Lock In by John Scalzi Genre: Adult science fiction Publisher: Tor Books Release date: August 26 2014 Source: ARC from publisher at Comic Con Pages: 331 The nitty-gritty: A terrible virus sets the stage for a futuristic police procedural, filled with unique ideas, snappy dialog, and a bit of social commentary about what it means […]
Welcome to Over-Booked, my book haul post where I link up with Stacking the Shelves and The Sunday Post. Head on over to link up your own book haul post, or jump around and see what everyone’s got! I have a smallish haul this week, which is good after my Comic Con haul last week, […]
California Bones by Greg van Eekhout Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Release date: June 10 2014 Source: Finished hardcover from publisher Pages: 300 The nitty-gritty: A disturbing—yet unique and compelling—magic system, set in a gritty and dangerous alternate world Los Angeles, a dangerous heist, and lots of double-crossing. They passed into a chamber. […]
I’m so excited to have the extremely talented Max Gladstone visiting Books, Bones & Buffy today. I had originally asked Max to write a post about the role that gods and idols play in his books. But what I got back was something much more interesting, an endorsement, if you will, from a character who’s […]
Full Fathom Five (Craft Sequence #3) by Max Gladstone Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Release date: July 15 2014 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 368 The nitty-gritty: A world that shimmers with magic, female characters that do wonderful and impossible things, and a layered story that will keep you riveted. They fell through […]
Welcome to Over-Booked, where I share my latest book purchases and review acquisitions, adding more to my already toppling TBR pile! I’m happy to be linking up with Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews, and The Sunday Post at The Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Stop by their blogs to check out more book haul posts! […]
Over-Booked is my book haul post, where I’m happy to be joining up with Stacking the Shelves at Tynga’s Reviews and The Sunday Post at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. I have been really good about NOT requesting review books from NetGalley and Edelweiss, so this week I just have physical books, and one digital book […]
Welcome to Overbooked, where I’m happy to be linking up with Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews and The Sunday Post over at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer! Check out their links and you can visit other blogger’s book haul posts as well. As behind as I am with my review books, I’ve still managed […]
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share the books we’re excited about with other bloggers and readers. Click on the link or the banner to go check out more WoW posts! Every Waiting on Wednesday post features a book I’m dying to read, but sometimes a […]
Welcome to Book Bonanza, my book haul post, where I will be linking up with both Stacking the Shelves over at Tynga’s Reviews and The Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. I’ve been wanting to link up with Kimba for a while, so this will work out great, I think! For the […]