Welcome to my April Backlist Burndown review! Thanks to Lisa @ The Tenacious Reader, on the last Friday of each month we get to link up with other bloggers who are participating. The goal is to read a book from an author’s backlist that you’ve been meaning to read, but just haven’t been able to get […]
Evensong by John Love Genre: Adult science fiction Publisher: Night Shade Books Release date: January 2015 Source: eARC from publisher Pages: 352 The nitty-gritty: An unexpectedly unique story with some very unusual relationships, and an emotional ending that completely took me by surprise. He’d read somewhere that birds weren’t singing when daylight dimmed, they […]
Throne of Darkness (Something Red #3) by Douglas Nicholas Genre: Adult historical fantasy Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books Release date: March 31 2015 Source: eARC from publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 352 The nitty-gritty: A beautifully written story, full of historical ambiance, just a touch of magic, and characters who you will want to call friends. “At […]
Vostok (The Loch #2) by Steve Alten Genre: Adult science fiction Publisher: Rebel Press Release date: Available now Source: Finished book from publisher Pages: 386 The nitty-gritty: A thrill ride of a story from start to finish, but it might be just too much for one book. I decided to join the blog tour for […]
We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach Genre: Young adult contemporary/apocalyptic Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Release date: March 24 2015 Source: e-ARC from publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 384 The nitty-gritty: A beautifully written but uneven story about a group of high school seniors who contemplate life and death as an […]
Duplicity by N.K. Traver Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Release date: March 17 2015 Genre: Young adult science fiction Source: Finished copy from publisher Pages: 256 The nitty-gritty: A mind-bending, The Matrix-like story that teens, especially boys, are going to love. I knew Duplicity was about a teen computer hacker, but I didn’t realize it was […]
The Lost Level by Brian Keene Genre: Adult Pulp Fantasy Publisher: Apex Book Company Release date: January 2015 Source: eBook from publisher Pages: 186 The nitty-gritty: An outrageous, pulpy, bloody, dimension-hopping story that by turns made me laugh and cringe, and had me running to Google more than once. I turned my attention back […]
Covenant’s End (Widdershins Adventures #4) by Ari Marmell Genre: Young adult fantasy Publisher: Pyr Books Release date: February 3 2015 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 250 The nitty-gritty: A bittersweet ending to a much-loved series. “Of all the plans you’ve ever hatched,” Igraine growled, peering around the shadowy street corner at their startlingly well-lit destination, […]
Get in Trouble: Stories by Kelly Link Genre: Adult short story collection (magic realism) Publisher: Random House Release date: February 10 2015 Source: eARC from publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 352 The nitty-gritty: A collection of quirky and whimsical short stories, dreamy and magical as only Kelly Link can do. You know sometimes when you have […]
Echo 8 by Sharon Lynn Fisher Genre: Adult science fiction romance Publisher: Tor Books Release date: February 3 2015 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 288 The nitty-gritty: A fascinating story about parallel worlds and doppelgangers, some exciting action, and of course, romance! I’ve had the pleasure of reading all three of Sharon’s books, and each […]