Yearly Archives:: 2016

Saturday, November 05, 2016

Fresh Batch (November 6th – 12th)

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Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Heartless
Marissa Meyer
Publication date: November 8th 2016
by Feiwel & Friends

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Long before she was the terror of Wonderland — the infamous Queen of Hearts — she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.

Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the yet-unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend and supply the Kingdom of Hearts with delectable pastries and confections. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next Queen.

At a royal ball where Cath is expected to receive the king’s marriage proposal, she meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the King and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship.

Cath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in love on her terms. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans.

Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *


– Timekeeper (Timekeeper #1) by Tara Sim [Purchase]
– Dead Girls Society by Michelle Krys [Purchase]
– The Silent Songbird (Hagenheim #7) by Melanie Dickerson [Purchase]
– All in Pieces by Suzanne Young [Purchase]


– The Infinity of You & Me by J.Q. Coyle [Purchase]
– Double Eclipse (Summer on East End #2) by Melissa de la Cruz [Purchase]
– Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity by Kristin Elizabeth Clark [Purchase]
– Swear (My Blood Approves #5) by Amanda Hocking [Purchase]


– Tru Blue by Melissa Foster [Purchase]
– The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer [Purchase]
– Tales from the Darkside: Scripts by Joe Hill by Joe Hill [Purchase]
– Immortal (Dragonrider Chronicles #4) by Nicole Conway [Purchase]


– Merrow (Secrets of Carrick) by Ananda Braxton-Smith [Purchase]
– Avenged (Vanished #2) by E.E. Cooper [Purchase]
– The Boomerang Effect by Gordon Jack [Purchase]
– Die for You by Amy Fellner Dominy [Purchase]


What’s catching your eye this week?

 

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Kid Lit Corner #1: Teddy & Co + Lucy & Andy Neanderthal

Posted by on 11/01/2016 • 0 Comments

If you know me, you know that I LOVE children’s literature. I love reading not just YA and Middle Grade books but I adore chapter books and picture books (although this has been a more recent development when I started experimenting with reading tastes.) I know not everyone does though so I thought I’d distinguish my kid-lit reviews by starting a new Kid Lit Corner thing on the blog.

Teddy & Co Cynthia Voigt

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Teddy is a thinking kind of bear. Of all his friends, he does the most wondering. He lives with a ragtag group of lost toys—a very hungry snake, an elephant who likes to bake, two charmingly silly pigs, and a reclusive penguin—and they all bump along happily together. But…

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Halloween-y Book Recommendations

Posted by on 10/31/2016 • 6 Comments

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, FRIENDS! I hope everyone has a creeptastic day and that this Monday will be better than most! My real life horror story for today is that I had a finished draft for a final essay due today and I started it last night so who knows how that will turn out. But anyway, I am here to do what I do best and recommend some horror books to celebrate this day.

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The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake Amity by Micol Ostow

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Fresh Batch (October 20th – November 5th)

Fresh Batch (October 20th – November 5th)

Posted by on 10/29/2016 • 2 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

The Diabolic S.J. Kincaid Publication date: November 1st 2016by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you’ve been created for.

Nemesis is a Diabolic, a humanoid teenager created to protect a galactic senator’s daughter, Sidonia. The two have grown up side by side, but are in no way sisters. Nemesis is expected to give her life for Sidonia, and she would do so gladly. She would also take as many lives as necessary to keep Sidonia safe.

When the…

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ARC Review: Journey’s End by Rachel Hawkins

Posted by on 10/27/2016 • 4 Comments

Are you looking for a spoopy read for the Halloween season? Have you considered picking up a delightful middle-grade Halloween-esque novel? If so, consider reading this charming novel. I am a huge fan of Rachel Hawkins’ Hex Hall and Rebel Belle series’ so I was all about this book but it wasn’t quite what I expected (not in a bad way.) It has a lot of the fun feel from her YA books but the characters don’t sound the exact same and I LOVE that. They aren’t just the same characters but a little younger and in a different setting.

Journey’s End is a small town located in the middle of nowhere Scotland but it is unlike most small towns because of the magical fog. I think we’ve seen enough scary movies to…

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Review: Lost in Texas (The Living Dead Boy #2) by Rhiannon Frater

Posted by on 10/25/2016 • 1 Comment

As you are all probably aware, I love Rhiannon Frater. She writes amazing books with in depth characters, and tons of suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat. This follow up to the first book was no exception. The book may be short, but it packs a punch. Right from the start there is a tension about things. The looming threat of zombies, and the people around about to snap from fear and feeling trapped. I flew through this book simply because I had to. I couldn’t stop until I knew the outcome of it.

Josh is back of course and he is undoubtably one tough kid. Yes, he’s scared, but he has seen enough horror movies to know the things that will make you become zombie…

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Reaction Post: This is Shyness by Leanne Hall

Posted by on 10/23/2016 • 0 Comments

This Is Shyness is one of those wonderful Aussie gems that is available on this side of the ocean and I am so glad it is because it is such a beautiful book. I am not going to do a traditional review for this one but want to experiment a little.

Welcome to Shyness, a place where the sun never rises and the people who live there are anything but normal…

THIS IS SHYNESS is about a boy who can howl and a girl trying to escape. Over the course of the night they go on an adventure, explore shyness and discover some things about themselves. They might or might not fall in love while they are at it 😉

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At first I was like:

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Fresh Batch (October 23rd – 29th)

Fresh Batch (October 23rd – 29th)

Posted by on 10/22/2016 • 0 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

A Darkly Beating Heart Lindsay Smith Publication date: October 25th 2016by Roaring Brook Press

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A time-travel story that alternates between modern day and 19th century Japan as one girl confronts the darkness lurking in her soul.

No one knows what to do with Reiko. She is full of hatred. All she can think about is how to best hurt herself and the people closest to her. After a failed suicide attempt, Reiko’s parents send her from their Seattle home to spend the summer with family in Japan to learn to control her emotions. But while visiting Kuramagi, a historic village…

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