Title: Orenda Author: Ruth Silver Expected Publication: Spring 2014 Publisher: Patchwork Press Cover Design: Erica Crouch Genre: YA, Fantasy Synopsis: A sword wielding girl, an eternal suit and an alternate universe. Lil has a gift, one she never thought possible as she finds herself awake after a strange dream with the tell-tale sign that what […]
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Review: Flame by Amy Kathleen Ryan
Series: Sjy Chasers, #3 Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publish Date: January 7t, 2014 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 4/5 – A great finish to a wonderful sci-fi series. About the book: In the thrilling conclusion to the Sky Chasers series Waverly, Kieran, and Seth struggle to survive on-board the New Horizon—and take down their enemies before it’s […]
Read the rest of this entry »Bout of Books 9.0 Signup and Goals
Seeing as I’m actually in the process of getting sick (or my luck could turn around, there’s still time!) this seems like the perfect time for a bout of books. Bout of Books is a readathon that happens three times a year. I try to take part whenever I can, but the new years one […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: Six Months Later by Natalie D. Richards
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publish Date: October 1st, 2013 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 4/5 – The best YA thriller/mystery I’ve read in a long time. About the book: Chloe didn’t think about it much when she nodded off in study hall on that sleepy summer day. But when she wakes up, snow is on the ground […]
Read the rest of this entry »January TBR Book Jar Selections
For my last WordNerds video (as in the last one I did, not the last one I’ll ever do) I put together a 2014 TBR Book Jar (which you can check out here). Basically I wrote down 33 titles (I was originally aiming for 36, but left it open to add more in during the […]
Read the rest of this entry »My favorite things of 2013
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, what a year?! Seriously, it has been absolutely crazy and wonderful. I’m equally sad to see 2013 go and excited to see what 2014 will bring. 2013 also brought some new favorite things (a.k.a. obsessions) into my life. To cap off the year, I just wanted to take a few minutes to share with […]
Read the rest of this entry »A brief break for the holidays!!
Hello, hello! Just a heads up that I’ll be taking a couple of weeks off as things get kind of crazy over Christmas and New Years. Also, I am wellllll aware how behind I am on reviews and will be playing catchup first thing in the new year with reviews for some really, really wonderful […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: Crash Into You by Katie McGarry
Series: Pushing the Limits, #3 Publisher: Harlequine Teen Publish Date: November 26th, 2013 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 3.5/5 – Another fantastic love story, but there wasn’t anything here that surprised me About the book: From acclaimed author Katie McGarry comes an explosive new tale of a good girl with a reckless streak, a street-smart guy with […]
Read the rest of this entry »Promo – The Unfinished Song, Book One: Initiate, by Tara Maya
BLURB DEADLY INITIATION A DETERMINED GIRL… Dindi can’t do anything right, maybe because she spends more time dancing with pixies than doing her chores. Her clan hopes to marry her off and settle her down, but she dreams of becoming a Tavaedi, one of the powerful warrior-dancers whose secret magics are revealed only to those […]
Read the rest of this entry »Blog Tour: A Grimm Legacy by Janna Jennings
I’ve got a very exciting one for you today! This is a book I am very, very proud to have worked on, and very much hope that you’ll all take the time to check out. If you’re a fan of Grimm’s fairytales, or the classic stories like the Narnia books, you won’t be able to […]
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