Booking Through Thursday: TBR
Do you keep all your unread books together, like books in a waiting room? Or are they scattered throughout your shelves, mingling like party-goers waiting for the host to come along?My TBR books are...
View ArticleBooking Through Thursday: Reading Preferences
Which do you prefer? (Quick answers?more detail at some later date)Reading something frivolous? Or something serious?Serious. Paperbacks? Or hardcovers?Paperbacks.Fiction? Or Nonfiction? FictionPoetry?...
View ArticleBTT: When does a series jump the shark?
I don’t usually do a Booking through Thursday, but this week’s topic called to me. If you read series, do you ever find a series ?jumping the shark?? How do you feel about that? And, do you keep...
View ArticleBTT: Something old, something new
Booking through Thursday: All other things being equal?do you prefer used books? Or new books? (The physical speciman, that is, not the title.) Does your preference differentiate between a standard...
View ArticleWishing sequels into existence [BTT]
Dreaming by Kyle M Stone Booking through Thursday: If you could get a sequel for any book, what would it be? I love this question because – usually – I complain bitterly about the quantity of sequels...
View ArticleGetting a Kindle: Why I Finally Gave In [BTT]
Booking through Thursday: E-readers like the Kindle and iPad are sweeping the nation ? do you have one? Do you like it? Do you find it changes your reading/buying habits? If you don?t have one, do you...
View ArticleNovember TBR: The big one!
I had a really tough summer and because of it I am super behind on my reading. But, in order to spite my illness, I really want finish my Goodreads challenge! I have never finished a Goodreads...
View ArticleReview: Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel by Richelle Mead and Emma Vieceli
Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel by Emma Vieceli, Richelle Mead Series: Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel #1 Published by Razorbill Genres: Graphic Novel, Young Adult Pages: 144 • Add it:...
View ArticleA weekend at the library – October Re-cap
In this month’s recap: I visit the glorious Gladstone Library, get some serious reading done and decide to feed my ebook addiction. The Gladstone Library This month, I spent a wonderful weekend at the...
View ArticleKindle Deals: 10 great YA books under £1!
While surfing amazon.co.uk, I couldn’t help but notice a whole host of YA novels going for super cheap prices. Not sure what is going on, but I fully approve! So, here are some picks from the pile I...
View ArticleReview: Dare You To by Katie McGarry
Dare You To by Katie McGarry Series: Pushing the Limits #2 Published by Harlequin Teen, MIRA Published on May 28th 2013 Genres: Contemporary YA, Young Adult Pages: 456 • Add it: Librarything •...
View ArticleFeed My Reader (2): Of Dragons and Droughts
Feed my Reader is my excuse to highlight my latest e-book additions a-la Showcase Sunday/Stacking the Shelves/Mailbox Monday. This week I’ve got a tonne of gorgeous YA novels… and a cookbook! Scorched...
View ArticleReview: Outpost by Ann Aguirre
Outpost by Ann Aguirre Series: Razorland #2 Published by Feiwel & Friends Genres: Dystopian YA, Young Adult Pages: 317 • Add it: Librarything • Goodreads Source: Purchased myself Deuce’s whole...
View ArticleWaiting on Wednesday: Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that are being eagerly anticipated. Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel – Goodreads Out on...
View ArticleReview: The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George
The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George Series: Saratoga Woods #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton, Viking Juvenile Genres: Young Adult Pages: 448 • Add it: Librarything • Goodreads Source: Received...
View ArticleWaiting on Wednesday: Dirty Magic by Jaye Wells
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that are being eagerly anticipated. Dirty Magic (The Prospero’s War #1) by Jaye Wells –...
View ArticleChristmas Spirit Reading Challenge and Readathon
I’ve decided to embrace the Christmas spirit this year, and have signed up for the Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge hosted by The True Book Addict. It sounds like quite a bit of fun, and gives me an...
View ArticleFeed My Reader (3) – Of Beasts, Beauties and Weres
Feed my Reader is my excuse to highlight the latest e-book additions (a-la Showcase Sunday/Stacking the Shelves/Mailbox Monday). Ever since I made the executive decision to expand my e-book collection...
View ArticleReview: Rush by Eve Silver
Rush by Eve Silver Series: The Game #1 Published by Katherine Tegen Books Published on June 11th 2013 Genres: Science Fiction YA, Young Adult Pages: 361 • Add it: Librarything • Goodreads Source:...
View ArticleBook Talk: Where did all these spaceships come from (and how can I make them...
At BEA, it was clear that YA sci-fi was definitely an up-and-coming genre. Entangled by Amy Rose Capetta was featured in the YA Author focus panel, The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey was all the rage and...
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