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 readers and bloggers. I just caught wind of this book recently: The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick. Releases in January 2015 from Roaring Brook Press. The format of this appears […]
The Mirror Empire (Worldbreaker Saga #1) by Kameron Hurley Genre: Adult Fantasy Publisher: Angry Robot Release date: August 26 2014 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 539 The nitty-gritty: A fabulous and fantastical world, a dense and complex plot, female characters that steal the show, but ultimately a fractured story that left me dazed and confused. […]
Welcome to Over-Booked, where I share my recent book acquisitions with you! I’m happy to be linking up with Stacking the Shelves and The Sunday Post. It’s been a month since I did a book haul post, which is a good thing, because it means I haven’t been requesting much. But I do have some […]
This may have happened to you. You read a book and fall in love with it, write a rave review, put the review up on your blog, and months later you discover that a blurb from your review has made it into the author’s next book. It’s a pretty cool thing, and it’s only happened […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share the books we’re excited about with other readers and bloggers. I picked this week’s book for several reasons: #1: THE COVER!! #2: A STORY ABOUT LOIS LANE!! #3: THE COVER! Seriously, I love this cover. It’s one of my […]
100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith Genre: Young adult contemporary Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Release date: September 2 2014 Source: eARC from publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 288 The nitty-gritty: An unusual but fascinating main character, a unique and touching friendship, and a journey of self-discovery that completely immerses the reader. How […]
The year is slipping away from us! I can’t believe it’s already September. Although in my neck of the woods, September is typically one of the hottest months of the year, I’m looking forward to the weather changing soon, I hope:-) On my plate this month I have a few leftover books from August that […]
Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix Genre: Adult horror Publisher: Quirk Books Release date: September 23 2014 Source: Purchased at Comic Con Pages: 243 The nitty-gritty: A clever and wry look at the big-box retail business, an unexpectedly graphic horror story, all wrapped up in a truly brilliant book design. FRÅNJK: Dining is not about the […]
The Apex Book of World SF 3 edited by Lavie Tidhar Genre: Adult Science Fiction Anthology Publisher: Apex Books Release date: June 15 2014 Source: Finished paperback from publisher Pages: 266 The nitty-gritty: A tasty buffet of choice stories from all over the world, some stronger than others, but all of them great examples of […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books that we’re “waiting” on with other bloggers and readers. Here’s my pick this week: The Mechanical (The Alchemy Wars #1) by Ian Tregillis. Releases in March 2015 from Orbit. I’ve never read Tregillis before, although this isn’t […]