Title: Kushiel’s Dart Author: Jacqueline Carey Genre: Fantasy/Romance Series: Phedré’s Trilogy #1 Edition: Paperback Original Review: February 20, 2012 Blurb: The land of Terre d’Ange is a place of unsurpassing beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the… Read More ›
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Book Review: Crown of Midnight
Title: Crown of Midnight Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: YA Fantasy Series: Throne of Glass #2 Edition: Kindle e-book Blurb: “A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached. It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and the life of your… Read More ›
Book Review: Throne of Glass
Title: Throne of Glass Author: Sarah J. Maas Genre: YA Fantasy Series: Throne of Glass #1 Edition: Ebook Blurb: After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien… Read More ›
Book Review: Crow Flight by Susan Cunningham
Title: Crow Flight Author: Susan Cunningham Genre: YA Contemporary/Mystery Series: none Edition: ebook ARC from NetGalley Blurb: Gin trusts logic a little too much. She even designs programs to decide what to eat and how to spend her time. All… Read More ›
Book Review: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
Title: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Author: Hank Green Genre: Science Fiction Series: This is the only book so far, but GoodReads shows a book two is planned. Edition: Hardcover, pre-ordered as soon as I heard about it Blurb: The Carls just… Read More ›
Book Review: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
Title: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir Author: Jenny Lawson Genre: Autobiography/Memoir Series: none Edition: Hardcover, borrowed from a friend Blurb: For fans of Tina Fey and David Sedaris—Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, makes her literary… Read More ›
Book Review: Anger is a Gift
Title: Anger is a Gift Author: Mark Oshiro Series: none – standalone novel Edition: Hardcover that I preordered as soon as I heard about it Blurb: A story of resilience and loss, love and family, Mark Oshiro’s Anger is a Gift… Read More ›
Book Review: The Radium Girls
Title: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women Author: Kate Moore Series: none Edition: e-book borrowed from my library Blurb: The Curies’ newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of… Read More ›
Book Review: Furiously Happy
Title: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Author: Jenny Lawson Series: none Edition: Hardcover, borrowed from a friend Blurb: In Furiously Happy, a humor memoir tinged with just enough tragedy and pathos to make it worthwhile, Jenny Lawson examines her… Read More ›
Book Review: Want
Title: Want Author: Cindy Pon Series: Want #1 Edition: Hardcover (signed!) Blurb: Jason Zhou survives in a divided society where the elite use their wealth to buy longer lives. The rich wear special suits that protect them from the pollution and viruses that… Read More ›