Arclight by Josin L. McQuein Genre: YA Science Fiction/Thriller Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release date: April 23 2013 Source: e-ARC from publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 416 In a word: terrifying, amazingly inventive, heartbreaking and a world like nothing you’ve ever seen. Like many readers, I was initially drawn to this book because of the amazing cover. […]
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Violet Dawn by Lynn Rush Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance Publisher: Crescent Moon Press Release date: April 1 2013 Source: e-ARC from publisher Pages: 280 In a word: more kick-ass Emma, fantastic pacing, interesting vampire lore, but ultimately disappointing character development I wanted to love this book more than I did, especially since book one, […]
Stung by Bethany Wiggins Genre: YA Dystopian/Science Fiction Publisher: Walker Childrens Release date: April 2 2013 Source: e-ARC from publisher (NetGalley) Pages: 304 In a word: non-stop action, a deeply buried mystery, a dangerous world, gorgeously written. The storyline of Stung feels somewhat familiar: in a future dystopian society, a teen (in this case a […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is one of my favorite things during the week: a chance to highlight books I’m very excited about! This week my WOW pick is: Vicious by V. E. Schwab. Release date: September 24 2013 (Tor). In case you don’t know, V. E. Schwab is […]
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish! It’s been a while since I’ve done a Top Ten Tuesday, but I didn’t want to miss the chance to participate in this “rewind” and go back and talk about what I’ve learned from blogging. When this topic originally came up, I didn’t feel […]
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, and is a great way to share your book haul for the week! I’m super excited this week because I was finally approved for a title on Edelweiss that I’ve been waiting a few weeks to hear about, plus I won some fantastic giveaways from some awesome […]
I was so happy when Joanne asked me to read and review the second book in her romantic paranormal Stealing Breath series, Silencing Breath. Keep reading after my review to learn about another book of Joanne’s, and you can also enter to win one of (3) e-books of Silencing Breath! Silencing Breath by Joanne Brothwell […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a great way to showcase upcoming book releases that you’re excited about! I love Wednesdays, because there are always a ton of books I can’t wait to read. This past week I found this book on another blogger’s website, and immediately added it to […]
Tour Schedule I’m very happy to be participating in the Lichgates blog tour! Keep reading for my review of the book and a $25 Amazon gift card giveaway! Lichgates by S. M. Boyce Kara Magari is about to discover a beautiful world full of terrifying things–Ourea. Kara, a college student still reeling from her mother’s […]