Tumble & Fall has been one of the most thought provoking books I’ve read this year and I am so thrilled to have Alexandra Coutts on the blog today to answer a few of my questions. Here’s a little bit about the book: Tumble & Fall Author: Alexandra Coutts Category: Young Adult Publisher: Farrar, Straus […]
Category: Macmillan
Love In The Time Of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block
Love In The Time Of Global Warming Author: Francesca Lia Block Category: Young Adult Publisher: Henry Holt Release Date: 8-27-13 Seventeen-year-old Penelope (Pen) has lost everything—her home, her parents, and her ten-year-old brother. Like a female Odysseus in search of home, she navigates a dark world full of strange creatures, gathers companions and loses them, […]
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
**This review is spoiler free if you’ve read Shadow and Bone.** Siege and Storm Author: Leigh Bardugo Category: Young Adult Publisher: Henry Holt Release Date: 6-4-13 Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while […]
Of Triton Blog Tour + Giveaway
Welcome to the OF TRITON blog tour! Check out all of the other stops here! I am very honored to have everyone’s favorite Syrena brother/sister duo, Galen and Rayna, on the blog today! I thought it would be interesting to get a little insight into their thoughts about relationships, humans, and living on land. So, […]
Of Triton by Anna Banks
Of Triton (The Syrena Legacy #2) Author: Anna Banks Category: Young Adult Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Release Date: 5-28-13 In this sequel to OF POSEIDON, Emma has just learned that her mother is a long-lost Poseidon princess, and now struggles with an identity crisis: As a Half-Breed, she’s a freak in the human world and […]
Ex Libris Audio: The Silver Linings Playbook
Find out more information about this feature and my ratings here. The Silver Linings PlaybookAuthor: Matthew QuickNarrator: Ray PorterPerformance: ExcellentAvailable NowThe Silver Linings Playbook is the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of his wife’s betrayal. During the years he spends in […]
Remainders (15)
A very happy-making package from Macmillan arrived this week: From HMH and NetGalley From Penguin and NetGalley: One really fun thing that happened this week was a trip to Blue Willow Books for the Marissa Meyer signing! Marissa was very funny and talked a lot about her writing process and told some gory fairy tales. […]
Interview + Giveaway: Marcus Sedgwick
I am so thrilled to be a part of the Midwinterblood Blog Tour! Today I have Marcus Sedgwick visiting to answer some of my questions about this unique and beautifully written book. You can read my review here. Marcus Sedgwick was born and raised in East Kent in the South-east of England. He now divides […]
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
Midwinterblood Author: Marcus Sedgwick Category: Young Adult Format: ARC Publisher: Roaring Brook Release Date: 5-5-13 Seven stories of passion and love separated by centuries but mysteriously intertwined—this is a tale of horror and beauty, tenderness and sacrifice. An archaeologist who unearths a mysterious artifact, an airman who finds himself far from home, a painter, a ghost, […]
Judging a Book By Its Cover (7)
This is a feature that was started by Sara at Forever 17 Books after she read this babble article. I decided to join in because I love getting the innocent and oh so insightful opinion of kids. My 4 year old son and 3 year old daughter took a look at the cover of a […]