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BookLikes Weekly Recap (1/17/16)
Another Sunday has arrived! Am I the only one who feels like this month is pretty much flying by? We’re going to blink, and it’ll be February. Well, at least reading has been going well! Here’s what was posted at BookLikes this last week. Tuesday, January 12th * Video Share – Roses by The Chainsmokers Besides books, one of my other obsessions is definitely music. Specifically, I love finding new and different sounding music. I’m in LOVE with this song. Wednesday, January 13th * Picture Share – New Books! New books added to the pile last week include ExIsle by Peter…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Lost Heir by Allison Whitmore
Welcome to another book spotlight, my friends! Today, the bright lights are trained on The Lost Heir by Allison Whitmore. Do you love Fantasy? Do you love gorgeous covers? I think this is something you’ll want to pay attention to. Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Isabella Foxworthy was just another girl…until she learned she was an empath, able to read the energy of others. A secret world known as the Violet City lies beneath her family’s hotel in Los Angeles. Through this discovery, Isabella is catapulted into a whirlwind of magic, adventure, and danger. The Violet City holds the key to…
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Book Review: To Catch a Lady by Pamela Labud
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: To Catch a Lady Series: Hunt Club Book #1 Publisher: Loveswept Author: Pamela Labud Pages: Kindle; 322 Release Date: January 19, 2016 Source: Netgalley/Publisher —————————————– Genre: Adult Historical Romance HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lots of details and passionate characters Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Ashton Blakely, the Duke of Summerton, cannot stop his aunt from meddling in his affairs. So rather than let her select a most disagreeable mate, Ashton decides to fire the first volley by holding a ball as a scheme to bag the ideal wife: a deferential girl eager to produce and raise an heir, leaving…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Destroyer Rising by Eric R. Asher
Are you ready for another bookish spotlight? Urban Fantasy is one of my favorite genres out there, and I love a good cover. Eric R. Asher’s Destroyer Rising definitely fits that bill. Destroyer Rising Eric Asher ((Vesik #5) ) Publication date: December 29th 2015 Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy It’s been three years since we failed Vicky, the child once known as Elizabeth Gray. Three years she’s lived as something not quite alive, but far from dead. Her path grows darker, even as she spreads light and hope through a tortured world. The Destroyer has come to claim her, and I can’t…
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BookLikes Weekly Recap (1/10/16)
Another week has come and gone. I’m still adjusting to the fact that it’s 2016, to be honest. The bright side is that it’s been an amazing 10 days of reading so far. That bodes well for the rest of this year, and I couldn’t be happier. Here’s what went on at BookLikes this week! Tuesday, January 5th * Review of Angela: Asgard’s Assassin #4 Angela and Sera meet up with The Guardians of the Galaxy. Do I need to say anything other than that? This issue was stellar! I’m a huge fan, and I’m not even sorry. * Review…
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On reading what you want.
Last year I began my obsession with books that held both pictures, and words. Yes friends, I toed the comic and graphic novel waters. I inched my way in, starting with things that were popular and well-received, then slowly treading into deeper water. What I found astounded me. Suddenly, there was a whole new world of media to appreciate. I had my novels, I had my trades and my floppies, and life was good. Then, guilt set in. To those of you who set reading goals on Goodreads, or BookLikes, or any of the various places us bookworms inhabit, you’ll…
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Book Review: The Night Parade by Kathryn Tanquary
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Night Parade Author: Kathryn Tanquary Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: January 5, 2016 Source: NetGalley / Publisher ————————————————– Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy vivid magical adventures in new lands! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes “I thought you might sleep through it.” The creature smiled.Saki’s voice was little more than a whisper. “Sleep through what?” It leaned over. She stared into its will-o’-the-wisp eyes.“The Night Parade, of course.” The last thing Saki Yamamoto wants to do for…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: The Night Parade by Kathryn Tanquary
Good morning ladies, and gents! Are you ready for the first book spotlight of the year? I’m really excited about this one, particularly because it’s a Middle Grade book and we all know I love those. So, without further ado, I give you The Night Parade. In the shadow of the forest, the Night Parade marches on… The last thing Saki Yamamoto wants to do for her summer vacation is trade in exciting Tokyo for the antiquated rituals and bad cell reception of her grandmother’s remote mountain village. Preparing for the Obon ceremony is boring. Then the local kids take…
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Book Review: Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Zeroboxer Author: Fonda Lee Publisher: Flux Pages: Paperback; 362 Release Date: April 1, 2015 Source: NetGalley ————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy books centering around sports, with Science Fiction tied in. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes A rising star in the weightless combat sport of zeroboxing, Carr “the Raptor” Luka dreams of winning the championship title. Recognizing his talent, the Zero Gravity Fighting Association assigns Risha, an ambitious and beautiful Martian colonist, to be his brandhelm––a personal marketing strategist.…
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BookLikes Weekly Recap (1/3/2016)
Happy Sunday, dear bookish friends! I’m hoping that your weekend was fabulous, seeing as how the majority of you probably had a long weekend like I did. New year, new books. What’s not to love? I thought I’d kick off the year by trying my best to tie together the two locations where most of my bookish musings go. For those of you who don’t know, BookLikes is my other home. It’s the one where I post half composed musings on in progress books. The one where I put terrible book puns. Also, the one where I review every book…