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Weekly Rewind (5/12/13)
Sunday/Monday – Book Review: The Magic Circle Looking for a more intelligent thriller? Jenny Davidson weaves a story that draws on myth and legend, turning it into something completely intriguing. Tuesday – Book Review: 24 Bones Michael Stewart’s story really blew me away. Rich with undertones of history and religion, it is a story that flies by. Highly recommended! Wednesday – April Wrap-Up On Wednesday, I wrapped up my April reading. You can check out what I read, and how I liked it! It’s recap time! Thursday – Book Review: Deadweather and Sunrise A book with a young male protagonist, adventure and…
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Book Review: Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game!
Media Type: Ebook Title: Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game! Author: Katie Ashley Publisher: Self Pages: Ebook; 266 Release Date: April 30, 2013 Source: Literati Literature Lovers Tours ————————————————— Genre: Romance HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a sweet romance with a bit of angst thrown in for good measure. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N For Noah Sullivan being the best friend to a douchebag and player like Jake Nelson has never been easy. It’s been a rocky road since kindergarten when Jake duct taped Noah to his…
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Book Review: Deadweather and Sunrise
Media Type: Print Book Title: Deadweather and Sunrise * Series: The Chronicles of Egg #1 Author: Geoff Rodkey Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Pages: Hardcover; 288 Release Date: May 29, 2012 Source: Publisher —————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories with characters who are put into impossible situations! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A stunning middle-grade debut–full of heart, humor, and nonstop action. It’s tough to be thirteen, especially when somebody’s trying to kill you. Not that Egg’s life was ever easy, growing up on…
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April Wrap Up
Please pardon the lack of a photo for this wrap up. Since my blog was down most of last week, I’m a little late on this. Let’s see how I did last month! (YA) = Young Adult / (A) = Adult / (MG) = Middle Grade / (C) = Children ** Books read in previous months Books Read and Reviewed in April: (MG) The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand – Review (5/5) ** (MG) Destiny, Rewritten by Kathryn Fitzmaurice – Review (5/5) ** (A) Untold Damage by Robert K. Lewis – Review (3/5) (YA) The Guilty One by Ballantyne – Review (4/5) ** (C) I Hate Picture Books! by Timothy…
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Book Review: 24 Bones
Media Type: Ebook Title: 24 Bones Author: Michael F. Stewart Publisher: Non Sequitur Press Pages: Ebook; 325 Release Date: February 15, 2013 Source: Tribute Books ——————————————————- Genre: Fantasy / Mystery HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a mixing of myths and legends, and discussion of dark vs. light. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Every five hundred years the phoenix dies. Samiya, born-into-shadow, is soon to battle her born-into-light brother. Abandoned by their parents, neither wishes to play the preordained role of beast and hero. When their loved ones are…
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Book Review: The Magic Circle
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Magic Circle Author: Jenny Davidson Publisher: New Harvest Pages: Paperback; 208 Release Date: March 26, 2013 Source: TLC Book Tours ——————————————————— Genre: Thriller / Mystery HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy intellectual pursuits mixed with mystery and intrigue. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Three smart young women—the scholarly Ruth, her poet roommate Lucy, and their exotic, provocative neighbor Anna—are obsessed with games of all kinds. They’ve devoted themselves to both the academic study of play and the design of games based on the…
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And…Discuss! Mount TBR and scheduled reading.
And…Discuss is a way for me to share a topic I’ve been thinking about, ramble about it for a bit, and then open the floor to your opinions. An open forum for bookaholics! This time the topic is…. SCHEDULED READING: YAY OR NAY? This week I thought I’d talk about a topic that’s been weighing on my mind a lot lately, especially since my review TBR pile has gotten rather out of control. If you’re like me, you get so focused on wanting to read ALL THE BOOKS that you forget you’re only one person and (rather unfortunately) can’t devote…
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Book Review: Professor Gargoyle
Media Type: Print Book Title: Professor Gargoyle *Series: Tales From Lovecraft Middle School #1 Author: Charles Gilman Publisher: Quirk Books Pages: Hardcover; 168 Release Date: September 25, 2012 Source: Publisher ————————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Cartoonish Violence HDB Rating: Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good giggle! I think this is the Wayside School of the new generation. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Strange things are happening at Lovecraft Middle School. Rats are leaping from lockers. Students are disappearing. The school library is a labyrinth of secret corridors. And the science…
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Book Review: The Fourth Channel
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Fourth Channel Author: Jen Kirchner Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 312 Release Date: December 3, 2012 Source: Author ———————————————– Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of Urban Fantasy with a mix of magic and mystery. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N For years, Kari Hunter’s fooled the world into thinking she’s just an everyday girl. Sure, she’s the lead singer of world-renowned band Vis Viva, but outside of that, she recycles religiously, is an avid supporter of the environment, and a certifiable coffee addict. But…
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Spotlight and Excerpt: The Mapmaker’s War
Today I’m spotlighting a book that is currently sitting in my TBR pile, and that looks utterly fabulous. The Mapmaker’s War is a book about adventure, loss and redemption. I’m here to convince you that it needs a spot on your reading list as well! Check out the synopsis. This will be the map of your heart, old woman. In an ancient time, in a faraway land, a young woman named Aoife is allowed a rare apprenticeship to become her kingdom’s mapmaker, tasked with charting the entire domain. Traveling beyond its borders, she finds a secretive people who live in peace,…