In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren. You can hop on over to Kristi’s blog to see more In My Mailbox lists! This week I received two books for review, and purchased three from Amazon. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore. It’s finally here, but I’ve read lots of mixed reviews of Cashore’s third book […]
That’s right, people. This is my 100th post! I know this because WordPress told me my last post was my 99th. I’m very excited to have reached this milestone, and reviewing The Earthquake Machine is a great way to celebrate. I’m happy to report that the state of independent publishing is alive and well, thanks […]
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine. You can visit other bloggers’ “Waiting on Wednesday” picks by clicking on the link. The World Without You by Joshua Henkin. Release date: June 19 2012 by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. I’m taking a break from my usual genre today to promote a […]
William Diehl is a master storyteller who unfortunately died in 2006 before he could complete Seven Ways to Die, his tenth novel. Before his death he was able to write 412 manuscript pages of the novel, which was completed by Kenneth John Atchity, a friend and fellow writer, with the help of extensive story notes […]
Welcome to In My Mailbox, hosted by The Story Siren. It’s been a slow couple of weeks for acquiring new books, but that’s a good thing because I have so much catching up to do. I’ve deliberately cut off my normal Amazon-purchasing habit for a while until I can catch my breath! But here’s what […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. You can head over there to check out lots of other bloggers’ “Waiting” selections… As for me, this came across my computer the other day: Origin by Jessica Khoury. Release date: September 4, 2012 from Razorbill. It’s blurbed as a cross between Lost and Matched. I’m […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. If you head on over to their site, you can see other bloggers’ top ten lists too. This week is tough! I mean, what do you do? Go back to the classics? I decided to focus on books I’ve read in the past five […]
Welcome to another Waiting on Wednesday, brought to you by Breaking the Spine! I couldn’t decide on one book this week, so I’ve picked two that I recently came across and couldn’t wait to share… The Taken by Vicki Pettersson. Release date: June 12 by Harper Voyager. Love the cover of this book! Everything about […]
I was very happy when R. H. Russell asked me to review Venture Unleashed. I reviewed the first book in the series, Venture Untamed, and really enjoyed it. For those of you who didn’t read my review of Venture Untamed, Russell has had many years of martial arts training, and this makes the fight sequences […]
