Only a few weeks ago, I had a crisis while trying to rate A Darker Shade of Magic, and on a whim, I decided I would no longer use star ratings, but rather a 1-10 numbered rating system. This worked for a few reviews, but now I’m changing my mind. I actually much prefer stars, […]
Nightbird by Alice Hoffman Genre: Middle grade fantasy Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books/Random House Kids Release date: March 10 2015 Source: eARC via NetGalley/Physical ARC Pages: 208 The nitty-gritty: A sweet and magical story, perfect for readers ten and up. When you set out to find the answers to your questions, you have to be prepared […]
![Waiting on Wednesday [140] ZER0ES by Chuck Wendig](https://i0.wp.com/booksbonesbuffy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wow-2014-copy.jpg?resize=200%2C200)
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share books we’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. Hurray for cover reveals! This cover was recently revealed, and it’s a pretty cool cover (do you see the face?): Zer0es by Chuck Wendig. Releases in August from Harper Voyager. […]
Today I’m part of the Unchained Memory blog tour, hosted by INK’d Press! I had the best time reading this book, and you can read my review below. First, here’s a little about the story: Unchained Memory (Book #1 of The Interstellar Rescue series) by Donna S. Frelick Genre: Science fiction romance Publisher: INK’d Press […]
![Over-Booked [20] – A Book Haul Post](https://i0.wp.com/booksbonesbuffy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/over-booked-banner.jpg?resize=200%2C200)
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! Luckily for my reading schedule, my book haul is fairly small this week. A couple of […]
We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory Genre: Adult fantasy/horror Publisher: Tachyon Publications Release date: August 2014 Source: Purchased Pages: 182 The nitty-gritty: A short but powerful tale of six unusual people who form a support group, unexpectedly horrific and sad, which left me wanting more. We knew each other, at first, only by […]
Dead Boys by Gabriel Squailia Genre: Adult fantasy Publisher: Talos Release date: March 10 2015 Source: eARC from publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 288 The nitty-gritty: A folktale-like story with an odd cast of dead characters, lots of humorous moments, but not enough of a plot to keep me interested. While reading Dead Boys, I realized […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books that you’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. I usually suck when it comes to reading a series in its entirety, but this is one series I’ve kept up with from the beginning, and I’m looking […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! Hop on over to find out more about Top Ten Tuesday and maybe even join in the fun, as they give us a new theme each week! This week’s theme was very hard to narrow down, but even though I wanted to choose more […]
I’m thrilled to be a part of V.E. Schwab’s blog tour for her latest fantasy for adults, A Darker Shade of Magic, presented by Tor Books! I devoured this book recently, and you can read my review here. The story centers around a magician named Kell who is one of the last of his kind, people […]