2018 should be an interesting year of books for me. Last year I set a GoodReads Reading Challenge Goal of 52 books which I literally finished on 12/31/2017. Some of my librarian friends mentioned the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge back in early 2017 and I joined the forums but never visited. This year, I’m… Continue reading Reading in 2018
Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston
Title: Hot and Badgered Author: Shelly Laurenston Publisher: Kensington Books Source: Publisher via Netgalley – First Chapter Only It’s not every day that a beautiful naked woman falls out of the sky and lands face-first on grizzly shifter Berg Dunn’s hotel balcony. Definitely they don’t usually hop up and demand his best gun. Berg gives… Continue reading Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston
Wide-Open World by John Marshall
Title: Wide-Open World Author: John Marshall Publisher:Â Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine Source: Publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review For readers of Three Cups of Tea; Eat, Pray, Love; and Wild comes the inspiring story of an ordinary American family that embarks on an extraordinary journey. Wide-Open World follows the Marshall… Continue reading Wide-Open World by John Marshall
Summer Book Giveaway
Harper Collins has a summer book giveaway for you! It’s an entire package of beach reads. The books are: The Badass Life by Christmas Abbott; Beach House: Coming Home by Georgia Bockoven; The Cafe by the Seaby Jenny Colgan; My Sister’s Bones by Nuala Ellwood; Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank; Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson; The Baker’s Secret by Stephen P. Kiernan; The Light in Summer by… Continue reading Summer Book Giveaway
Station Eleven: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel
Title: Station Eleven Author: Emily St. John Mandel Publisher: Random House Source: Columbus Metropolitan Library An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse, Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes… Continue reading Station Eleven: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel
The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly
Title: The Great Zoo of China Author: Matthew Reilly Publisher: Gallery Books Source: The publisher via NetGalley It is a secret the Chinese government has been keeping for forty years. They have found a species of animal no one believed even existed. It will amaze the world. Now the Chinese are ready to unveil their… Continue reading The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly
Scarecrow edited by Rhonda Parrish
Title: Scarecrow Editor: Rhonda Parrish Publisher: World Weaver Press Source: My personal library Hay-men, mommets, tattie bogles, kakashi, tao-tao—whether formed of straw or other materials, the tradition of scarecrows is pervasive in farming cultures around the world. The scarecrow serves as decoy, proxy, and effigy—human but not human. We create them in our image… Continue reading Scarecrow edited by Rhonda Parrish
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
Why did I read this book? The cover caught my eye at Half Price Books. What did I think of this book? It was interesting. There were a few unexpected things like how the students arrive at the school and the topics the “Evers” and “Nevers” study. The ending was abrupt which wasn’t great. I… Continue reading The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
Waste Not: And Other Funny Zombie Stories by Rhonda Parrish
Title:Â Waste Not: And Other Funny Zombie Stories Author: Rhonda Parrish Publisher: Poise and Pen Publishing Source: Author Full disclosure: I’ve been online friends with Rhonda for several years and I tend to think anything she does is pretty great. Waste Not is a very small collection; it contains a total of three stories. You can… Continue reading Waste Not: And Other Funny Zombie Stories by Rhonda Parrish
Keep Calm by Mike Binder
Title: Keep Calm Author: Mike Binder Publisher: Henry Holt and Company Source: Publisher in exchange for an honest review When a bombing at 10 Downing Street wounds the Prime Minister and tests Great Britain’s resolve, American ex-cop Adam Tatum must confront a conspiracy in the highest halls of power Former Michigan detective Adam Tatum receives an… Continue reading Keep Calm by Mike Binder