Speaking From Among the Bones by Alan Bradley Genre: Adult Mystery/Suspense Publisher: Delacorte Press Release date: February 5 2013 Source: eBook from publisher via NetGalley Pages: 378 In a word: charming, quirky, pitch-perfect dialog, and unforgettable characters I had brought with me one of my favorite lock-picking tools: a set of my wire dental braces […]
She Returns From War by Lee Collins Genre: Adult Paranormal/Western Publisher: Angry Robot Release Date: February 7 2013 Source: e-ARC from publisher Pages: 368 In a word: Atmospheric, two feisty heroines, some poignant moments, but an ultimately unfocused plot The sequel to last year’s The Dead of Winter, a book I loved and gave five […]
Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell Genre: Adult Speculative Short Stories Publisher: Knopf Release date: February 12 2013 Source: eARC from publisher Pages: 256 In a word: strange, unearthly, jaw-dropping, and absurd A friend of mine once tried to describe Cirque du Soleil to me (before I had seen it for myself), and […]
Pantomime by Laura Lam Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publisher: Strange Chemistry Release Date: February 5 2013 Source: e-ARC from Publisher Pages: 392 In a word: magical, mysterious, secretive and inventive. In order to write this review, I had to make a decision. Do I spill the beans about the “secret” nature of the characters Gene […]
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 […]
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 […]
Welcome to my stop on the Oxford Whispers Blog Tour! I loved this book, and you can read my review below. And don’t forget to enter the giveaway at the end of this post, where you can win your own copy of the book! Title: Oxford Whispers (The Oxford Trilogy, #1) Author: Marion Croslydon Release […]
The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd Genre: YA Horror Publisher: Balzar + Bray Release date: January 29 2013 Source: eARC from the publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 432 In a word: gruesome, scary, thrilling and romantic. “Memories of my father flooded me. As a surgeon, blood had been his medium like ink to a writer. Our […]
The Six-Gun Tarot by R. S. Belcher Genre: Adult Horror/Western/Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Release date: January 22 2013 Source: e-ARC from publisher Pages: 368 What do an Indian whose relatives are coyotes, a sheriff who has been hanged three times and lives to tell the tale, and a man who keeps his dead wife’s head […]
Broken by A. E. Rought Genre: YA Paranormal Romance Publisher: Strange Chemistry Release date: January 8 2013 Pages: 384 “Why did I have to fall in love with a boy so broken?” I knew going into this book that it was going to be a Frankenstein retelling, and I was curious to see how the […]