A Reading Journal
The Steep & Thorny Way by Cat Winters ☆☆☆☆ Published by Amulet Books Publication Date : March 8th, 2016 Available as Hardback & eBook - 352 Pages Source : Library Scene: Oregon, 1923. Dramatis personae: Hanalee Denney, daughter of a white woman and an African American man Hank Denney, her father—a ghost Greta Koning, Hanalee’s mother Clyde... Continue Reading →
What Is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi ☆☆☆.75 Published by Riverhead Books Publication Date : March 8th, 2016 Available as Hardback & eBook - 325 Pages Source : Library The key to a house, the key to a heart, the key to a secret—Oyeyemi’s keys not only unlock elements of her characters’ lives,... Continue Reading →
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel ☆☆☆☆☆ Published by Del Rey Publication Date : April 26th, 2016 Available as Hardback & eBook - 320 Pages Source : Purchased! A page-turning debut in the tradition of Michael Crichton,World War Z, and The Martian, Sleeping Giants is a thriller fueled by an earthshaking mystery—and a fight to control a gargantuan power. A... Continue Reading →
So in May I did pretty good! I read 19 books (including two DNFs), which isn't too shaby. I'll link any reviews I did of anything that was a new release into the book's title. So just general fun stuff. With the 16 completed books I read 4985 words. I DNF'd Endless Night by Catherine Addison and Captive Prince by C.S.... Continue Reading →
Mothership (Ever Expanding Universe #1) by Martin Leicht & Isla Neal ☆☆☆.75 Published by Saga Press Publication Date : January 26th, 2016 Available as Mass Market Paperback - 336 Pages Source : Purchased! Teen pregnancy is never easy—especially not when extraterrestrials are involved. The first in a new trilogy. Elvie Nara was doing just fine in the... Continue Reading →
In The Stars I'll Find You & Other Tales of Futures Fantastic by Bradley P. Beaulieu ☆☆☆☆☆ Published by Quillings Literary (Kickstarted) Publication Date : April 15th, 2016 Available as Paperback & eBook - 193 Pages Source : Kickstarted! Bradley P. Beaulieu’s latest story collection features his science fictional work, from exploring far-flung worlds to finding what... Continue Reading →
In which I go on a tangent, making one review not-so-mini and I gush just a bit about a comic. Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King ☆☆☆☆ I think this was one of my favorite King novels I've read in a while. It wasn't overly long, and though it didn't have the usual supernatural touches... Continue Reading →
HEX by Thomas Olde Heuvelt ☆☆☆☆.75 Published by Tom Doherty Associates Publication Date : April 26th, 2016 Available as Hardback & eBook - 448 Pages Source : Purchased! Whoever is born here, is doomed to stay 'til death. Whoever settles, never leaves. Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a... Continue Reading →
More mostly original reviews! Hoorah! And overall some great ones too! Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho ☆☆☆☆    Jane Austen meets Fairies and Magic. Who would have thought that'd work so well?    I really enjoyed this more than I anticipated, in fact it took a about 50 pages... Continue Reading →
A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Homes #1) by Brittany Cavallaro ☆☆☆☆ Published by Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date : March 1st, 2016 Available as Hardback & eBook - 321 Pages Source : Public Library The last thing Jamie Watson wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father.... Continue Reading →
