I’m happy to be participating in Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, where we share our book hauls from the previous week. I have two weeks worth of books to share with you. It turned out to be an excellent week for packages in the mail! I made some awesome purchases, which all arrived […]
The Kings and Queens of Roam by Daniel Wallace Genre: Adult Fiction Publisher: Touchstone (A Division of Simon & Schuster) Release date: May 7 2013 Source: Finished hardcover from publicist Pages: 277 In a word: A strikingly original folktale, full of secrets and lies, some very complicated relationships, and a just a splash of magic […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share the books we’re excited about! A bunch of new Tor covers were revealed this past week, and this one especially caught my eye: Unwept (Book One of the Nightbirds) by Tracy Hickman & Laura Hickman. Release date: […]
When I first started book blogging about two and a half years ago, I ran across so many terms that were unfamiliar to me. It was only after reading many blog posts that I began to accept these terms as “special” to the world of book blogging. This post is not based on any research […]
Thin Space by Jody Casella Genre: Young Adult Contemporary/Paranormal Publisher: Simon Pulse Release date: September 10 2013 Source: e-ARC from publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 256 In a word: A surprisingly heartbreaking family drama, a quirky main character you will want to root for, filled with tension and secrets throughout, and just a dash of the […]
I want to talk about giveaways today, mostly because something just happened to me and I wanted to get the opinion of my fellow book bloggers and readers, particularly those of you who enter giveaways. What happened is really no big deal, and I imagine it happens a lot. It’s happened to me more than […]
I’m very happy to introduce you to author V. Shaw’s The Fragile Things four-part horror serial, and to reveal the cover for Part II! I love serials, and you just don’t run across them that often these days. Shaw has already published Part I (and keep reading, because you can download it for free today!), […]
Welcome to my pick for Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Breaking the Spine! I guess Entertainment Weekly got the scoop on this deal, which is why their logo is still on the top of the cover, LOL! In any case, it sounds awesome. It looks like an alternate history of The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy Must Die […]
Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff Genre: Adult Fantasy Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Release date: September 17 2013 Source: ARC from Publisher Pages: 432 In a word: A world destroyed and full of sorrow, epic and Wagnerian storytelling, with characters that rise above the pain, all written with beautiful prose that you will want to savor. The […]
Welcome to October’s edition of What’s On My Plate,where I attempt to organize my blogging life for the coming month. This month, in addition to highlighting the books I’ll be reading and events I’ll be participating in, I’m going to put links to all my September reviews, in case you missed any. I feel like my […]