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Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is: Top Ten Books I’ve Read So Far This Year (Of course, not all of these were actually released this year.) In the order I read them (click on the link to be brought to my review): The Boys of Summer by C.J. Duggan – (Along with the rest of the books in the series, but especially this first one). This book just really struck me for some reason and brought me back to my […]
Instead of doing a normal review for Knife of Dreams, I’m going to talk about the series as a whole (with just a few comments about this particular book thrown in). Please allow me to explain my love/hate relationship with Robert Jordan. Title: Knife of Dreams Series: Wheel of Time #11 Author: Robert Jordan Published: January, 2013 Pages: 860 (32 hours, 24 minutes audio) Goodreads Rating: 4.06 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: Mature YA or Adult (Some sex, though not […]
Title: Time Return Series: Red Moon Trilogy #2 Author: Micah Caida Release Date: February 11, 2014 Pages: 312 Goodreads Rating: 4.67/5 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: YA (Nothing more than kissing) Genre: YA Sci/Fi Fantasy Summary from Goodreads: In this coming of age debut trilogy, USA Today Micah Caida turns dystopian young adult fiction on its ear with a breathtakingly fresh science fiction, fantasy story that is as much a thriller as it is a romantic tale. Time Trap, book 2 in […]
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead. Last week on FYFA:I think I’ve done most of my updates on BEA now (though I might have one more post about what I learned and what I hope the BEA organizers learned). Things should […]
Title: I Am the Weapon (Previous Title: Boy Nobody) Series: The Unknown Assassin #1 Author: Allen Zadoff Release Date: May 13, 2014 Pages: 368 Goodreads Rating: 3.93/0.5 Stars My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars My Content Rating: Mature YA (Characters have sex, but it’s not described; Violence) Summary from Goodreads: They needed the perfect assassin. Boy Nobody is the perennial new kid in school, the one few notice and nobody thinks much about. He shows up in a new high school in a new town under a […]
It’s time for my June Random Reads (a fun meme hosted by I’m Loving Books). The idea is to pick one random book from your Goodreads To-Read list (using Random.org) to read within the month. As I mention every month, I am in love with this meme! This is such a great way to make sure that I actually read some of those books that have been in my TBR list for eons.This month I decided to once again […]
Title: Of Stardust Author: February Grace Release Date: October 28, 2013 Pages: 200 Goodreads Rating: 3.91/5 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: Mature YA/NA (Characters have sex, but it’s not described) Summary from Goodreads: “Dreams are sacred…” At the age of twenty-six single, geeky bookseller Till Nesbitt inherits the shock of a lifetime: a huge Victorian farmhouse filled with unique tenants, and the knowledge that there is a reason she’s always been different. She’s destined to become a Fairy Godmother, because the skills […]
The Golem and the Jinni is a beautifully written tale that combines fantasy with history. It’s a story of life and longing and of the desire to truly break free. When the book was chosen as my May Random Read, I was excited because I’d had a chance to meet the author and hear her speak about the exhaustive research that she put into this book. It truly showed. I was not disappointed! The negatives: […]
Okay, I think I finally have myself organized enough to post about my last two days of BEA. If you missed them, check out my posts about days one and two as well. I met LOTS of new blogger friends and awesome authors!! First off, here’s my book haul. I already showed you the books that I got on day one from the Bloggers conference. Here’s everything else I got!! I ended up with a total of […]