Publisher: Listening Library Publishing Date: October 23 2003 Genre: Children, Fantasy Format: Audio Book (unabridged) My rating: When twelve year old Lyra’s friend Roger goes missing from Jordan College, she and her daemon Pantalaimon set out on a dizzying journey of gyptians (boat people), witches, armoured bears, child-snatchers, an aeronaut (yes it is as cool as it sounds) and […]
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Let’s Talk (3)
Let’s Talk is an original meme hosted by I Swim For Oceans. It’s guided discussion on anything and everything to do with books! Please drop by I Swim For Oceans to find other participants in Let’s Talk! This week’s question: What are your top five favourite book covers of all time? Oh boy, COVERS! I […]
Waiting on Eve & Adam by Katherine Applegate & Michael Grant (3)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine. It’s all about spotlighting upcoming releases we’re eagerly anticipating. Share your books and remember to visit Breaking The Spine for more great books! This week I’m eagerly waiting on: Eve & Adam by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate Expected publication: October 2nd 2012 […]
Top Ten Bookish People I Want To Meet (3)
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. It’s all about bookish lists! Share your lists and remember to stop by The Broke and the Bookish to see where it all began. This week’s list: Top Ten Bookish People You Want To Meet (Authors, Bloggers, etc.) The following bookish […]
ARC Book Review: Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Publishing Date: September 18 2012 Genre: YA, Japanese Steampunk Format: Paperback Page count: 313 My rating: When sixteen year old Yukiko is sent to tag along on her father the Huntmaster’s impossible quest of finding and capturing the legendary and probably extinct arashitora (thunder tiger/griffin), her airship crashes and she is forced to make a tentative […]
Let’s Talk (2)
Let’s Talk is an original meme hosted by I Swim For Oceans. It’s guided discussion on anything and everything to do with books! Please drop by I Swim For Oceans to find other participants in Let’s Talk! This week’s question: What are your favourite books that defied your expectations/reservations? Wings by Aprilynne Pike. I had […]
Waiting on Adaptation by Malinda Lo (2)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine. It’s all about spotlighting upcoming releases we’re eagerly anticipating. Share your books and remember to visit Breaking The Spine for more great books! This week I’m eagerly waiting on: Adaptation by Malinda Lo Expected publication: September 18th 2012 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for […]
Top Ten Books That Make You Think (2)
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. It’s all about bookish lists! Share your lists and remember to stop by The Broke and the Bookish to see where it all began. This week’s list: Top Ten Books That Make You Think (About The World, People, Life, etc.) 1. […]
ARC Book Review: League of Strays by L.B. Schulman
Publisher: Amulet Publishing Date: October 1 2012 Genre: YA, thriller, contemporary Format: e-ARC Page count: 288 (paperback) My rating: League of Strays delivers an interesting, twisted concept that leaves a distinct impression of distaste in one’s mouth all wrapped up in a nicely decorated book cover. The cover art is intensely accurate – from the pose of the two models, the uncertain, […]
Waiting on Wednesday (1)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine. It’s all about spotlighting upcoming releases we’re eagerly anticipating. Share your books and remember to visit Breaking The Spine for more great books! This week I’m eagerly waiting on: Redemption by Veronique Launier Expected publication: September 8th 2012 Publisher: Flux From Goodreads: Guillaume: […]