It’s Tuesday, and time for another awesome Top Ten list! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. This is the time of year when book bloggers struggle to choose our favorite books of the year, as well as the books we’re most looking forward to in the new year. I just […]
The Archived by Victoria Schwab Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publisher: Disney Hyperion Release date: January 22 2013 Source: Purchased Pages: 321 In a word: A twisty tale filled with secrets and lies, a cast of well-drawn characters that you will grow to love, and underneath it all, an honest depiction of a family dealing with […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. I love the cover of this book, which is one reason I picked it: After the End by Amy Plum. Release date: May 6 2014 (Harper Children’s). Don’t you love the cover? And do you see the wolves?? I really want to read a […]
Two Serpents Rise (Craft Sequence #2) by Max Gladstone Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Release date: October 29 2013 Source: ARC from Publisher (received at Comic Con) Pages: 352 In a word: A strange and dangerous world, filled with magic unlike anything you’ve read before, and beautifully written with extraordinary imagery. The sun […]
‘Tis the month for spooky stories! I’m so happy to be joining this HUMONGOUS giveaway hop! This hop has over 375 bloggers participating, which should keep you busy this month:) The Spooktacular Giveaway Hop is hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer. So, what can you win from Books, Bones & Buffy? One […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a great way for bloggers to share the books they are waiting on. This week I’m waiting on: Ghost Planet by Sharon Lynn Fisher. Release date: October 30 2012 (Tor Science Fiction). Aliens in the form of ghosts, in space? Yes! I love the […]
What lies beneath the covers of a book is not always what you think, and The Jesuit Papers is a good example of this theory. And I mean that in the best possible way, because this book was surprising in more ways than one. The cover and title led me to believe that this was […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, and this week we are asked to pick ten books that we would read in one day. I interpret this as books that are so engaging that I can’t stop reading! If only I still had time to read a book in a day…I […]
Some of you may already know that I loved Cinder by Marissa Meyer, and gave it a gushing review. Yesterday, a very nice publicist from Macmillan Audio contacted me and asked if I would also promote the audiobook version. And of course I said yes! The sample below is from Chapter One and will give […]
In lieu of recommending a new book this week, and in the spirit of the holiday season, I would like to introduce you to Worldbuilders, and by extension introduce you to Patrick Rothfuss. Patrick Rothfuss is the author of a couple of hefty fantasy novels which you may or may not have heard of: The […]