Pushy:  Ahh…Jane and David.  It was with immense pleasure that I delved back into the world that Mary Robinette Kowal built for them.  Magical is such an inadequate word for the rich, lush, amazing alternate history Regency era world of the Glamourist Histories, and Without A Summer is as exceedingly enchanting as its predecessors. Heather: Stepping back into Jane and David’s world is refreshing after living in our modern world of cell…

My Thoughts: The Artists Trilogy books have cemented my love for author Karina Halle, even though I was already a big fan of her new adult horror/romance  Experiment in Terror series. She’s able to write such realistic, flawed, human characters that you simultaneously care about and hope to God that you never meet in real life. I eagerly awaited the release of Shooting Scars, book two in this series after…

Before we talk about Teardrop I have a confession to make: I am a big big fangirl of Lauren Kate and her Fallen Series was definitely one of my favorite, passionate love stories ever! Needless to say, when Teardrop was announced I was utterly excited and barely could calm down when I heard Lauren Kate would be at BEA. So, of course Teardrop ended up being my first BEA read!…

Supernatural eeriness meets Illuminati’s mystery and paired with a sweet Young Adult Romance! I admit, I am not very much into ghost stories and I usually stay far away from ghosts in YA – but when we meet ghosts as in my favorite TV show supernatural and when the author is Kami Garcia I know I have to read this book! Suddenly Ghosts are real and you legacy? When Kennedy’s…

Rise by Anna Carey (website, Facebook, Twitter) Genre: YA Dystopian Publication: April 2nd 2013 by HarperCollins Audiobook purchased by reviewer Get your own: Amazon | B&N synopsis from Goodreads Rating: How far will you go when you have nothing left to lose? When she lost her soul mate, Caleb, Eve felt like her world had ended. Trapped in the palace, forced to play the part of the happy, patriotic princess…

Last year, the first book in this series Starling totally rocked my world! I adore a good Paranormal story and when they even have a good twist, I like them even more! The Startling series plays heavily with all kind of old Lore, but focuses a lot on Nordic Lore which I found incredible fascinating! Strong kick ass Characters and a colorful set of secondary characters When I read and…

My Thoughts: Raven literally explodes back in time, appearing in a lightning bolt onto a highway during a storm in 2013. A semi-truck narrowly misses her, and even though she can’t remember who she is or where she is, she reluctantly decides to go with the kindly truck driver on the road to get out of the rain. All she has is a backpack that contains some men’s clothing, a…

Lesley Livingston is the Author of the fantastic Wondrous Strange and the new Starling series and today here to promote the  exciting sequel to Starling:  Descendant. I’m happy to be part of her promotional tour and had the opportunity to interview her. And, I was so amazed when I saw her answers because she truly took her time to answer all my questions so very thoughtfully! So please welcome Lesley…

My Thoughts: Brilliance is set in an alternate universe present day world, where starting in the early 1980s one percent of the earth’s human population are born gifted. These “Brilliants” or “Abnorms” or “Twists” depending on who you ask, have abilities that put them at a greater advantage to the normal rest of humanity. Some have mathematical genius or stock market prowess (and lead to a complete shutdown and dissolution of…

****Mild spoilers for book one in the series, False Memory**** My Thoughts: False Memory was one of my favorite books that I read last year, so I had high hopes going into this one. False Sight was a different kind of book from the first in the series, and that was a good thing. While False Memory was much more of an action thriller type book, False Sight takes a turn…

Dark Fairy Tales It’s no secret that we Bookworms are fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha series. So when I saw that she had published two novellas set in the Grisha series world, I snapped them up. I was thrilled to find they were as just as edgy and dreamy as the novels whose world they share. In The Witch of Duva, the Hansel and Gretel tale is skillfully interwoven with…

As soon as I read “Vampires” I was sold! I just love Vampire stories and recently they haven’t been enough of these out there, so when Coldest Girl in Coldtown was announced I was ecstatic! Thankfully, I was able to get a copy signed from Holly Black at BEA, and after reading it, I’m even more excited!  Scary – Eerie – Edgy! Vampires in Coldtown are … not so nice creatures!…

Happy Saturday, and welcome to the latest installment of our monthly feature where we review Children’s books. The Bell’s Ringing; School’s in Session Quirk Books is a publisher I’ve learned to trust for books that epitomize their name; edgy, different but always thoroughly enjoyable. And the Tales from Lovecraft Middle School series is a perfect example of the kind of stories they bring to the marketplace! When we meet Robert…