Published: March 28, 2017 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Series: Strange the Dreamer #1 Pages: 544 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday: Blackwing by Ed McDonald
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where bloggers feature a book that we just can’t wait to get our hands on! OH MAN. First of all, Blackwing has been receiving a fair amount of buzz among my fellow fantasy readers (especially the Grimdark people) and because of that I... Continue Reading →
The Guns Above by Robyn Bennis – Review
Published: May 2, 2017 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Pages: 336 (Hardcover) Series: Signal Airship #1 My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The nation of Garnia has been at war for as long as Auxiliary Lieutenant Josette Dupris can remember... Continue Reading →
Currently Reading: 5/1/17
The Summer Dragon by Todd Lockwood I have plans to start on this one asap, as I've been looking forward to it since it showed up in my mailbox a couple weeks ago. I missed out on The Summer Dragon's debut last year, but now I can catch up before the madness of my June... Continue Reading →
City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett – Review
Published: May 2, 2017 Publisher: Broadway Books Genre: Fantasy Series: The Divine Cities #3 Pages: 464 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Revenge. It's something Sigrud je Harkvaldsson is very, very good at. Maybe the only thing. So when he learns that... Continue Reading →
RoadFood by Jane and Michael Stern – Review
Published: March 7, 2017 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Genre: Travel Pages: 480 My Rating: 3.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: First published in 1977, the original Roadfood became an instant classic. James Beard said, "This is a book that you should carry with you,... Continue Reading →
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman – Review
Published: June 14, 2016 Publisher: Roc Genre: Fantasy Pages: 330 (Paperback) My Rating: DNF Synopsis: Collecting books can be a dangerous prospect in this fun, time-traveling, fantasy adventure from a spectacular debut author. One thing any Librarian will tell you: the truth is much stranger than fiction... Irene is a professional spy for the... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday: Soul of the World by David Mealing
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where bloggers feature a book that we just can’t wait to get our hands on! Soul of the World has a synopsis that strikes me as good, classic fantasy and that means tropes. In this case I'm looking forward to them. A... Continue Reading →
Blogger Stats Book Tag
This is a brand new tag created by Stuart from Always Trust In Books, you can find a link to that Stuart’s own tag !!HERE!! Consider checking out his blog if you haven't already! The rules as per Always Trust In Books: This tag is 20 quickfire questions regarding your very own book blog. There are very few rules. Just... Continue Reading →
Currently Reading: 4/24/17
The Guns Above by Robyn Bennis I wasted no time diving in to my newest acquisition from Tor- airships, battle, etc. are all very appealing! So far it's great and the characters have a droll sense of humor which I really like. At this point I'd also like to go ahead and throw Bernat off... Continue Reading →
