Hosted by Sheila from Book Journey, this is a weekly event to share what we’ve read in the past week and what we hope to read, plus whatever else comes to mind.
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Daylight Savings Time is always a cruel beast. I know the extra daylight hours at night are a welcome respite from winter’s darkness, but even though one may go to bed an hour early to make up the difference, it somehow still takes days to recover from springing ahead. This year seems particularly cruel given…
Title: An Echo in the Bone Author: Diana Gabaldon Narrator: Davina Porter ISBN: 978-1-4561-1082-6 Audiobook Length: 45 hours, 58 minutes Genre: Historical Fiction; Romance; Fantasy Origins: Mine. All mine. Release Date: 22 September 2009 Bottom Line: This series has officially jumped the shark. Synopsis: “Jamie Fraser, former Jacobite and reluctant rebel, is already certain of…
Title: Promise of Shadows Author: Justina Ireland ISBN: 9781442444645 No. of Pages: 384 Genre: Young Adult; Fantasy Origins: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: 11 March 2014 Bottom Line: Very cute and creative Synopsis: “A teen who is half-god, half-human must own her power whether she likes it or not in this…
Title: Panic Author: Lauren Oliver ISBN: 9780062014559 No. of Pages: 416 Genre: Young Adult; Fiction Origins: HarperTeen Release Date: 4 March 2014 Bottom Line: Outstanding Synopsis: “Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of twelve thousand people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing…
Title: Nil Author: Lynne Matson ISBN: 9780805097719 No. of Pages: 384 Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Thriller Origins: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Release Date: 4 March 2014 Bottom Line: An excellent debut novel that is exciting, creative, and fun Synopsis: “On the mysterious island of Nil, the rules are set. You have exactly 365 days…
Hosted by Sheila from Book Journey, this is a weekly event to share what we’ve read in the past week and what we hope to read, plus whatever else comes to mind. Finished Last Week: Currently Reading: Currently Listening: Up Next: What are you reading?
We screwed up last weekend. Connor was part of a brass ensemble that performed in last weekend’s solo and ensemble contest. However, we woke up on Saturday without a care in the world…until Connor remembered that he was supposed to play. Two hours after his scheduled performance time. Dammit! It was on the calendar, and…
Title: We Are Here Author: Michael Marshall ISBN: 978-0-316-25257-7 No. of Pages: 448 Genre: Mystery Origins: Mulholland Books Release Date: 25 February 2014 Bottom Line: Weird but in a good way, I think. Synopsis: “It should’ve been the greatest day in David’s life. A trip to New York, wife by his side, to visit his…
Title: The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress Author: Ariel Lawhon ISBN: 9780385537629 No. of Pages: 320 Genre: Historical Fiction Origins: Knopf Doubleday Release Date: 28 February 2014 Bottom Line: Historical fiction at its finest Synopsis: “A tantalizing reimagining of a scandalous mystery that rocked the nation in 1930—Justice Joseph Crater’s infamous disappearance—as seen through…
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