Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that allows bloggers to highlight upcoming releases they are excited about. Once again, I am happily subscribing to Publisher’s Weekly. I let my subscription go for a while, because it’s really expensive, and thought maybe I wouldn’t miss it. But I did, so […]
OK, I’ll admit it. I’ve been intrigued by Fifty Shades of Grey for a few weeks now. Since books are my thing, it’s especially gratifying when a book makes headlines. Even a book about (gasp) sex. The fact that Fifty Shades of Grey started out as fan fiction on the internet, based on the Twilight […]
And the winner of the Oldsoul signed ARC and bookmark is…Alicia B.! Congratulations, your prize will be in the mail soon. I had fun being part of the Oldsoul Blog Tour. Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway. Next week I’ll be participating in another Blog Tour with another giveaway, so stayed tuned… (winner selected […]
Although my review of Zach Fortier’s Curbchek was less than favorable, the author asked me to read and review Street Creds, which follows much the same format but focuses on Fortier’s time working on the Gang Task Force. I expected Curbchek to be a novel, which it claims to be. But it was a rather […]
Dan Haring’s Oldsoul Blog Tour is almost over, and that means my giveaway of a signed Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) of Oldsoul is almost over too. You still have time to enter by clicking here and filling out the entry form. US residents only please! Winner will also receive an Oldsoul bookmark. I really enjoyed […]
I’m featuring two books this week, only because I stumbled upon a new A. Lee Martinez book this morning, and since Martinez and Moore both write humorous fantasy, I thought it would be nice to pair them together. * * * * * * * It’s finally here! A new Christopher Moore book is always […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, and this week we are asked to pick ten books that we would read in one day. I interpret this as books that are so engaging that I can’t stop reading! If only I still had time to read a book in a day…I […]
Welcome to In My Mailbox, hosted by The Story Siren! I’m posting on Monday this week instead of Sunday, due to my participation in Dan Haring’s Oldsoul Blog Tour, but I have some good books to share nonetheless, and they all just happen to be indie books. Here’s what I received this week: The Accordo […]
I am happy to announce the winners of my very first giveaway, which were selected by random.org. Alma Katsu, author of The Taker, donated a bunch of cool stuff, including a copy of the newly released paperback. Winner of the fan pack is Donna C.! Congrats, Donna! And these four will be receiving a signed […]
Welcome to the Oldsoul Blog Tour, hosted by CubicleBlindness. This is my first Blog Tour, so I’m pretty happy to be a part of it. There are two parts to this post: first, my review of Dan’s book Oldsoul. And after the review, a giveaway of a signed ARC of the book and a bookmark! […]