A Darker Shade of Magic (A Darker Shade of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab Genre: Adult fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Release date: February 24 2015 Source: Finished book from publisher Pages: 400 The nitty-gritty: A unique world (or should I say worlds), a fascinating magic system, and characters I want to follow from world […]
I’ve been thinking about doing this for quite a while, and it’s only after finishing A Darker Shade of Magic that I’ve decided to finally go for it. I’ve seen other bloggers use a number rating system, rather than stars, and I quite like the idea of being able to dig deeper into stories and […]
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Welcome to Over-Booked, my twice-monthly book haul post! I’m linking up with Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews and The Sunday Post at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Check out their links and you can see other book hauls. Despite my efforts to dial down review requests, I always end up with something new to […]
The Damned by Andrew Pyper Genre: Adult horror Publisher: Simon & Schuster Release date: February 10 2015 Source: eARC from publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 304 The nitty-gritty: A top-notch horror story with depth and emotion, beautifully written, with enough chills to keep me on edge. Sometimes there is a scent that precedes her appearances, […]
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Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share the books we’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. You must all know by now how much I love Greg van Eekhout’s Daniel Blackland series, and I’m thrilled that Book #3 will be out later this year! Plus, […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, and is a weekly feature with a different bookish topic every week! Today we’re talking about our Top Ten Book Related Problems. I’m usually an optimist when it comes to books, because BOOKS! They’re awesome! But I do have some issues, and I’ll bet […]
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 […]
Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate, I’m kicking off this giveaway a day early. Every month, I run a giveaway for one of the books I reviewed the previous month. I skipped December because it was a very slow review month for me, so this time I’m combining my book reviews from December and January, and […]
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, […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books that you’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. Man, Tor sure seems to be on a roll! It seems like every time I turn around there is new Tor book that sounds awesome! This week I […]