*I received a digital copy on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Missing Place Author: Sophie Littlefield Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: October 2014 ISBN: 9781476757827 Synopsis from Goodreads: Twenty-year-old Taylor Jarvis and Paul Carroll go missing in Weir, North Dakota, where they have been working on rigs owned by Oasis Energy. TheContinue reading “Review: The Missing Place”
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Review: Dreams of Gods and Monsters
Title: Dreams of Gods and Monsters Author: Laini Taylor Publisher: Little, Brown Books Publication Date: April 2014 ISBN: 9780316134071 Synopsis from Goodreads: By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera rebellion and is intent on steering its course away from dead-end vengeance. The future rests on her, if there can evenContinue reading “Review: Dreams of Gods and Monsters”
Funky Cover Friday
Welcome to Funky Cover Friday! Each week I choose a cover or series of covers that I love and have influenced my decision to read (or in some cases, not to read) a book and/or series. This week I’d like to showcase Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone. I recently finished reading Dreams ofContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”
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”
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”
Review: The Girl Who Was Saturday Night
Title: The Girl Who Was Saturday Night Author: Heather O’Neill Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Publication Date: May 2014 ISBN: 9780374162665 Synopsis from Goodreads: Nineteen years old, free of prospects, and inescapably famous, the twins Nicholas and Nouschka Tremblay are trying to outrun the notoriety of their father, a French-Canadian Serge Gainsbourg with a genius for the absurd and for winding up in prison.Continue reading “Review: The Girl Who Was Saturday Night”
Top Ten Tuesday
This week’s top ten list is a huge challenge for me. Sure, I read A LOT! But it’s so difficult to pick out ten books that stick to this weeks topic. The top ten topic for this week is: top ten of the most unique books I’ve ever read. Of course, most books tend toContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday”
Review: Libba Bray’s The Diviners
Title: The Diviners Author: Libba Bray Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Date Published: 2012 (hardcover), 2013 (paperback) Libba Bray, the author of the Gemma Doyle series (a series that I was complete obsessed with in high school and still love to this day), has begun a new series,Continue reading “Review: Libba Bray’s The Diviners”
New Read
I’ve just picked up Helen Oyeyemi’s latest novel, Boy, Snow, Bird. It is so vivid and eye catching with its gorgeous cover. I’m really looking forward to what this novel will bring. I read Oyeyemi’s Opposite House a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Let’s hope this new read brings the same level of satisfaction.
Review of “The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder” by Marissa Meyer
Title: The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder Author: Marissa Meyer Publisher: Square Fish, imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: 2012 ISBN: 978-1-250-00720-9 Prepare yourselves. I’ve started on a YA kick. I love YA as much as the next person, but I’m not one to read this exciting genre exclusively. However I’ve devoted a lot of time over theContinue reading “Review of “The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder” by Marissa Meyer”
Worn Pages and Ink 