Book Reviews + More
Published: September 13, 2011 Publisher: Doubleday Genre: Fantasy Pages: 387 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des... Continue Reading →
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! This week's feature is Wrath by John Gwynne, which will be released in November 2016! I've loved the previous three books in The Faithful and the... Continue Reading →
It's a short list this week!! I've still got to finish up The Hypnotic City that I mentioned last week and review that. But I've also started reading this lovely... River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay After finishing up Children of Earth and Sky, I was practically dying to start another of Kay's books.... Continue Reading →
Published: November 5, 2013 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Genre: YA, Fantasy Pages: 310 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Does one need four fully grown foxgloves for decorating a dinner table for six guests? Or is it six foxgloves to kill four fully grown guests? Sophronia's first year at Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing... Continue Reading →
Published: July 5, 2016 Publisher: Ace Genre: Fantasy Pages: 592 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: The Waking Fire is set in a vibrant new world where the blood of drakes—creatures similar to dragons—is valued beyond reckoning, and can be distilled into elixirs that grant fearsome powers to those who are “blood-blessed.” The novel follows... Continue Reading →
July’s much anticipated FOTM theme was Harry Potter and as such it was in HIGH demand. Not being a huger Potterhead myself, I was sort of ambivalent about this box, but I expected there to be some cool stuff…. Well it was neat, but I was sort of disappointed. The quality of half the pieces... Continue Reading →
The Hypnotic City by Andrea Berthot Release Date: 8/1/16 Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press Genre: Fantasy, YA Goodreads: HERE The Gilded Cage by Lucinda Gray Release Date: 8/2/16 Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. Genre: YA, Historical Fiction Goodreads: HERE The Guns of Empire by Django Wexler Release Date: 8/9/16 Publisher: Roc Genre: Fantasy... Continue Reading →
Before I get down to the nitty-gritty and tell you all what I’m reading this week, let me just tell you that this week is FULL of scheduled posts. Right now I have one planned out for every single day, which is crazy! I never plan that far ahead for anything but reviews. On to... Continue Reading →
Published: August 9, 2016 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 448 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family. Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape... Continue Reading →
Published: June 2, 2011 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 561 (Paperback) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: Humanity has colonized the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond - but the stars are still out of our reach. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings... Continue Reading →
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