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Long Beach Comic Con 2013!
Today I spent most of my day wandering around my hometown’s version of Comic Con! I’m a huge fan of comics, graphic novels, and all things horror related. What’s not to love? Seriously! I wandered the floor in a daze. Half caught between staring at things I wanted to buy, and things that were just were created with such insane talent that I couldn’t look away. You know that feeling when you wish you had enough money to buy everything you look at? Yeah, that was me. Anyway I wanted to two of the cool, bookish things I found today!…
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Feature & Follow Friday #176 – I’m a featured blogger!
Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read I am featured this week on Alison Can Read ! I’m really excited! If, you know, you couldn’t tell by the use of so many exclamation points. If you’d like to follow me you can choose any of the options over in the left hand side bar, or just click the lovely BlogLovin’ button below! Thanks! *********************** 1. When did you start blogging?Wow, almost four years ago! In April 2010 I stumbled my way into the book blogging world and haven’t looked back since. I was fascinated by the fact that there were…
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Book Review: Correlation
Media Type: Ebook Title: Correlation Author: Mia Grace Publisher: Red Adept Publishing Pages: Ebook; N/A Release Date: November 2013 Source: Publisher ———————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a mix of a contemporary read and time travel. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N When the past and the present collide… Hailey Kent knows how she wants to spend the summer before her junior year in high school: hanging out at the pool with Jenna, her BFF; riding her new trail bike on Vermont’s country roads;…
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Book Review: Six Months Later
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Six Months Later Author: Natalie D. Richards Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Pages: Paperback; 326 Release Date: October 1, 2013 Source: NetGalley —————————————————– Genre: Contemporary / Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy quick moving plots with just enough twists to keep you guessing! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / BookLikes Chloe didn’t think about it much when she nodded off in study hall on that sleepy summer day. But when she wakes up, snow is on the ground and she can’t remember the last six months of…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (11/18/13)
Click above to join in the fun! A new week means new reads! I’m super excited that it’s almost Thanksgiving, and even more excited that it’s almost Christmas! This time of year never fails to make me dance around like a little kid. There’s something about the decorations, the scents, and the food that I just can’t get enough of. Ah, the holidays. How I love thee. Almost as much as I love reading! Let’s see what I’ve been up to. Last week was a slower week, but I did get through three books! I finally finished Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris after…
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Book Review: Renegade Magic
Media Type: Print Book Title: Renegade Magic * Series: Kat, Incorrigible #2 Author: Stephanie Burgis Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: April 3, 2012 Source: Library —————————————————— Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love quirky, intelligent characters in a Middle Grade setting! Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N The feisty Kat Stephenson is back in the second installment of the Regency era magical trilogy Kirkus Reviews calls “enjoyable mayhem.” Nowhere in England is safe from the mischief and magic of Kat Stephenson:…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Lights of Aurora by Theresa McClinton
It’s almost Friday my bookish friends! Hang in there, it’s coming :). In the meantime, I’d love for you to check out Theresa McClinton’s new book, Lights of Aurora. Have you started the Stone Legacy series yet? Rejoice, here’s book two! After the discovery of her ancient Maya bloodlines, eighteen-year-old Ashley Coreandero is faced with a daunting responsibility. She must protect the stone of Muuk’Ich while Sarian, the underworld general, relentlessly drives her to the brink of insanity. As the winter solstice approaches, it brings an onslaught of unexpected side effects. Ashley must seize control over her supercharged powers, while…
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Book Review: The Supreme Macaroni Company
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Supreme Macaroni Company *Series: Valentine #3 Author: Adriana Trigiani Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: Hardcover, 352 pages Release Date: November 5, 2013 Source: TLC Book Tours ————————————————- Genre: Contemporary Romance HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who have started this series and like Adriana Trigiani Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N For over a hundred years, the Angelini Shoe Company in Greenwich Village has relied on the leather produced by Vechiarelli & Son in Tuscany. This historic business partnership provides the twist of fate for Valentine Roncalli,…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: In Kelly’s Corner by Roxie Rivera
Gather round, dear readers who love books with shirtless, well developed men on the cover! Do you love sinfully delicious romances? In Kelly’s Corner might just be a book that you’ll want to add to your reading list. If you don’t believe me now, just check out the synopsis below! After a stalker breaks into her home, internet entrepreneur Bee Langston decides Kelly Connolly is the only man who can help her—but seeking help from the former Marine isn’t easy, especially after she made a spectacular fool of herself trying to kiss the sinfully sexy bodyguard. When Kelly spots Bee weaving her…
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October Wrap Up
What a month! I was a busy bee, but not always with reading. Let’s see how much reading I actually finished last month, shall we? I’m so close to my goal! ********** (YA) = Young Adult / (NA) = New Adult / (A) = Adult / (MG) = Middle Grade ** Books read in previous months Books read and reviewed in October:(A) Oddities and Entities by Roland Allnach – Review (3/5) (NA) Time Spell by T.A. Chase – Review (3/5) (MG) The Grotto Under the Three by John A. Theo Jr. – Review (3/5) (YA) Scorched by Mari Mancusi – Review (3/5) (YA) Pendomus…