In My Mailbox In my Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. The idea of In My Mailbox is to bring books to the attention of blog readers and to encourage interaction with other blogs. Yes, I am in my pjs! Bought: A Million Suns by Beth Revis Gifted: Aristotle and Dante Discover… Read more »
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A Wrinkle in Time Blog Tour
I am so very excited to be a part of the 50 Years 50 Days 50 Blogs tour for the 50th anniversary of A Wrinkle in Time. If you’ve been following the tour you know that this is the Reading A Wrinkle in Time for the first time leg of the tour. Young me had… Read more »
Cinder
Cinder Author: Marissa MeyerPublisher: Feiwel & FriendsPublication Date: Jan. 3, 2012Pages: 387Series: Lunar Chronicles, book oneSource: Audiobook for review from Macmillan AudioAbout the Book: Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges… Read more »
Across The Universe
Across the Universe Author: Beth RevisPublisher: RazorbillPublication Dates: Jan. 11, 2011Pages: 398Series: Across the Universe, book oneSource: Purchased About the Book: Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an… Read more »
Born Wicked
Born Wicked Author: Jessica SpotswoodPublisher: Putnam JuvenillePublication Date: Feb. 7, 2012Pages: 326Series: The Cahill Witch Chronicles, book oneSource: ARC from NCTEAbout the Book: “Blessed with a gift…”cursed” with a secret.” Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they’re… Read more »
In My Mailbox (48)
In My Mailbox In my Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. The idea of In My Mailbox is to bring books to the attention of blog readers and to encourage interaction with other blogs. I feel particularly awkward in this video. Fitting when you consider the first book! For Review: Awkward by… Read more »
Graceling
Graceling Author: Kristen CashorePublisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Brilliance AudioPublication Date: October 1, 2008Pages: 471Series: The Seven Kingdoms, book oneSource: Purchased book, audio from libraryAbout the Book: Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of… Read more »
River of Time Blog Tour: Cascade Review
Welcome back for another stop on The River of Time Series blog tour. Today you get my review if Cascade, book two in the series. Cascade Author: Lisa Tawn BergrenPublisher: David C. CookPublication Date: June 1, 2011Pages: 399Series: The River of Time, book twoSource: e-ARC for blog tourSpoilers for book one ahead! No spoilers for book two… Read more »
Waiting on Wednesday (45)
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. It’s a weekly meme to talk about what upcoming book we’re most looking forward to reading . Waiting on Wednesday Insurgent by Veronica Roth Release Date: May 1, 2012 Published by: Harper Teen One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences,… Read more »
The Ask and The Answer
The Ask and The Answer Author: Patrick NessPublisher: Candlewick (book), Brilliance (audio)Publication Date: September 8, 2009Pages: 519Series: Chaos Walking, book twoSource: Audiobook from library No spoilers for book two but don’t read on if you’ve never read book one and don’t want to know major events! About the Book: Reaching the end of their tense and desperate flight… Read more »