Full Fathom Five (Craft Sequence #3) by Max Gladstone Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Release date: July 15 2014 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 368 The nitty-gritty: A world that shimmers with magic, female characters that do wonderful and impossible things, and a layered story that will keep you riveted. They fell through […]
I’m thrilled to welcome Jason Sizemore to the blog again! In case you don’t know, Jason is the editor for all things Apex, including Apex Publications and Apex Magazine. I interviewed him last year about his roles at Apex, and this time around we’re getting a peek into what Jason loves to read. I recently […]
Irredeemable by Jason Sizemore Genre: Adult horror/science fiction/mixed genre short stories Publisher: Seventh Star Press Release date: Available now Source: Finished paperback from publisher Pages: 231 The nitty-gritty: An odd collection of short stories that are by turns violent, hopeless, humorous and perverted, filled with aliens, androids, ghosts and even humans, all of them trying […]
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. Today’s subject is confession! Technically the theme this week is “Blogging Confessions,” but I’ve mixed in a few confessions that have to do with books in general. I’m sorry to say it was very easy to come up with this list. I don’t […]
In response to a rather skewed article on Slate.com about whether or not adults should be reading YA books, I decided to run my own poll and see exactly who is reading YA, how old those readers are, and why they choose to do so. Some of the results were pretty much what I expected […]
Welcome to Over-Booked, where I share my latest book purchases and review acquisitions, adding more to my already toppling TBR pile! I’m happy to be linking up with Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews, and The Sunday Post at The Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Stop by their blogs to check out more book haul posts! […]
Welcome to my stop on the Rebel Nation blog tour, presented by Rockstar Book Tours! This is the second book in Shaunta’s series, after Viral Nation, and I’m very happy to be sharing my review with you. Title: REBEL NATION Author: Shaunta Grimes Publisher: Berkley Trade Pub. Date: July 1, 2014 Pages: 320 Find it: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads […]
Angry Robot, science fiction and fantasy publisher extraordinaire, is five years old! How cool is that? I have enjoyed so many Angry Robot books over the past few years, and this small British publisher is only getting stronger and stronger. In celebration of their fifth birthday, Angry Robot is celebrating with lots of top five […]
Welcome to another thrilling What’s On My Plate post! It’s July already, people! I can’t believe it’s finally San Diego Comic Con month! In a few weeks I’ll be in San Diego, running from book event to book event, and trying to squeeze in some TV and movie panels as well. If you’re going this […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books we’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. This cover was just revealed, and although I do have some sense of familiarity about the plot, I love the idea of a girl pickpocket as the main character. […]