Best & Worst of Sheri S. Tepper
Each Wednesday I am featuring a guest post by a book blogger detailing which books they think are the “best” and “worst” by the author of their choice. Visit the series page for more information about...
View ArticleMailbox Monday – September 10
Mailbox Monday is on tour for the month of September at Book N Around. Last week I received:Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull – from the publisher via LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer’s...
View ArticleSummer and Bird by Katherine Catmull
This novel is a story about two young sisters who are named Summer and Bird. One day their parents disappear, and their mother leaves behind a letter written in pictures. Summer and Bird interpret the...
View ArticleMailbox Monday – October 22
Mailbox Monday is at the Mailbox Monday site for the month of October. Last week I received:Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson – via LibraryThing. Releases October 30, 2012.The New York Times–bestselling author...
View ArticleRuby Red by Kerstin Gier
Ruby Red is an incredibly fun fantasy time travel story! This book currently ranks as of my favorite reads of 2012.Sixteen-year-old Gwen lives with her mom, aunts and cousins in an old stately mansion....
View ArticleThe Far West by Patricia C. Wrede
The Far West is the third book in the Frontier Magic series (Thirteenth Child and Across the Great Barrier are the first and second books respectively). This series is based in a fictitious alternate...
View ArticleFantasy, Time Travel & Karaoke
The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde (Chronicles of Kazam, Book 2)The Song of the Quarkbeast is the sequel to The Last Dragonslayer. Trying to explain what these books are about make them sound...
View ArticleYoung Adult Fiction Reviews
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson – This imaginative young adult fiction story is one of the most original and creative that I’ve read in the past few years. It is set in a world where people with super...
View ArticleMagonia by Maria Dahvana Headley – Review
Magonia is the unusual fantasy story of a teenage girl named Aza Ray, who suffers from a unique disease that makes it so difficult for her to breathe that she is often at death’s door. At first Aza...
View ArticleWish List Additions
The other day I started jotting down books to add to my wish list, and realized that I haven’t done one of these posts in a very long time. In part because I have gotten into the habit of adding books...
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