Classic Review – The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 288 pages Publisher: Signet Release Date: July 1, 2003 (originally published in 1911) ISBN-13: 978-0451528834 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Bought for Kindle Rating: 4/5 stars I have seen plays of the Secret Garden but never gotten around to reading the …
Stacking the Shelves and Showcase Sunday – 10/24/15
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 …
Review – The Hollow Boy (Lockwood and Co, Book 3) by Jonathan Stroud (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: MIddle Grade Genre: Fantasy/Horror Length: 400 pages Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Release Date: September 15, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1484709689 Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Lockwood and Co series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 5/5 stars This is the third book in the Lockwood and Co series. This was …
Review – Purge by Sarah Darer Littman (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Fiction Length: 240 pages Publisher: Scholastic Press Release Date: April 1, 2009 ISBN-13: 978-0545052351 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Swapped through Paperbackswap.com Rating: 4/5 stars This was a well done book about eating disorders. The story was engaging and easy to read. …
Classic Audiobook Review – We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (3.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Historical Fiction Length: 5 hours and 32 minute (160 pages) Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Release Date: March 22, 2010 (originally published 1962) ASIN: B003DKZ7FC Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Audiobook from Audible.com Rating: 3.5/5 stars I have had this book in my to …
Waiting on Wednesday – 10/21/15
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is: Release Date: October 27, 2015 Reading Level: Young Adult Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harlequin Teen ISBN-13: 978-0373211357 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: The Iron Prince—my nephew—betrayed us all. He killed me. …
Graphic Novel Review – Farscape: Scorpius Vol 1 by Rockne S. O’Bannon, David Mack, Mike Ruiz (2.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction/Graphic Novel Length: 112 pages Publisher: BOOM! Studios Release Date: November 9, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1608865802 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Farscape Scorpius series Source: Copy from Publisher for Review Rating: 2.5/5 stars I got a copy of this from BEA years ago. …
Review – City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff Vandermeer (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Steampunk Length: 704 pages Publisher: Spectra Release Date: February 28, 2006 ISBN-13: 978-0553383577 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Swapped through Paperbackswap.com Rating: 4/5 stars I have had this book on my to be read pile for quite a while and was excited to finally …
Audiobook Review – Cursed (Alex Verus, Book 2) by Benedict Jacka (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 10 hours and 3 minutes (304 pages) Publisher: Tantor Audio Release Date: January 6, 2014 ASIN: B00HNVI1FA Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Alex Verus series Source: Audiobook from Audble.com Rating: 4/5 stars This is the second book in the Alex …