Archive for January, 2014

Review: Avalon by Mindee Arnett

Series: Avalon, #1 Publisher:  Balzer & Bray Publish Date: January 21st, 2014 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 5/5 – My new favorite sci-fi series! A ragtag group of teenage mercenaries who crew the spaceship Avalon stumble upon a conspiracy that could threaten the entire galaxy in this fascinating and fast-paced sci-fi adventure from author Mindee Arnett. […]

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Cover Re-Design: A Grimm Legacy by Janna Jennings

Series: Grimm Tales, #1 Author: Janna Jennings Publisher: Patchwork Press Cover Designer: Erica Crouch Enchanted castles and charming princes thought to exist only in stories come to life in this classically twisted fairy tale that combines the timeless quality of generations old folktales with the challenges of the modern world. The woods of Elorium appear […]

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Cover Reveal: Orenda by Ruth Silver

Title: Orenda Author: Ruth Silver Expected Publication: Spring 2014 Publisher: Patchwork Press Cover Design: Erica Crouch Genre: YA, Fantasy Synopsis: A sword wielding girl, an eternal suit and an alternate universe. Lil has a gift, one she never thought possible as she finds herself awake after a strange dream with the tell-tale sign that what […]

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Review: Flame by Amy Kathleen Ryan

Series: Sjy Chasers, #3 Publisher:  St. Martin’s Griffin Publish Date: January 7t, 2014 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 4/5 – A great finish to a wonderful sci-fi series. About the book: In the thrilling conclusion to the Sky Chasers series Waverly, Kieran, and Seth struggle to survive on-board the New Horizon—and take down their enemies before it’s […]

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Bout of Books 9.0 Signup and Goals

Seeing as I’m actually in the process of getting sick (or my luck could turn around, there’s still time!) this seems like the perfect time for a bout of books. Bout of Books is a readathon that happens three times a year. I try to take part whenever I can, but the new years one […]

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Review: Six Months Later by Natalie D. Richards

Publisher:  Sourcebooks Fire Publish Date: October 1st, 2013 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 4/5 – The best YA thriller/mystery I’ve read in a long time. About the book: Chloe didn’t think about it much when she nodded off in study hall on that sleepy summer day. But when she wakes up, snow is on the ground […]

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January TBR Book Jar Selections

For my last WordNerds video (as in the last one I did, not the last one I’ll ever do) I put together a 2014 TBR Book Jar (which you can check out here). Basically I wrote down 33 titles (I was originally aiming for 36, but left it open to add more in during the […]

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