Chime Author: Franny BillingsleyPublisher: DialPublication Date: March 17, 2011Pages: 361Source: Purchased audiobook (audiobook done by Listening Library) About the Book: “Romantic, mysterious, and wildly inventive. I adored every gorgeous word.”-Nancy Werlin, author of Impossible and Extraordinary Briony has a secret. She believes her secret killed her stepmother, destroyed her twin sister’s mind, and threatens all the children in the Swampsea. She… Read more »
Unearthly Author: Cynthia HandPublisher: Harper TeenPublication Date: January 4, 2011Pages: 435Series: Unearthly, book oneSource: E-galley requested via NetGalley About the Book: In the beginning, there’s a boy standing in the trees . . . . Clara Gardner has recently learned that she’s part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans… Read more »
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 December 7, 2011 The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting Release Date: April 17, 2012 Published by: Harper Teen Violet kept her morbid ability to sense dead bodies… Read more »
Clockwork Prince Author: Cassandra ClarePublisher: Simon & SchusterPublication Date: December 6, 2011Pages: 497Series: The Infernal Devices, book twoSource: ARC from publisherAbout the Book: In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a feature run by the lovely crew at The Broke and The Bookish Top Ten Books Childhood Favorites I think it will come as no surprise that I loved books as a child. My grandmother was a teacher for years. The adults in my life read to me and bought me books…. Read more »
Nightspell Author: Leah CypessPublisher: Greenwillow BooksPublication Date: May 12, 2011Pages: 336Series: Companion to MistwoodSource: PurchasedAbout the Book: Here be ghosts, the maps said, and that was all. In this haunted kingdom, ghosts linger—not just in the deepest forests or the darkest caverns, but alongside the living, as part of a twisted palace court that revels all night… Read more »
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. Today was a day of awesome! My sister and her kids came over to make Christmas cookies. I… Read more »
I’m not one to do a lot of readathons but this one is sponsored by my friend Liza and is going to be a lot of fun! I am hosting one of the mini-challenges so you should totally enter! I suggest heading over to Liza’s blog and linking up to join the readathon. You’ll be… Read more »
Today I have the lovely Leah Cypess on the blog for the Nightspell blog tour! I really enjoyed Leah’s first novel Mistwood as well as Nightspell. I love the unique worlds she creates! In today’s post Leah shares the author’s perspective on reviews. She gives us her own thoughts as well as links to some awesome posts by others. Enjoy! Top… Read more »
The Springsweet Author: Saundra MitchellPublisher: Harcourt Children’s BooksPublication Date: April 17, 2012Pages: 288Series: Companion to The VespertineSource: ARC from author About the Book: It’s a long way from Baltimore to Oklahoma Territory. But Zora Stewart will go any distance to put the tragic events of her sixteenth summer behind her. So this city girl heads to the tiny frontier town… Read more »
