A Reading Journal
I didn't do half bad if I do say so myself! So I didn't get a whole lot of reading in but I did manage to almost get half of the goal! Coming in with 11 hours and 8 minutes. This was juggling plans I had with the hubby and a few house related things that... Continue Reading →
Its about time to get back to a few of these. In the weeks and months to come I'm hoping to start weekly vlogging my reading with my first impressions of books and following up with these mini-reviews in weeks after that with final reviews. For now however you're getting some older reads that haven't... Continue Reading →
The Alchemists of Loom by Elise Kova Would Recommend if you enjoy YA Fantasy! Published by Keymaster Press Publication Date : January 10th, 2016 Available as eBook â 380 Pages Source : NetGalley (thank you!)  Her vengeance. His vision. Ari lost everything she once loved when the Five Guildsâ resistance fell to the Dragon King. Now, she uses... Continue Reading →
The Poison Eaters by Shanna Germain Highly Recommended! Published by Angry Robot Publication Date : January 17th, 2016 Available as eBook â 199 Pages Source : NetGalley (thank you!) Poison never lies.  Talia was once one of the twelve martyrs of the forgotten compass, a prisoner of the unhuman creatures known only as the vordcha. She... Continue Reading →
Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi by John Scalzi Highly Recommend! Published by Subterranean Press Publication Date : December 31st, 2016 Available as eBook & hardback - 144 Pages Source : NetGalley (thank you!) The ex-planet Pluto has a few choice words about being thrown out of the solar system. A listing of alternate histories tells you all the... Continue Reading →
  The next few things I read really bounced me around.   I started off with something I would definitely describe as melancholy with The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepard. This one is about a young girl in a WWII childrenâs hospital who can see winged horses in the mirrors and reflective... Continue Reading →
Maresi (The Red Abbey Chronicles #1) by Maria Turtschaninoff Highly Recommend! Published by Amulet Books Publication Date : January 3rd, 2016 Available as eBook & hardback - 265 Pages Source : NetGalley (thank you!) Only women and girls are allowed in the Red Abbey, a haven from abuse and oppression. Maresi, a thirteen-year-old novice there, arrived in the hunger winter and... Continue Reading →
   I wasnât planning on going to into depth on my recent read of Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood. I enjoyed the snot out of that little book â but I didnât really feel like I had too much to say on it yet. I decided to hunt down the TV show with fingers... Continue Reading →
   I definitely didnât shake the spooky feeling after October. I was on a roll, even after Anna Dressed in Blood.   So I picked up Slade House by David Mitchell, and oh man talk about spooky. Itâs an shoot of his most recent hefty work of Bone Clocks which is waaaay up... Continue Reading →
I did alright this past month! Not the best, all things considered, but I did get a lot of good books in. I also didnât manage to shake the need for spooky books â so just heads up. I was clearly looking for horror that could be beaten when faced with what felt like unbeatable... Continue Reading →
