Plastic Jesus by Wayne Simmons Genre: Adult Science Fiction Publisher: Salt Publishing Release date: December 1 2013 Source: eARC from publisher Pages: 320 In a word: A futuristic city on the brink of collapse, full of dangerous and broken characters, and perfectly honed writing that paints a gloomy, yet hopeful, vision of the future. He […]
The Curse Keepers (The Curse Keepers #1) by Denise Grover Swank Genre: New Adult Urban Fantasy Publisher: 47North Release date: November 19 2013 Source: eARC via NetGalley Pages: 312 In a word: A fascinating twist on a historical event; a realistic portrayal of a struggling family; but a story with a distasteful chauvinistic male character […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to showcase the books we’re excited for! This week I was excited to find the cover for Shaunta Grimes’ follow-up to Viral Nation: Rebel Nation by Shaunta Grimes. Release date: July 1 2014 (Berkley Trade). I just love this cover, and […]
The Archived by Victoria Schwab Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Publisher: Disney Hyperion Release date: January 22 2013 Source: Purchased Pages: 321 In a word: A twisty tale filled with secrets and lies, a cast of well-drawn characters that you will grow to love, and underneath it all, an honest depiction of a family dealing with […]
Welcome to Stacking the Shelves, where bloggers share their book hauls for the week, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. It’s been a slow couple of weeks for me, both in acquiring new books and blogging. I’ve kind of lost my mojo this month, and I’m not sure why. I started NaNoWriMo and got through the first […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share the books you’re excited about with other readers and bloggers! Tor seems to have so many cool books coming out next year, that I’m going to have to clear my reading schedule. Here’s my latest Tor “can’t wait” book: […]
The Scroll of Years (Gaunt and Bone #1) by Chris Willrich Genre: Adult Fantasy Publisher: Pyr Release date: September 24 2013 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 264 In a word: A unique magical world where East meets West, a poetic writing style that works well with the folklore-ish tale, and dragons! Persimmon Gaunt was even […]
Welcome to my stop on the Scion of the Sun Blog Tour, where you can read my review. This tour is hosted by Chapter by Chapter. First, here’s what the book is about: Title: SCION OF THE SUN Series: THE SOLAR SNATCHERS SERIES Publication date: November 5, 2013 Publisher: Month9Books, LLC. ISBN-13: 978-0-9850294-3-2 ISBN eBook: 978-0-9850294-2-5 […]
Welcome to my stop on the November New Release Giveaway Hop! One international winner will get to choose a book from the eight books shown below, all of them new releases this month. You can choose from either a young adult or an adult new release. This hop is hosted by Book Twirps and Refracted Light Reviews. The hop runs […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine and is a fun way to share the books you’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. I’m so late getting this post up today! But I’ve found a book that I’m dying to read, that’s the first in a new series, and is coming out […]