Stacking the Shelves and Mailbox Monday – 9/2/13
Mailbox Monday can be found at: The Printed Page “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week (checked out library books don’t count, eBooks and audio books do). Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous …
Audiobook Review – Deathless by Catherynne Valente (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Historical Fantasy Size: 352 pages Publisher: Tor Books Release Date: February 14th, 2012 ISBN: 978-0765326317 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: Audiobook from Audible.com Rating: 5/5 stars I have been wanting to read this novel by Valente for sometime. She is one of my favorite …
Graphic Novel Review – Rust: Secrets of the Cell by Royden Lepp (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Middle Grade Genre: Graphic Novel Size: 200 pages Publisher: Archaia Entertainment, LLC Release Date: December 25, 2012 ISBN: 978-1936393589 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Rust series Source: Gift Rating: 4/5 stars This is the second book in the Rust series and I thoroughly enjoyed it. …
Waiting on Wednesday – 8/28/13
“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 1, 2013 Reading Level: Adult Publisher: Roc Hardcover Length: 432 pages ISBN-13: 978-0451465184 Synopsis from Goodreads.com: New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Carey returns to …
Early Review – The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2) by Maggie Stiefvater (4/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Paranormal Size: 416 pages Publisher: Scholastic Press Release Date: September 17, 2013 ISBN: 978-0545424943 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Raven Cycle Source: eGalley from NetGalley.com Rating: 4/5 stars This is the second book in the Raven Cycle by Stiefvater. I got a …
Top Ten Tuesday – Top Ten Most Memorable Secondary Characters
Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! This weeks top 10 are ” Top Ten Most Memorable Secondary Characters ” My top ten are listed below in no particular order. 1. Rue from the Hunger Games 2. Dumbledore from Harry Potter 3. …
Review – Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, Book 6) by Ilona Andrews (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy Size: 368 pages Publisher: Ace Release Date: July 30, 2013 ISBN: 978-1937007584 Stand Alone or Series: 6th book in the Kate Daniels series Source: Bought Rating: 5/5 stars This is the sixth book in the Kate Daniels series. It feels like it’s been awhile …
Early Review – Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein (4.5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult Genre: Historical Fiction Length: 448 pages Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Release Date: September 10, 2013 ISBN: 978-1423183099 Stand Alone or Series: Companion novel to Code Name Verity Source: eGalley from NetGalley.com Rating: 4.5/5 stars I got a copy of this book to review through NetGalley(dot)com. So thanks to …
Books to Movies Giveaway Hop!
Welcome to the Books to Movies Giveaway Hop hosted by Book Hounds and I am a Reader Not a Writer. The giveaway for this Hop will be two movies. The first is The Color of Magic, which is based off of the Terry Pratchett Disc World novels and the second …