tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23952909823151002172024-10-04T19:56:56.557-07:00A blog all about books - with book reviews, recommendations, and moreJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-83506442786876922032021-04-15T17:35:00.003-07:002023-03-27T14:53:58.380-07:00

 Title:  Winter's OrbitAuthor: Everina MaxwellGenre: Sci-fi, RomanceFormat/Length: ebook, 384 pagesPublisher: Tor Books, 2021My Rating:  ★★I picked up this book with little to no expectations. I read the summary and was interested right away. I didn't pay attention to the blurb comparing this book to two others. It wasn't relevant to me at the time since I haven’t read either of

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Title:  Allegedly Author: Tiffany D. Jackson Genre: Young Adult, Mystery Format/Length: ebook, 400 pages Publisher: Katherine Tegan Books, 2017  My Rating:  ★★★★ Mary B. Addison has been convicted of killing a three month old baby. Mary was only nine years old at the time of the crime and she barely said a word when she was questioned. It was the public

Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-54294283779044892062018-11-12T15:31:00.002-08:002018-11-15T13:01:24.878-08:00

cover image from goodreads Title: The Penelopiad Author: Margaret Atwood Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Format/Length: ebook, 193 pages Publisher: Canongate, 2007 My Rating:  ★★★★ If you’ve read the Homer’s The Odyssey or seen that episode of The Simpson’s in which our favorite family portrays the royal family of Ithaca, then you’ve met Penelope, the Queen.

Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-75473911177736358442018-09-10T14:05:00.002-07:002018-09-10T14:05:51.664-07:00

cover image from Goodreads Title:  Stay with Me Author: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ Genre: Fiction Format/Length: audiobook, 8 hours  Publisher: Random House Audio, 2017  My Rating:  ★★★★★ This is the story of Yejide and Akin, who have been married for years. All in all, they have a pretty good life. Yejide has a thriving business, while things seem to be looking up

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Title:  Genuine Fraud Author: E. Lockhart Genre: Young Adult, Thriller Format/Length: ebook, 288 pages Publisher: Delacorte Press, 2017 My Rating:  ★★★ Genuine Fraud has been marketed as a thriller. There’s a mystery at the heart of the story. There’s suspense. It will be "edgy and inventive." Or so they say. The book begins at the end. At the start the reader learns

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Title:  Seraphina Author: Rachel Hartman Genre: Fantasy Format/Length: ebook, 530 pages Publisher: Random House Children’s Books, 2012 My Rating:  ★★★★ A book featuring dragons that can take the form of the human body. Dragons that are logical, brilliant, and talented. A strong, independent, female protagonist with an awesome name. A world were humans and

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Title: For Today I Am A Boy Author: Kim Fu  Genre: Contemporary Fiction, LGBT, Young Adult  Format/Length: ebook, 261 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 2014, Mariner Books; 2015 My Rating: ★★★★ For Today I Am A Boy is the story of Peter Huang, the third of four children. Peter is the long awaited son of a mild, if distant, mother and

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this image is from goodreads.com Summary: Every Day tells the story of A who has lived everyday as a different person. A might be a boy one day, and a girl the next. A is never certain what tomorrow will be like, only that it will not be spent on the same body. For A, the only constant is change. As the novel begins A is sixteen years old and has never known a different way of living. For

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Title: City of the Sun  Author: Juliana Maio  Genre: Historical Fiction  Format/Length: ebook, 380 pages Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press  Publication Date: March 9, 2014  Where did I get my copy: Netgalley.com Thank you, Greenleaf Book Group Press!  Learn more about it on Goodreads  Now available on Amazon Synopsis: (From Goodreads.com) 

Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-31806111389441775792014-04-23T15:18:00.002-07:002014-04-23T15:20:52.641-07:00

“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” —  Oscar Wilde, 1888 epigraph to The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, 2011 Image taken from Goodreads

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“Love is the world’s infinite mutability; lies, hatred, murder even, are all knit up in it; it is the inevitable blossoming of its opposites, a magnificent rose smelling faintly of blood.” —  Tony Kushner, The Illusion the epigraph to Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, 2012 Image taken from Pinterest

Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-78937514000187077932014-04-01T11:04:00.001-07:002014-09-19T10:38:55.595-07:00

