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It's going to be a busy week!! With an extra day to read due to the holiday weekend, I'm hoping to get 3 books finished up by the end of the week. Will it happen?? I HOPE SO! In addition to the two books featured below, I'm trying to finish up A City Dreaming by... Continue Reading →
Published: July 5, 2016 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Genre: YA, Fantasy Pages: 427 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: There’s no such thing as safe. Kate Harker wants to be as ruthless as her father. After five years and six boarding schools, she’s finally going home to prove that she can be. August Flynn wants to... Continue Reading →
Published: August 25, 2010 (1st Ed.) Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 661 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. Yet Prisms never last, and Guile knows... Continue Reading →
I had NO IDEA what the theme was for this month's box, so when I opened it and saw what was inside.... well, let's just say I was super excited. The theme for this month was The Lord of the Rings! This month had some of the coolest items that I've seen from any past... Continue Reading →
And this week's reads are.... The Road by Cormac McCarthy This book's so bloody depressing! And the dialogue! It's bland and repetitive for sure, but it also manages to punch you right in the feels. I watched part of the movie years ago and it's sad and dark and unfortunately I also remember the ending,... Continue Reading →
Published: May 10, 2016 Publisher: NAL Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy Pages: 571 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: The bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels Under Heaven and River of Stars, Guy Gavriel Kay is back with a new book, set in a world inspired by the conflicts and dramas of Renaissance Europe. Against this tumultuous backdrop... Continue Reading →
The Friday Face off is a weekly meme hosted by Books by Proxy and the official rules can be found here. This is a fun way to feature your favorite book covers and show off your favorite edition! This weeks theme---I sit here looking out at all I own - A cover featuring a throne And... 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 The Plague of Swords by Miles Cameron which is scheduled to release on October 25. Am I caught up with this series?... Continue Reading →
Published: August 23, 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Horror Pages: 352 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: A mirror that feeds on human souls wreaks destruction on those around it in this new novel from internationally bestselling author Michael Scott and Melanie Ruth Rose In an auction house in London, there is a mirror... Continue Reading →
Published: February 2, 2016 Publisher: DAW Genre: Fantasy Pages: 389 (Mass Market) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: The saga of the streets of Maradaine that began in The Thorn of Dentonhill continues…. Veranix Calbert is The Thorn—the street vigilante who became a legend to the people of Maradaine, especially the gangs that run the neighborhood of... Continue Reading →
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