Last week I reviewed the highly entertaining Bitter Sixteen, by UK author Stefan Mohamed, and today, Stefan has graciously agreed to visit the blog and answer some of my questions. Plus, Salt Publishing is offering two copies of the book (to UK residents only!), so if you’re eligible to enter, keep reading to the end […]
Bitter Sixteen by Stefan Mohamed Genre: Young adult fantasy Publisher: Salt Publishing Release date: April 15 2015 Source: Finished copy from publisher Pages: 352 The nitty-gritty: A unique take on the superhero story with a funny cast of characters and one talking dog. If coming into London had felt like being swallowed, heading down into its hot, […]
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Welcome to Over-Booked, my twice-monthly book haul post! I’m linking up with Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews and The Sunday Post at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Check out their links and you can see other book hauls! I’m trying to stay away from Edelweiss and NetGalley, or at least if I stalk those […]
Dead Funny: Horror Stories by Comedians edited by Robin Ince & Johnny Mains Genre: Horror Anthology Publisher: Salt Publishing Release date: October 2014 Source: Finished copy from publisher Pages: 199 The nitty-gritty: A healthy dose of horror from famous British comedians, and a unique collection, but only moderately successful, in this reader’s opinion. So, under […]
Welcome to Over-Booked, my version of the book haul post! I’m linking up with Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews, as well as The Sunday Post over at The Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Wow, it’s been a month since my last book haul post, mostly because a) My blog was suspended! (if you haven’t heard […]
And July is over, just like that! This year is flying by, right? August in my little town means “back to school” for my kids. Only two more weeks of “summer” for us, unfortunately. But in blogging, August is looking like a terrific month for books. I’ve got a full plate of review books, but […]
Welcome to Over-Booked, my version of the ever popular book haul post, where I will be linking up with Stacking the Shelves at Tynga’s Reviews as well as The Sunday Post at The Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Alas, no huge, teetering pile of ARCs from BEA for this blogger (and yes, I’ll admit to feeling jealous […]
I recently had the pleasure of discovering Wayne Simmons when I was asked to read Plastic Jesus for review. I loved Wayne’s twisted vision of the near future, and if you love smart, brutal, and imaginative science fiction, you will probably love Plastic Jesus as much as I did. (You can read my five-star review […]
Plastic Jesus by Wayne Simmons Genre: Adult Science Fiction Publisher: Salt Publishing Release date: December 1 2013 Source: eARC from publisher Pages: 320 In a word: A futuristic city on the brink of collapse, full of dangerous and broken characters, and perfectly honed writing that paints a gloomy, yet hopeful, vision of the future. He […]
Welcome to Stacking the Shelves, where bloggers share their book hauls for the week, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. It’s been a slow couple of weeks for me, both in acquiring new books and blogging. I’ve kind of lost my mojo this month, and I’m not sure why. I started NaNoWriMo and got through the first […]