Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Who doesn’t love a good list? This week’s topic is: Top Ten Debut Authors Who Have/Had Me Looking Forward To Their Sophomore Novel (because when you love a debut you are just ITCHING to get your hands on the author’s second book). So let’s get to it! Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Debut Novels
Title: Shadow and Bone Author: Leigh Bardugo Media: eBook Pages: 235 Overall Rating: 4.5 flames Synopsis: Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment … Continue reading [Review] Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Nicole over at Nikolieohlieoh challenged me to complete the My Life in Books tag. Here’s what you do: Book titles for each of your initials Count your age along your bookshelf – what book do you land on? A book that is set in your state A book destination you’d like to visit A book that’s your favorite color A book you have the fondest … Continue reading My Life in Books
Title: The Infinite Sea Author: Rick Yancey Media: Hardcover Pages: 300 Overall Rating: 3 flames Synopsis (Warning: Potential spoilers if you haven’t read The 5th Wave): How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity. Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world, a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together … Continue reading [Review] The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re (im)patiently awaiting. The book that I can’t wait for this week is: Winter by Marissa Meyer I’ve listened to the first 3.5 of these on audio and the narrator, Rebecca Soler, is AMAZING. She brings these stories to life in a way that makes it … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Winter
Title: The 5th Wave Author: Rick Yancey Media: Paperback Pages: 512 Overall Rating: 3.5 flames Synopsis: After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The … Continue reading [Review] The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Title: Dumplin’ Author: Julie Murphy Media: Hardcover Pages: 384 Overall Rating: 3.5 flames Synopsis: Dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom, Willowdean has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American-beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked . . . until Will takes a job at Harpy’s, the … Continue reading [Review] Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
Title: Since You’ve Been Gone Author: Morgan Matson Media: Audible Audiobook Length: 12 Hours 49 Minutes Narrated By: Suzy Jackson Overall Rating: 4 flames Synopsis: Emily is about to take some risks and have the most unexpected summer ever in this new novel from the best-selling author of Second Chance Summer and Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour. Before Sloane, Emily didn’t go to parties, she barely talked to guys, and … Continue reading [Review] Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Title: Everything, Everything Author: Nicola Yoon Media: Hardcover Pages: 306 Overall Rating: 3.5 flames Synopsis: My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla. But then one day, a moving truck arrives next … Continue reading [Review] Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
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