Shadowplay (Pantomime #2) by Laura Lam Genre: Young adult fantasy Publisher: Strange Chemistry Release date: January 7 2014 Source: e-ARC from publisher via NetGalley Pages: 400 The nitty-gritty: A beautifully realized world, a story filled with magic and illusion, and a unique main character on a journey of self-discovery. “In all these many years, we […]
Welcome to Part Two of my favorite books of the year! Yesterday I posted my Top Ten Adult Books of 2013, and today I’m focusing on the Young Adult category. I have to confess I tried my hardest to keep this list to ten books, but I had a short list of eleven and I […]
I’m thrilled to be part of Laura Lam’s cover reveal for the second book in her Micah Grey series, Shadowplay! I loved the first book, a strange and wonderful mixture of circus story and coming-of-age tale, and this one sounds even better. You still have a bit to wait, since Shadowplay doesn’t come out until January, […]
Pantomime by Laura Lam Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publisher: Strange Chemistry Release Date: February 5 2013 Source: e-ARC from Publisher Pages: 392 In a word: magical, mysterious, secretive and inventive. In order to write this review, I had to make a decision. Do I spill the beans about the “secret” nature of the characters Gene […]
January went by so fast! I have to admit that although I read quite a few books this month, I’m still behind with my NetGalley and Edelweiss titles. I will be playing catch-up for the next month or so, I guess. This past month was a fantastic month for reading, though. Just about everything I […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, and today’s Top Ten is so much fun! Since I’m participating in The Hobbitsies Debut Author Challenge, I’m on the lookout for exciting YA debuts! I’ve already done a post on the reading challenges I’m participating in this year, and I’ve listed the books […]
I have to admit, I’m a newbie when it comes to reading challenges. I’ve never done one before! So what does one do to remedy that situation? Why, sign up for four reading challenges! Yep, I’ve done it now…I’m committing myself to four different challenges (one of them being my own) for 2013. I think […]
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, and is a great way to share the books you’ve acquired over the past week. It’s been two weeks since my last Stacking the Shelves, and I’m happy to report I haven’t purchased anything myself in those two weeks! Here’s what’s new on my shelves (click on […]