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January 2013 – In Review
This month I read 23 books. I started four new series and finished three series. You can see the full list of books reviewed below. Hope you all had a great month of reading! I started the following series:– Just One Day by Gayle Forman (5/5 stars)– The Golden Twine (Cat’s Cradle, …
Review – The Silver Phoenix (Beyond the Kingdom of Xia, Book 1) by Cindy Pon (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Size: 368 pages Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: February 1, 2011 ISBN: 978-0061730245 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Beyond the Kingdom of Xia series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 3/5 stars This is the first book in Beyond the Kingdom of …
Review – Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Historical Fiction Size: 352 pages Publisher: Hyperion Book CH Release Date: May 15, 2012 ISBN: 978-1423152194 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 5/5 stars This was an absolutely wonderful book that gives an interesting viewpoint of World War II in …
Review – Reached (Matched, Book 3) by Ally Condie (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Dystopia Size: 384 pages Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Release Date: November 13, 2012 ISBN: 978-0525423669 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Matched Trilogy Source: Gift Rating: 3/5 stars This is the third and final book in the Matched trilogy. It was a decent end …
Waiting on Wednesday – 1/30/13
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is Fragments by Dan Wells. Click on the image to go to Amazon and read more about this book. Fragments by Dan WellsRelease Date: February 26th, 2013 Publisher: Balzer and …
Review – On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Comptemporary Fiction Size: 336 pages Publisher: Plume Release Date: July 10, 2012 ISBN: 978-0142196724 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 4/5 stars I had seen this book on a number of “Best of 2012” lists and decided it looked like an …
Young Adult Giveaway Hop
Hi Guys! Welcome to the Young Adult Giveaway hop. This hop is being hosted by I am a Reader Not a Writer and BookLove101. For this hop I am giving away the below books. Fury of the Phoenix By Cindy Pon (Hardback) A World Without Heros (The Beyonders, Book …
Winner of Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop
Hi guys! Thanks to everyone who participated in the Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop 🙂 The winner of this hop was: Shannon Thanks again to everyone who participated. There were 98 entries into this Giveaway Hop and the winners were chose using Random.org. ——————————————–
Early Review – Deadly Sting (Elemental Assassin, Book 8) by Jennifer Estep (3.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Size: 384 pages Publisher: Pocket Books Release Date: March 26, 2013 ISBN: 978-1451688993 Stand Alone or Series: 8th book in the Elemental Assassins series Source: ARC through Edelweiss Rating: 3.5/5 stars This is the 8th book in the Elemental Assassin series. It was a …