Stacking the Shelves and Showcase Sunday – 9/27/14
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 …
Early Review – The Spiritglass Charade (Stocker and Holmes, Book 2) by Colleen Gleason (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Steampunk Length: 360 pages Publisher: Chronicle Books Release Date: October 7, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1452110714 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Stoker and Holmes series Source: eGalley from Edelweiss.com Rating: 4/5 stars I got an eGalley of this book to review through Edelweiss. This …
Manga Review – Vinland Saga, Vol 3 by Makoto Yukimura (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Manga/Historical Fiction Length: 454 pages Publisher: Kodansha Comics Release Date: April 29, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1612624228 Stand Alone or Series: Volume 3 in the Vinland Saga Source: Bought Rating: 5/5 stars This is the third volume in the Vinland Saga Omnibus series. It was just as wonderful …
Waiting on Wednesday – 9/24/14
“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 7, 2014 Reading Level: Adult Length: 352 pages Publisher: Roc ISBN-13: 978-0451465955 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: When the Master of the city of New Orleans asks Jane …
Review – Servants of the Storm by Delilah S. Dawson (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Paranormal Length: 384 pages Publisher: Simon Pulse Release Date: August 5, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1442483781 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: ARC through Amazon Vine Rating: 4/5 stars I got an ARC of this book to review through the Amazon Vine program. I was intrigued …
Audiobook Review – Magic Thief: Found by Sarah Prineas (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Length: 5 hours and 57 minutes (368 pages) Publisher: Harper Audio Release Date: May 25th 2010 ASIN: B003NYOBJQ Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Magic Thief series Source: Audiobook from Audible.com Rating: 5/5 stars This is the third book in the Magic …
Review – Poison Promise (Elemental Assassin, Book 11) by Jennifer Estep (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 416 pages Publisher: Pocket Books Release Date: July 22, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1476771502 Stand Alone or Series: 11th book in the Elemental Assassin series Source: eGalley from NetGalley.com Rating: 4/5 stars This is the eleventh book in the Elemental Assassin series. I thought this …
News – Book Releases for Week 39 (September 21st to 27th)
Early Review – Of Scars and Stardust by Andrea Hannah (3.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Fiction Length: 336 pages Publisher: Flux Release Date: October 8, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0738740829 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: eGalley from NetGalley.com Rating: 3.5/5 stars I got a copy of this book through Netgalley. I was intrigued by the title and decided this …