Hope and Red by Jon Skovron ☆☆☆.75 Published by Orbit Publication Date : June 30th, 2016 Available as Paperback & eBook - 416 Pages Source : NetGalley - Thank you! In a fracturing empire spread across savage seas, two young people from different cultures find common purpose. A nameless girl is the lone survivor when her village is massacred by biomancers,... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday 6/29/2016
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spines. Yet another graphic novel! I've been getting more and more into these lately. I'm not good with single issues, not at all, but I love getting the bind ups of these. Bitch Planet is one I adore, I cannot wait to see where this goes. ... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday 6/22/2016
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spines. Okay, this one is a bit of a cheat because this book is a classic and in America a large chunk of us had to read this for school. There is also a movie of this out. BUT LOOK AT IT! IT IS A THING OF... Continue Reading →
Review and Thoughts : The Steep & Thorny Way by Cat Winters
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 →
Review and Thoughts : What Is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi
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 →
Waiting on Wednesday 6/15/2016
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spines. This has got to be one of the highest praised recent comic book series I've seen. Everyone who has read it has raved about it and no matter where I go I can't find a copy of any of the issues unless I want to sacrifice... Continue Reading →
Review & Thoughts : Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
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 →
Waiting on Wednesday 06/09/2016
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spines. (WHOOPS! A day late!) I love what I listened to of Night Vale, I'm no where near caught up but I enjoy the shit out of it when I do get to listen. While I was a little disappointed in the newest novel this, basically a... Continue Reading →
May Wrap-up!
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 →
Thoughts and Reviews : Mothership by Martin Leicht & Isla Neal
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 →