Title: The Silent History Authors: Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby, and Kevin Moffett Publisher: HarperCollins Canada Publication Date: July 2014 (originally 2012) ISBN: 9781443430593 Synopsis from Goodreads: Sometime right around now, doctors, nurses and-most of all-parents begin to notice an epidemic spreading among newborn children, children who are physically normal in every way except that theyContinue reading “Review: The Silent History”
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Funky Cover Friday
Welcome to Funky Cover Friday. To those of you who come around every week, welcome back! It’s wonderful to see you again! To those new visitors, I like to explore the world of book covers on Fridays to see what’s great. What is the face of literature today? I find covers both new and oldContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”
Top Ten Tuesday
Welcome back to Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by Broke and Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Authors I’ve Only Read One Book From but NEED to Read More! 5. Lisa Jewell – I so enjoyed reading The House We Grew Up In . Jewell’s writing style is so real and sucks you right into herContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday”
Review: Fables Series
Title: Fables Series Created by: Bill Willingham Publisher: Vertigo I have spent my my summer reading the Fables series. For those of you who have never heard of this series, or perhaps you’ve heard of it but you’ve never really checked it out, Fables takes all our beloved fairy tales and turns them on theirContinue reading “Review: Fables Series”
Review: The 100-Year-Old Man
Title: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Author: Jonas Jonasson Publisher: Harper Perennial Publication Date: 2012 ISBN: 9781443419109 Synopsis from Goodreads: After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he’s still inContinue reading “Review: The 100-Year-Old Man”
Funky Cover Friday
It’s Funky Cover Friday! Welcome, welcome, everyone. I’ve been thinking long and hard this week about both this week’s and the upcoming weeks’ covers. I’ve decided to pull from books that I haven’t read yet, are recently out, or are coming out in the near future. I’ve been adding so many new books toContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”
Review: Petty Theft by Pascal Girard
Title: Petty Theft Author : Pascal Girard Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly Publication Date: May 2014 ISBN: 9781770461529 Synopsis from Goodreads: Pascal is in a bad place. He’s out of work, he and his longtime girlfriend have just broken up, and when he goes out for a run to ease his frazzled nerves, he falls andContinue reading “Review: Petty Theft by Pascal Girard”
Review: Paradise and Elsewhere by Kathy Page
Title: Paradise and Elsewhere Author: Kathy Page Publisher: Biblioasis Publication Date: June 2014 ISBN: 9781927428597 Synopsis from Goodreads: The rubble of an ancient civilization. A village in a valley from which no one comes or goes. A forest of mother-trees, whispering to each other through their roots; a lakeside lighthouse where a girl slips intoContinue reading “Review: Paradise and Elsewhere by Kathy Page”
Funky Cover Friday
Hello all, and happy Friday! What are you reading today? I’ve started working on The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. It’s actually quite good so far and I’ve heard very good things about it. It’s pulled a few chuckles out of me. Have any of you read it?Continue reading “Funky Cover Friday”
Top Ten Tuesday
Hello all! How is your Tuesday going so far? I’m doing a lot of travelling this Tuesday. I’ve had a busy long weekend of visiting family and job interviews. It’s been a blast! And as always at this time of year, I have lots of friends returning to school. It’s hard to believe it’s SeptemberContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday”
Worn Pages and Ink 