The Cover Characteristic meme is hosted at Sugar and Snark. Here are the guidelines for how it works if you want to join in: Each week we will post a characteristic and choose 5 of our favorite covers with that characteristic. If you want to join in and share your 5 favorite covers with the weeks… Read more »
Month: March 2015
Review: The Revelation of Louisa May by Michaela MacColl
First, thanks to Chronicle Books and Edelweiss for allowing me to read an e-galley of this. Now, I have to admit that I’ve never read Little Women, or seen the movie, or read anything by Louisa May Alcott. But, I’d never read Jane Eyre until I read the book The Eyre Affair. While this was… Read more »
Spring Cleaning – Clear Your Shelf Giveaway Hop
This Hop features books that need a new home, and is hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer. This year I’m giving you the choice of two of the following books. Because I’m poor, I can only ship US. Sorry. Some of the books are ARCs, some are finished copies. Just fill out… Read more »
Review: The Cemetery Boys by Heather Brewer
First thanks to HarperTeen and Edelweiss for allowing me to read an e-galley of this title. I have to say that I am one of the biggest fans of Heather Brewer, and consider myself to belong to her minion horde. I’ve met her several times, and plan to meet her again any time she is… Read more »
Waiting on Wednesday: Return to the Dark House (Dark House #2) by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where we spotlight upcoming releases that we’re eagerly awaiting. While I didn’t LOVE the first book in this series, Welcome to The Dark House, it was a reminder enough of a horror movie, and left off at such a cliffhanger, that I do… Read more »
Book Blitz: Numbers Game by Rebecca Rode (Giveaway)
Book and Author Details: Numbers Game by Rebecca Rode Publication date: March 16th 2015 Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult Synopsis: Treena can’t wait for Rating Day. Her high score will mean a life of luxury, showing the world that she’s a valuable member of society, not a pathetic waste of space. It won’t hurt her chances… Read more »
Review: Cipher by Cindi Madsen
Thanks to The Book Machine and the author for letting me read an e-copy of this title. I am very glad that I got a copy of it. The blurb sounded pretty interesting, and once I started reading it, I loved it! The title refers to a job that the main character finds out she… Read more »
Stacking the Shelves – March 15th, 2015
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. It is a way for us to share the new books we have collected. First I want to share some magazines I bought. I was very sad when Leonard Nimoy passed away recently. He had always reminded me of my grandfather. Unfortunately there aren’t any biographies that are… Read more »
March New Release Giveaway Hop
I’m so excited to participate in this Hop which is hosted by Librarian Lavender and It Starts at Midnight! This is my first time, and I decided to do this when I won a book from someone in this hop in February. This is open to anyone that the Book Depository ships to. You can… Read more »
Review: Working it Out by Rachael Anderson
Thanks to Kathy at I Am a Reader for allowing me to read a copy of this and be part of a review group for this title. Working it Out is a very quick, cute romance. It was a fun read, with interesting, but somewhat predictable characters. The story itself wasn’t really that different from… Read more »