News – Book Releases for Week 10 (Mar 4th-Mar 10th)
Review – The Habitation of the Blessed (Prestor John, Book 1) by Catherynne M. Valente (4/5 stars)
Reading level: Adult Genre: Fantasy Size: 352 pages Publisher: Night Shade Books Release Date: November 1, 2010 ISBN: 978-1597801997 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Dirge of Prestor John series Source: Bought Rating: 4/5 stars I have read a number of Valente’s books and absolutely adored them. Like …
Early Review – The Peaceweaver by Rebecca Barnhouse (4.5/5 stars)
Reading level: Young Adult Genre: Historical Fantasy Size: 336 pages Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Release Date: March 27, 2012 ISBN: 978-0375867668 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Source: eGalley through NetGalley.com Rating: 4.5/5 stars I got an eARC of this book through NetGalley(dot)com. This a wonderful historical …
February 2012 – In Review
This month I read 14 books. It was a very light month for reading. A vacation mid-month left me with even less time to read than usual. You can see the full list of books read below. I started the following series:– Pure (Pure Trilogy, Book 1) by Julianna Baggott (4/5 stars)– Incarnate by …
Waiting on Wednesday – 2/29
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. This week my Girl of Nightmares (Anna Dress in Blood, Book 2) by Kendare Blake. I love these covers! I still haven’t read the first book, Anna Dressed in Blood, but I really want to read …
Review – Incarnate by Jodi Meadows (4.5/5 stars)
Reading level: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy/Dystopia Size: 384 pages Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Release Date: January 31, 2012 ISBN: 978-0062060754 Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Incarnate series Source: ARC through Goodreads First Reads Rating: 4.5/5 stars I got an advanced reading copy of this book to review …
Review – The Cabinet of Earths by Anne Nesbit (3/5 stars)
Reading level: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Size: 272 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: January 3, 2012 ISBN: 978-0061963131 Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone? Source: ARC through Amazon Vine Rating: 3/5 stars I got an advanced copy of this book to review through the Amazon Vine program. This sounded like …
In My Mailbox and Mailbox Monday – 2/27/12
IMM is a meme started at The Story Siren with some inspiration from Alea of Pop Culture Junkie. Anyone can participate in IMM and you are not limited to only sharing books that arrive via your mailbox. You can also share books that you’ve bought or books that you’ve gotten at the library. Mailbox …
News – Book Releases for Week 10 (Feb 26th – Mar 3rd)
Review – Heart of Steel (The Iron Seas, Book 2) by Meljean Brooke (4/5 stars)
Reading level: Adult Genre: Fantasy/SciFi Size: 320 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade Release Date: November 1, 2011 ISBN: 978-0425243305 Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in The Iron Seas series Source: Borrowed from Library Rating: 4/5 stars This is the second book in the Iron Seas series by Brooke. This book …