Today I have the author of THE VICIOUS DEEP, an interesting tale of mermaids releasing this May from Sourcebooks. Read on, and be sure to enter for your chance to win a copy! English wasn’t always Zoraida Cordova’s language. So how did she learn it? Actually, I learned while still in Ecuador. I was three…
“Waiting On” Wednesday spotlights upcoming releases that everyone’s excited about (created by Jill at Breaking The Spine.) Jack is babysitting for the summer on an isolated island with no Wi-Fi, no cell service, and no one else around but a housekeeper and two very peculiar children. He immediately senses something sinister-and it’s not just…
I get this question pretty often: How do you add MP3 clips to a blog post? Well, it’s pretty easy, believe it or not. The first time I was approached by a publisher offering an audiobook clip to publish on my blog I thought it would be easy enough. But once I got to my…
The Chronicles of Egg: Deadweather and SunriseGeoff Rodkey288 pagesPublisher: PutnamRelease Date: May 29th, 2012Source: ARC from ALARating: LOVED A stunning middle-grade debut–full of heart, humor, and nonstop action It’s tough to be thirteen, especially when somebody’s trying to kill you. Not that Egg’s life was ever easy, growing up on sweaty, pirate-infested Deadweather Island with no…
In My Mailbox is a meme created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie! It features a list of what books you have received over the previous week, either for review, from the library, or from the bookstore. For Review:Defiance by C.J. RedwineThe Lost Girl by Sangu MandannaStarling by Lesley LivingstonErasing Time by C.J. HillThe…
InsurgentVeronica Roth525 pagesPublisher: HarperTeenRelease Date: May 1st, 2012Source: ARC from PublisherRating: LOVED One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity…
As crazy as it sounds, I have yet to read Inara Scott’s YA series. The Talents and The Marked both sound equally awesome. Until I churn out a review for you though, I’ve got an interview with the author, herself! Read on! And be sure to read till the bottom – there’s a giveaway! IceyBooks:…