The Eighth Day Author: Dianne K. Salerni Series: The Eighth Day #1 Release Date: April 22, 2014 Publisher: HarperCollins Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Middle Grade, Fantasy, Adventure Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon All right, so, I need to put this out there right away: this book was kind of amazing. I loved it. I read […]
“The Queen of the Tearling” is an Incredible Fantasy That Pulls in Readers of YA and Adult Fantasy Alike
The Queen of the Tearling Author: Erika Johansen Series: The Queen of the Tearling #1 Release Date: July 8, 2014 Publisher: Harper Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Okay, so, this is one of my favorite fantasy books in a while. I’m not the biggest fantasy fan. I have a hard […]
Learn the Basics With ‘Video Game Storytelling’
Video Game Storytelling Author: Evan Skolnick Release Date: December 2, 2014 Publisher: Watson-Guptill, Crown Genre(s): Non-Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I love video games. When picking games to play I’ve never cared much about graphics. Instead, it’s always been the plot and characters that have mattered most to me. Video games have incredible narrative potential […]
You Won’t Believe What Books Are Getting The #ClickBaitBooks Treatment!
Say what you will about clickbait but let’s be honest with ourselves here. We all fall for it. From Buzzfeed to the Weather Channel and basically any place else on the Internet, clickbait is simply everywhere. It’s an easy trick to garner views and rake in advertising revenue. Some people hate […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Dystopian YA Kicks Into High Gear With Jenny Martin’s “Tracked”
Tracked Author: Jenny Martin Release Date: April 28, 2015 Publisher: Dial Source: Rockstar Book Tours, Dial Genre(s): Young Adult, Science Fiction Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon | BN We’ve been spotlighting a lot of great books this week in conjunction with Rockstar Book Tours and Tracked is no exception. Jenny Martin’s debut book is a fun, action-packed […]
Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures Is A Fabulous Middle Grade Fantasy
Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures Author: Maggie Stiefvater and Jackson Pearce Series: Pip Barlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures #1 Release Date: April 28, 2015 Publisher: Scholastic Press Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Middle Grade Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I have had my eye on Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures for a while […]
Rockstar Book Tours: Sabaa Tahir’s “An Ember in the Ashes” is Out Today!
An Ember in the Ashes Author: Sabaa Tahir Release Date: April 28, 2015 Publisher: Razorbill Sponsored: Razorbill & Rockstar Book Tours Genre(s): Young Adult, High Fantasy GoodReads | Amazon | BN An Ember in the Ashes releases today and we’re helping to spread the word in conjunction with Razorbill and Rockstar Book Tours! This book has been on […]
“The Game of Love and Death” is Death Done Differently
The Game of Love And Death Author: Martha Brockenbrough Publication Date: April 28, 2015 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Source: Edelweiss: Above the Treeline Genre: Historical Fiction, YA, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Over centuries, Love and Death have been playing against each other. Each one […]
Rockstar Book Tours: On Diversity and Representation in Media with Martha Brockenbrough
The Game of Love and Death Author: Martha Brockenbrough Release Date: April 28, 2015 Formats: Hardcover, eBook Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (Scholastic) Genre: YA Amazon|Goodreads | BN We’re very excited to bring you guys a first look at Martha Brockenbrough’s upcoming book The Game of Love and Death in conjunction with Rockstar Tours. As […]
“The Spiritglass Charade” Makes Colleen Gleason’s Steampunk Crossover Series Even Greater
The Spiritglass Charade Author: Colleen Gleason Series: Stoker & Holmes #2 Release Date: October 7, 2014 Publisher: Chronicle Books Source: Edelweiss DRC Genre(s): Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Talk about surprises. Somehow The Spiritglass Charade is even better than the first book in the series. Colleen Gleason, you’re killing me here! […]
English