tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23952909823151002172024-03-13T16:58:58.109-07:00The Tiny Book NookA blog all about books - with book reviews, recommendations, and moreJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-83506442786876922032021-04-15T17:35:00.003-07:002023-03-27T14:53:58.380-07:00Review: Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell 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 Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-82851177111135426552018-11-27T12:11:00.000-08:002018-11-27T12:14:25.380-08:00Review: Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
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-54294283779044892062018-11-12T15:31:00.002-08:002018-11-15T13:01:24.878-08:00Review: The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
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-75473911177736358442018-09-10T14:05:00.002-07:002018-09-10T14:05:51.664-07:00Review: Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
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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 Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-49129507396363793972018-02-28T15:26:00.002-08:002018-02-28T15:26:43.096-08:00Review: Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
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 Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-51008216349173417612018-02-22T16:33:00.001-08:002018-02-27T14:16:10.894-08:00Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
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
Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-77036209527728236102018-02-21T16:32:00.001-08:002018-09-10T14:14:30.117-07:00Review: For Today I Am A Boy by Kim Fu
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 andJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-55167384694212086152017-03-16T17:54:00.000-07:002018-02-27T14:18:25.287-08:00Review: Every Day by David Levithan
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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 Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-33838424787154649042014-07-17T10:46:00.000-07:002014-07-17T10:48:08.009-07:00Review: City of the Sun by Juliana Maio
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
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Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-47397611237858186442014-04-20T14:53:00.001-07:002014-04-23T15:24:10.954-07:00
“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
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Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-78937514000187077932014-04-01T11:04:00.001-07:002014-09-19T10:38:55.595-07:00Review: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
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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 Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-50196354028852088692014-03-10T13:05:00.000-07:002014-03-10T13:06:24.754-07:00Musing Mondays
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-65277985478928612192014-03-03T14:56:00.003-08:002014-03-03T14:56:48.801-08:00Musing Mondays
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-65160803263547585402013-01-27T12:11:00.000-08:002013-01-27T12:13:16.572-08:00The Sunday Preview
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-11356615659073783002012-08-07T23:44:00.000-07:002012-08-07T23:49:15.631-07:00Teaser Tuesday #2
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-79188121920139401002012-07-31T21:22:00.002-07:002012-07-31T21:39:39.668-07:00Teaser Tuesdays #1
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-43328468163529913742012-05-17T23:42:00.000-07:002012-05-17T23:44:22.985-07:00Review: 102 Puzzle Quizzes
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 Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-76372763039486004312012-04-30T23:49:00.004-07:002012-05-01T00:48:25.840-07:00Review: Socialpunk by Monica Leonelle
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 Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-69727505624646410962012-04-23T10:49:00.000-07:002012-05-01T00:48:43.656-07:00Reading Update and A Blog Tour
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 willJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-74779493469080782922012-04-19T14:34:00.002-07:002012-05-01T18:27:11.664-07:00Review: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
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 answersJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-25787295443626706182012-04-16T11:20:00.000-07:002012-04-29T16:16:51.600-07:00Musing Mondays
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-57116358281918802832012-04-06T10:33:00.000-07:002012-04-29T16:07:37.302-07:00Review: The Maze Runner
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 Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-82892460351110713342012-03-26T15:07:00.001-07:002012-03-26T15:08:12.945-07:00Musing Mondays
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 Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395290982315100217.post-26184378098046379312012-03-23T19:00:00.000-07:002012-04-29T16:11:12.511-07:00Review: Matched by Ally Condie
cover from goodreads.com//book/show/7735333-matched
Synopsis: Like everyone else Cassia has always believed in the Society. They trusted the Society's decisions; where they should live, who they should marry, what job to do for the rest of their lives, and when to die. Everyone has always followed every rule. And Cassia was prepared to be just like everybody else. That is, until a supposed Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13918412418304083912noreply@blogger.com