Spring Book Giveaway Ends Tomorrow!
This is your last chance to enter the Happy Spring Book Giveaway! The contest ends tomorrow at midnight! Winners will be announced Sunday night. Good luck to everyone who entered 🙂
Review – Hoot by Carl Hiaasen (5/5 stars)
I have heard that Hiaasen is a great mystery/humor writer and was eager to read one of his books. I picked up “Hoot” because it looked good and, guess what, it was really really good. Roy has just moved to Florida from Montana, he is the new kid at school…again. …
Review – An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (4/5 stars)
I read Paper Towns by Green and absolutely loved it. So, I decided to read his previous books as well. This was a great coming-of-age/road trip story that was quirky and entertaining. A highly recommended read. I did like Paper Towns a bit better than this book, but this book …
Waiting on Wednesday – 5/12
Okay “Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. My WoW book for this week is “The Weight of Stone” (Book 2 of the Vineart War Trilogy) by Laura Anne Gilman. This is the second book in the very creative Vineart War series where …
Review – Shapeshifter by Holly Bennett (3.5/5 stars)
I got this book through Librarything.com Early Reviewers Program. The premise sounded like something I would be very interested in. Overall is was a beautiful book, very lyrical and lush settings. Sive is a young woman who can transform herself into a deer. As great as her shapeshifting powers are …
Teaser Tuesday – 5/11
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 pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that …
Review – Keys to the Demon Prison (Fablehaven, Book 5) by Brandon Mull (5/5 stars)
This is the fifth (and final) novel in the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull. A ton happens in this book and it is a wonderful conclusion to the series tying everything up nicely. The book starts with Seth, Kendra and the other Knights of Dawn leaving on a quest to …
Mailbox Monday – 5/10
Mailbox Monday can be found at: The Printed PageMailbox 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 & audio books do). Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous …
Audiobook Review – Poltergeist (Greywalker, Book 2) by Kat Richardson (4/5 stars)
This is the second book in the Greywalker series. Book 3 “Underground” and book 4 “Vanished” are already out. The fifth book “Labyrinth” is due out in August 2010. Right now there are six books contracted for this series. This book was a great addition to the series. I listened …
Review – Bumper Book of Nature by Stephen Moss (3.5/5 stars)
I got an uncorrected proof of this book through the Amazon Vine program. Overall it is a great book and gives you some interesting information and activities to do outside. It is aimed at kids, but as an adult I found some of the information included to be interesting. This …