Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine and is a fun way to share the books you’re excited about with other readers. The book I really wanted to use as my WoW pick this week, unfortunately, has the ugly words “Entertainment Weekly” stamped across its cover. Yuck! So we’ll just save that one […]
February was a very slow month for me, and by slow, I mean I didn’t get through very many books! However, I had some amazing five-star reads, and I’m happy to give you the chance to win one of them—as well as one of the other books I read this past month. My favorites of […]
Welcome to March! This year is just going way too fast, isn’t it? February is always a rough month for me, so I didn’t get through all the reading I wanted to, which doesn’t surprise me. The rest of the school year (through May) is going to go lightning fast, as anyone with school-aged kids […]
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, and is a fun way to share the books you’ve acquired over the past week or two. I’ve had a pretty good two weeks as far as my book haul goes! I received several awesome things in the mail, I won two books, I bought a bunch […]
Month9Books Presents a Cover Reveal and Title Contest for Book 2 in Heather L. Reid’s Pretty Dark Nothing Series. Help Month9Books choose a title for the next book in the Pretty Dark Nothing series! Book 2, a follow-up to Pretty Dark Nothing, will be released this fall, and we need your help picking a title. […]
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman Genre: Adult Historical Fiction Publisher: Scribner Release date: February 18 2014 Source: e-ARC via Edelweiss Pages: 384 The nitty-gritty: A magical history of Brooklyn, filled with mysteries and monsters, written in Alice Hoffman’s incomparable style. It was hard to believe that the teeming streets of lower Manhattan […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, and is a great way to showcase upcoming books we’re excited about. This cover was just revealed by Mr. Wendig himself, and I couldn’t be more excited to continue the story of Cael and Gwennie. Look how pretty! Blightborn (The Heartland Trilogy #2) by […]
Red Rising (Red Rising Trilogy #1) by Pierce Brown Genre: Adult science fiction Publisher: Del Rey Books Release date: January 28 2014 Source: ARC from San Diego Comic Con & e-ARC via NetGalley Pages: 382 The nitty-gritty: This book has it all: kick-ass action, mind-blowing world building, characters with depth, tear-inducing emotional moments, oh god […]
I recently read and loved Adam Christopher’s urban fantasy Hang Wire (you can read my review here), which is now out from Angry Robot Publishing, and I’m thrilled that Adam agreed to answer a few of my burning questions. So without further ado, please welcome Adam to the blog! (And might I say, what an awesome […]
Black Dog by Rachel Neumeier Genre: Young adult paranormal Publisher: Strange Chemistry Release date: February 4 2014 Source: eARC via NetGalley Pages: 448 The nitty-gritty: A fascinating take on the werewolf tale, wrapped up in an emotional story about complex family relationships, with some much-needed character diversity and lots of cool magic! Natividad thought the […]