill Willingham (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Fantasy/Graphic Novel Size: 144 pages Publisher: Vertigo Release Date: March 5, 2008 ISBN: 978-1401203696 Stand Alone or Series: Prequel to Fables series Source: Swapped Rating: 5/5 stars This is a prequel to the Fables series and it was very well done. I enjoyed learning the back …
Review – The Diviners (The Diviners, Book 1) by Libba Bray (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Paranormal Size: 592 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date: September 18, 2012 ISBN: 978-0316126113 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Diviners series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 5/5 stars This is the first book in the Diviners series by …
Showcase Sunday and Mailbox Monday – 3/11/13
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 …
News – Book Releases for Week 10 (Mar 10th – 16th)
Graphic Novel Review – Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Graphic Novel/Short Stories Size: 96 pages Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Release Date: February 1, 2009 ISBN: 978-0545055871 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Swapped Rating: 5/5 stars This was a wonderful collection of short stories told in both written and graphic novel format …
Review – The Mirrored Shard (The Iron Codex, Book 3) by Caitlin Kittredge (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Steampunk Size: 304 pages Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Release Date: February 12, 2013 ISBN: 978-0385738330 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Iron Codex series Source: Bought Rating: 3/5 stars This is the third and final book in the Iron Codex series …