Welcome to Link Salad! This week I have a couple of contests to share with you, a free short story, awesome action figures and more! I recently found this blog, Great Imaginations, that I love. Lyn and Kara have a really fun giveaway going on right now called “Blind Date with a Book.” What an […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine! It seems I never run out of books that I am “waiting” on, and this week is no exception. Here’s the book in question for today: The Falconer by Elizabeth May. Release date: ??? I know this book is coming out in Great Britain in September, […]
The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke Genre: Adult Science Fiction Publisher: Angry Robot Release Date: January 29 2013 Pages: 380 Source: ARC from publisher In a word: Strange, melancholy, heartbreaking, and nostalgic. “They went into his room and she climbed backwards onto his bed, the bed he never slept in because he did […]
Link Salad is a new feature for me, where I search high and low for fascinating links around the internet. OK, they’re fascinating to me, at least. I hope you find them entertaining as well! It’s been a long week and I’m really tired, so I only have four links today, but they’re extra good […]
January went by so fast! I have to admit that although I read quite a few books this month, I’m still behind with my NetGalley and Edelweiss titles. I will be playing catch-up for the next month or so, I guess. This past month was a fantastic month for reading, though. Just about everything I […]
This Hop is now over. This winner is Crystal Young. Congrats Crystal, and thank you to everyone who entered! Thank you to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer for hosting this hop! Many readers have switched over to digital books, but some of us still love to hold a book, turn the pages, slip […]
I’m happy to be participating in the cover reveal for Found (The Crescent Chronicles #3) by Alyssa Rose Ivy. And one lucky winner will win an eBook by Alyssa! You can enter at the end of this post, so keep reading. Without further ado, here is the cover: Title: Found (The Crescent Chronicles, # 3) […]
Silver-White by Shawn Underhill “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep.” ~ Robert Frost *Evie’s family has been holding out on her … Big time. On an unexpected visit to her grandparents’ house in New Hampshire’s secluded North Woods, the sixteen-year-old literally […]
Revenge by Yoko Ogawa; Translated by Stephen Snyder Genre: Adult Dark Short Stories Publisher: Picador Release date: January 29 2013 Source: Finished copy from publisher Pages: 162 In a word: Disturbing, unexpected, shocking and heartbreaking. This is the second remarkable short story collection I’ve read this year, and I’m thrilled to review Revenge by the very […]
It’s Wednesday again, already?? January sure is flying by! Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a great way to share your excitement for books with other bloggers. This week I’m waiting on: Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn. Release date: June 11 2013 (Harper Teen). Any book whose blurb […]