A Thousand Pieces of You Author: Claudia Gray Series: Firebird #1 Release Date: November 4, 2014 Publisher: Harper Teen Genre(s): YA, Science Fiction, Romance Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon This book had me hooked from the moment I first read the title. A Thousand Pieces of You. It’s just one of those titles that […]
Half Bad Is a Great – If Depressing – Read
Half Bad Author: Sally Green Series: Half Bad #1 Release Date: March 4, 2014 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Genre(s): Modern Fantasy, Young Adult Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: High GoodReads | Amazon Half Bad is a kind of weird book for me to review. I liked it for the most part, but at the same time a whole […]
The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence is the Perfect Start to Stan Lee’s Epic Middle Grade Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUJBGtpwRR4 The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence Author: Stan Lee, Stuart Moore Illustrator: Andie Tong Series: The Zodiac Legacy #1 Release Date: January 27, 2015 Publisher: Disney Press Genre(s): Science Fiction, Action/Adventure, Mythology, Middle Grade Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon When I first heard that Stan Lee was writing a middle grade novel I couldn’t have […]
Brandon Sanderson Turns the Superhero Genre On It’s Head in Steelheart
Steelheart Author: Brandon Sanderson Series: Reckoners #1 Release Date: September 24, 2013 Publisher: Random House Children’s Books Genre(s): Science Fiction, Young Adult Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon I am a sucker for anything superhero related and I had been wanting to read Steelheart for a really, really long time. While I really do love superheroes, […]
Modern Manners: Classy Life Hacks for All of Us
Modern Manners: Tools to Take You to the Top Author: Dorothea Johnson, Forward by Liv Tyler Release Date: October 29, 2013 Publisher: Potter Style Source: Blogging for Books Genre(s): Etiquette, Style Spoilers: Mild Rating: ★★★★☆ GoodReads | Amazon Modern Manners is the type of book that you don’t realize you needed, until you have it in your hands […]
Daryl Gregory’s “Harrison Squared” Blows Us Away on this Rockstar Book Tour Stop
Harrison Squared Author: Daryl Gregory Release Date: March 24, 2015 Publisher: Tor Books Source: Rockstar Book Tours, Tor Books, NetGalley DRC Genre(s): YA Horror Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon | BN We’re the second stop on Rockstar Book Tours’ Harrison Squared and I’m really pretty thrilled to share this one with you guys. There is […]
Don’t Sound So Shocked!: A Review of “This is What You Just Put in Your Mouth?”
This is What You Just Put in Your Mouth? : From Eggnog to Beef Jerky, the Surprising Secrets of What’s Inside Everyday Products Author: Patrick Di Justo Release Date: February 3, 2015 Source: Blogging for Books Publisher: Three Rivers Press 2015 Genre(s): Nonfiction, Culinary Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: None GoodReads | Amazon Ever heard […]
Inked by Eric Smith Leaves its Mark on Readers
Inked Author: Eric Smith Release Date: January 20, 2015 Publisher: Bloomsbury Spark Source: Author Genre(s): YA, Fantasy, Magic Spoilers: Mild Rating: ????? GoodReads | Amazon This little book is one of my new favorites for when I want something quick, magical, and fun. It’s only available as an e-book right now, which makes it not as expensive or heavy […]
“Red Rising” is My Hands Down Favorite Sci-Fi Book of the Last Decade
Red Rising Author: Pierce Brown Release Date: January 28, 2014 Series: Red Rising #1 Publisher: Del Rey Source: NetGalley DRC Genre(s): Science Fiction Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate This review has been a long time coming. Red Rising has been one of my favorite books pretty much from the second it came out but it’s also […]
Arwen Elys Dayton Talks “Seeker” and World Building in YA Fantasy
Seeker Author: Arwen Elys Dayton Series: Seeker #1 Release Date: February 10, 2015 Format: Hardcover, eBook, and Audio Book Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Genre(s): YA Fantasy GoodReads | Amazon | BN Last month we got to be involved with Rockstar Tours’ ‘Meet the Seekers’ blog tour promoting Arwen Elys Dayton’s upcoming fantasy epic, Seekers. We […]