A Reading Journal
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman ☆☆☆☆☆ Published by Roc Publication Date : June 14th, 2016 Will be Available Paperback & eBook - 352 Pages Source : NetGalley (Thank you!) Collecting books can be a dangerous prospect in this fun, time-traveling, fantasy adventure from a spectacular debut author. One thing any Librarian will tell you: the... Continue Reading →
This is a winner, I promise as I've already reviewed it! This takes the atmosphere of Oxford and the great fantasy elements you want and mixes them together into a great surprising mess. Please give this one a shot if you love anything magical realism and historical fiction. Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking... Continue Reading →
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner ☆☆☆☆☆ Published by Crown Books \ Random House Publication Date : March 8th, 2016 Available as Hardback & eBook - 384 Pages Source : Received within the February OwlCrate Dill has had to wrestle with vipers his whole life—at home, as the only son of a Pentecostal minister who urges him to handle... Continue Reading →
The Wolf in the Attic by Paul Kearney ☆☆☆☆.5 Published by Solaris Expected Publication Date : May 10th, 2016 Available as Paperback & eBook - 320 Pages Source : NetGalley, Thank you! A novel that will enchant readers of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Philip Pullman. The fantastical appears in the middle of 1920's Oxford as a young refugee... Continue Reading →
Asteroid Made of Dragons by G. Derek Williams ☆☆☆ Published by Sword & Laser Expected Publication Date : April 5th, 2016 Available as Paperback & eBook - 260 Pages Source : NetGalley, Thank you! Official Sword & Laser Selection! When a lone goblin researcher stumbles across an artifact containing a terrifying message—that the world is in grave and immediate peril—she scrambles... Continue Reading →
Winterwood (Rowankind #1) by Jacey Bedford ☆☆☆☆ Published by DAW Publication Date : February 2nd, 2016 Available as Paperback & eBook - 432 Pages Source : Purchased in Paperback Set in 1800 in Britain, Mad King George is on the throne with Napoleon Bonaparte knocking on the door. Unregistered magic users are pursued to the death, while in every genteel... Continue Reading →
I, in recovering from a reading slump inflicted by a week of the strep throat from hell, gorged myself a bit in the past week on short fiction. I thought I'd round up the best of those here for you guys today. The Terracotta Bride by Zen Cho - ☆☆☆☆ The Terracotta Bride reads like a... Continue Reading →
The Demonists by Thomas E. Sniegoski ☆☆☆ Published by Roc (Penguin Putnam Inc) Expected Publication Date : April 5th, 2016 Available as Paperback & eBook - 336 Pages Source : NetGalley Amazon | Goodreads | BookDepository There is more to our world than meets the eye—darker things, crueler things. Exorcist John Fogg and his wife, psychic... Continue Reading →
This was a good bunch. I hit a slumpy period but came out guns blazing or pages flying if you would. The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2) by Maureen Johnson ☆☆☆☆☆ Oh My Glob. I still can't react to the ending of this book. I simply cannot - I don't... I don't know.... Continue Reading →
Yay! Some more mini-reviews! I didn't have a lot to post for last week, it's been a slumpy bit of weeks but I've got a few reviews stockpiled for this so here we go! The Case Against Satan by Ray Russell ☆☆☆☆ This cover is creepy as shit. I don't even remember what... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 