(Note: all quotes in this post are taken from the sites listed below, and are direct quotes. They have not been altered in any way. Quotes are included in this post as information to support this discussion, and do not reflect my personal opinions on this subject.) There have been lots of discussion posts floating […]
I’m so excited to have the extremely talented Max Gladstone visiting Books, Bones & Buffy today. I had originally asked Max to write a post about the role that gods and idols play in his books. But what I got back was something much more interesting, an endorsement, if you will, from a character who’s […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share the upcoming books we’re excited about with other readers and bloggers. This week I’m really looking forward to this: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. Releases February 2015 by HarperTeen. I love the simplicity of the cover, and I’m dying […]
I wanted to give a little more love to the books I read each month, so I started this monthly giveaway where you can enter to win one of the books I reviewed the previous month. I only reviewed seven books in June, but some of them were amazing. It’s quite a broad selection […]
Full Fathom Five (Craft Sequence #3) by Max Gladstone Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Release date: July 15 2014 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 368 The nitty-gritty: A world that shimmers with magic, female characters that do wonderful and impossible things, and a layered story that will keep you riveted. They fell through […]
I’m thrilled to welcome Jason Sizemore to the blog again! In case you don’t know, Jason is the editor for all things Apex, including Apex Publications and Apex Magazine. I interviewed him last year about his roles at Apex, and this time around we’re getting a peek into what Jason loves to read. I recently […]
Irredeemable by Jason Sizemore Genre: Adult horror/science fiction/mixed genre short stories Publisher: Seventh Star Press Release date: Available now Source: Finished paperback from publisher Pages: 231 The nitty-gritty: An odd collection of short stories that are by turns violent, hopeless, humorous and perverted, filled with aliens, androids, ghosts and even humans, all of them trying […]
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. Today’s subject is confession! Technically the theme this week is “Blogging Confessions,” but I’ve mixed in a few confessions that have to do with books in general. I’m sorry to say it was very easy to come up with this list. I don’t […]
In response to a rather skewed article on Slate.com about whether or not adults should be reading YA books, I decided to run my own poll and see exactly who is reading YA, how old those readers are, and why they choose to do so. Some of the results were pretty much what I expected […]
Welcome to Over-Booked, where I share my latest book purchases and review acquisitions, adding more to my already toppling TBR pile! I’m happy to be linking up with Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews, and The Sunday Post at The Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Stop by their blogs to check out more book haul posts! […]