Winner of John Hartness Book
The winner of the e-copy of Faustine by John Hartness is: Jennifer from My Life With Books There were 33 entries in this contest and the winner was chose using random.org. Thanks to everyone who participated!
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Review – Hallowed Circle (Persephone Alcmedi, Book 2) by Linda Robertson (4.5/5 stars)
Reading level: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Size: 384 pages Publisher: Pocket Release Date: December 29, 2009 ISBN-13: 978-1439156780 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Persephone Alcmedi Source: Paperbackswap.com Rating: 4.5/5 stars This is the second book in the Persephone Alcmedi series. There are nine books planned in this series, with the fifth …
Short Story Review – The Strange Case of Finely Jayne by Kady Cross (4/5 stars)
Reading level: Young Adult Genre: Steampunk Size: 251 KB Publisher: Harlequin Teen Release Date: May 1, 2011 ASIN: B004WEKR1W Stand Alone or Series: Prequel to the Steampunk Chronicles Source: Free for Kindle Rating: 4/5 stars This short story is a prelude to The Girl in the Steel Corset, the first in Kady Cross’s Steampunk Chronicles. I have already read …
Review – The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry (4.5/5 stars)
Reading level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Size: 336 pages Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books Release Date: July 20, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1599904498 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Swapped through paperbackswap.com Rating: 4.5/5 stars This was a fun and enchanting read. Those you enjoy princess/fairy tale type stories you will definitely enjoy this book. It was a sweet tale …
Review – Confessions of a D-List Supervillain by Jim Bernheimer (4/5 stars)
Reading level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Size: 164 pages Publisher: CreateSpace Release Date: April 10, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1461084747 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Copy from author for review Rating: 4/5 stars I got an e-copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This book is an expansion of a novella included in …
Teaser Tuesday – 5/17
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.Anyone can play along! Just do the following: – Grab your current read– Open to a random page– Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you …
Giveaway and Blog Tour – A Hard Day’s Knight: Guest Post by John Hartness
Hi welcome to Hard Day’s Knight blog tour. I recently read this book and really enjoyed it; you can see my review here. See below for a guest post from the author. Also be sure to enter both the last stop giveaway (for a place in Hartness’s next book) and …
Graphic Novel Review – The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, Peter Gillis, Renae DeLiz, Ray Dillon (5/5 stars)
Reading level: Middle Grade Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy Size: 152 pages Publisher: Idea & Design Works Llc Release Date: January 25, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1600108518 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Netgalley.com Rating: 5/5 stars I got a copy of this book through netgalley(dot)com. I love this story and was excited to see how it was rendered into a graphic …
Coming Soon: Splash Into Summer Giveaway Hop
Hey guys I am going to be participating in another giveaway hop! This one is the Splash into Summer Giveaway Hop hosted by I’m a Reader Not a Writer. Click the picture below for more info on this hop or to sign up for it. This giveaway runs from 5/25 …
Review – The Giver by Lois Lowry (5/5 stars)
Reading level: Young Adult Genre: Dystopia Size: 208 page Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Release Date: January 24, 2006 ISBN-13: 978-0385732550 Stand Alone or Series: 1st in the Giver Trilogy Source: Swapped through Paperbackswap.com Rating: 5/5 stars I picked this book up to read because I had heard it is a wonderful dystopian novel. It definitely was a …