Stacking the Shelves and Showcase Sunday – 7/18/15
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 …
Reading Habits
Hi Guys, I saw this on Carolyn Stover’s channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcrWD15j3Yo) and thought it would be fun to answer the below questions. 1. Do you have a certain place at home to read 2. Bookmark or Random piece of paper? 3. Can you just stop reading or do you have to …
Early Review – Another Day (Every Day, Book 2) by David Levithan (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Science Fiction Length: 336 pages Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Release Date: August 25, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0385756204 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Every Day series Source: eGalley from NetGalley.com Rating: 3/5 stars I got a copy of this book through NetGalley …
Graphic Novel Review – The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel: Vol 1 by Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (4.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy Length: 192 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: July 29, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0062194817 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Graveyard Book Graphic Novel series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 4.5/5 stars This was a well done graphic novel retellling of The Graveyard …
Waiting on Wednesday – 7/15/15
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is: Release Date: August 4, 2015 Reading Level: Adult Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Ace ISBN-13: 978-0425270677 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: In the latest Kate Daniels novel from #1 New York Times …
Short Story Review – The Egg by Andy Weir (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction Length: 8 minutes (4 pages) Publisher: Audible Studios Release Date: November 26, 2014 ASIN: B00Q78S9YS Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html#anc1 Rating: 5/5 stars Okay immediately after finishing The Martian I went on Goodreads to see what else Weir had written and …
Audiobook Review – The Martian by Andy Weir (4.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Science Fiction Length: 10 hours and 53 minutes (387 pages) Publisher: Podium Publishing Release Date: March 22, 2013 ASIN: B00B5HO5XA Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Audiobook from Audible.com Rating: 4.5/5 stars I have been wanting to read this book for awhile and was excited …
Early Review – Lair of Dreams (The Diviners, Book 2) by Libba Bray (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Historical Fantasy Length: 624 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date: August 25, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-0316126045 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Diviners series Source: eGalley through Edelweiss.com Rating: 4/5 stars I got a copy of this book through Edelweiss …