Stacking the Shelves and Showcase Sunday – 7/19/14
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 Manga Review – Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Vol 7 by Shinobu Ohtaka (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Teen Genre: Manga/Fantasy Length: 192 pages Publisher: VIZ Media LLC Release Date: August 12, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1421559575 Stand Alone or Series: 7th book in the Magi series Source: eGalley through Edelweiss Rating: 5/5 stars This is the 7th book in the Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic series. I …
Early Review – The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Horror/Fantasy Length: 272 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: August 5, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1402292187 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: eGalley through NetGalley Rating: 5/5 stars I got a copy of this book to review through NetGalley. I really enjoy ghost stories and thought …
Graphic Novel Review – Barbarian Lord by Matt Smith (3/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy/Graphic Novel Length: 176 pages Publisher: Clarion Books Release Date: July 1, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0547859064 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: ARC through Amazon Vine Rating: 3/5 stars I got this to review through the Amazon Vine program. I love graphic novels and was …
Early Review – The Fire Wish (Jinni Wars, Book 1) by Amber Lough (3.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Length: 320 pages Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Release Date: July 22, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0385369763 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Jinni Wars series Source: eGalley through NetGalley.com Rating: 3.5/5 stars I got a copy of this book from NetGalley …
Waiting on Wednesday – 7/16/14
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is: Release Date: August 26, 2014 Reading Level: Adult Length: 432 pages Publisher: Forever ISBN-13: 978-1455581641 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: Once the night comes . . . Will Thorne is living …
Teaser Tuesday – 7/15/14
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 page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share …
Top Ten Tuesday – Top Ten Favorite TV Shows
Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This weeks top 10 are “Top Ten Favorite TV Shows” You can see my “Top Ten Favorite TV Shows” below, in no particular order. 1. Big Bang Theory 2. Doctor Who 3. Pushing Daisies 4. Merlin …
Early Review – The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, Book 1) by Mary E. Pearson (4.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Size: 496 pages Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Release Date: July 8, 2014 ISBN: 978-0805099232 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Remnant Chronicles series Source: eGalley from NetGalley Rating: 4.5/5 stars I got a copy of this book to review through the …