Image from Goodreads Title: The Rosie Project Author: Graeme Simsion Learn more about it on Goodreads Available on Amazon Synopsis: Don Tillman, thirty-something brilliant Geneticist, is looking for a wife. As a man of Science and reason, he is going to use his knowledge of experimental design to find his ideal mate. He will use a questionnaire, he will go on dates, he will

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Musing Mondays is a meme hosted by Should Be Reading This week's musing is a random rant about books/reading.  Last week I heard about a new book; We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. I've never heard of this author before, but based on the description of this book, I want to get my hands on a copy as soon as possible.  Also, it seems that every book-tuber and people with

Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-65277985478928612192014-03-03T14:56:00.003-08:002014-03-03T14:56:48.801-08:00

Musing Mondays is a meme hosted by Should Be Reading This week's musing asks: Describe one of your reading habits.  I get most of my reading done in transit. I take the train everywhere and I really like spending my commute reading. I read while I wait for the train and while on the train.  I also spend my break time reading. I usually have my Kindle with me and it's

Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-65160803263547585402013-01-27T12:11:00.000-08:002013-01-27T12:13:16.572-08:00

The Sunday Preview is a weekly post where I will be sharing tidbits about a book I'm currently reading.  For the past week I have been enthralled by Leon and Louise by Alex Capus. This book is about the love story of Leon and Louise. They met as young adults during the Great War. Although they were eventually separated, they never forgot about one another. Life and wars have kept them

Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-11356615659073783002012-08-07T23:44:00.000-07:002012-08-07T23:49:15.631-07:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.Here's how you can participate. Join us, won't you?!- Grab your current read- Open to a random page- Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on the page- Be careful NOT to include spoilers!- Share the title and author so other participants can check out the book for themselves. "People think if they see

Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-79188121920139401002012-07-31T21:22:00.002-07:002012-07-31T21:39:39.668-07:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Here's how you can participate. Join us, won't you?! - Grab your current read - Open to a random page - Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on the page - Be careful NOT to include spoilers! - Share the title and author so other participants can check out the book for themselves. "This is a man who killed one

Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-43328468163529913742012-05-17T23:42:00.000-07:002012-05-17T23:44:22.985-07:00

Image from Amazon.com What it is: An interactive puzzle book you can use on your Kindle or any device using the Kindle app Where is it available: Amazon.com Where did I get my copy: The Grabarchuk Family, the creators of this puzzle book My Review:  I've always been a puzzle lover. When I was younger I remember spending any money I got from my parents on jigsaw puzzles and

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Title: Socialpunk Author: Monica Leonelle Genre: Young Adult Format/Length: ebook, 275 pages Publisher: Spaulding House Published Date: Mach 27, 2012 Where did I get my copy: As part of the Socialpunk blog tour, I received a copy from the author. Learn more about it on Goodreads Now available on Amazon Synopsis: (from Goodreads.com) Ima would give anything to escape The Dome

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I'm still working Atonement. I've also added The Boleyn Inheritance to my pile. Both are really good so far. But here's something new, this week I'm participating in blog tour. The book is called Socialpunk by Monica Leonelle. It is the first book in the series. I'm only several chapters in but I'm enjoying it a lot. I can't wait to read more and see where the series will go. There will

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Synopsis: At the end of The Maze Runner Thomas and the Gladers close their eyes for their first peaceful night out of the Maze. They think they are in a safer place, hopeful that maybe in the morning, they could find out more about the world, and how they really ended up in the Glade.  Instead, in the The Scorch Trials, the boys find themselves alone, there are more questions than answers

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Musing Mondays is a meme hosted by Should Be Reading This week's musing asks: What are you currently reading? And, is it better, as good as, or worse than your last read? from goodreads.com I'm currently reading Atonement by Ian McEwan. I've had it on my to-read list for years and I've only picked up a copy now.  I have only read a couple of chapters but I really like it

Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-57116358281918802832012-04-06T10:33:00.000-07:002012-04-29T16:07:37.302-07:00

Synopsis: (from Goodreads) When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls.  Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they

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Musing Mondays is a meme hosted by Should Be Reading. This week's musing asks:   Have you ever found a book out of the blue, read it, and then had it be surprisingly good — one that stuck with you for years? If so, what book was it? image from goodreads.com Yes, I have! It was Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. I was about 15 when I discovered this book during a random

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