The Miniature Wife and Other Stories by Manuel Gonzales Genre: Adult Speculative Short Stories Publisher: Riverhead Books Release Date: January 10 2013 Pages: 304 I just finished reading the stories in this amazing collection several hours ago, and they are still haunting me, tickling at the edges of my brain like the unholy tongue of […]
Happy 2013, everyone! I hope you have a wonderful year full of marvelous reading! As happens every year, I am not quite able to squeeze in all the reading I want to, so I’ve compiled my list of the Top Ten Books I was never able to get to, but I’m going to try my […]
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and is a great way to share your book haul with other bloggers. It’s been two weeks since my last Stacking the Shelves post, and here’s what I received since then (click on the book covers to go to Goodreads): For Review from NetGalley & Edelweiss: In […]
I have to admit, I’m a newbie when it comes to reading challenges. I’ve never done one before! So what does one do to remedy that situation? Why, sign up for four reading challenges! Yep, I’ve done it now…I’m committing myself to four different challenges (one of them being my own) for 2013. I think […]
Splintered by A. G. Howard Genre: YA Fantasy Publisher: Amulet Books Release Date: January 1 2013 Pages: 384 What if Wonderland was real, and Lewis Carroll’s story was only a skewed version of the truth? Imagine a more twisted and terrifyingly strange Wonderland than the one we are familiar with and you will have an […]
A long time ago I was a member of Book-of-the-Month Club, and over the years I purchased many of the annual Stephen King Library Desk Calendars. They were filled with interesting King trivia, quotes from his many books, and beautiful artwork. The 2013 Stephen King Desk Calendar is no exception. I was approached by Leah […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming book releases that we bloggers are excited about. This last week in December is all about reading for me: catching up on my December books so I can dive head first into 2013, a year that is sure […]
As a special Christmas gift, I wanted to announce my winners for Touching the Surface today, on Christmas:) I still need to email everyone, but I will get to that by tomorrow at the latest. So here we go: Winner of a hardcover copy of Touching the Surface & *swag* Lisa F. Winners of a […]
Merry Christmas to all my friends who are celebrating this day! At this moment I am probably opening presents with my family, including two very excited children (ages 12 and 13), but I wanted to post a Top Ten for The Broke and the Bookish’s Top Ten Tuesday Freebie today. I read so many indie […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way for book bloggers to share the books they are excited about. This week I’m waiting on: In the After by Demitria Lunetta. Release date: June 25 2013 (Harper Teen). I love this slightly creepy and disturbing cover. I wanted to focus […]