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:Entwined by Heather Dixon Drought by Pam Bachorz Clarity by Kim…
The 2011 Debut Author Challenge is the first challenge I’m participating in. Along with reading many YA debuts, I also have some debut author interviews in store. The False Princess is an incredible debut. I don’t have many books I call my favorite, but it has made it onto that list (along with Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly). You…
“Waiting On” Wednesday spotlights upcoming releases that everyone’s excited about (created by Jill at Breaking The Spine.) Truth or Lies? Lidda knew, with a clarity that was like a candle in a dark room, that all had changed; something was loosed in the village—Devil or not—and they would pay for it, every last man, woman,…
THE FALSE PRINCESSEilis O’Neal319 pagesPublisher: EgmontUSARelease Date: January 25th, 2011Source: ARC from AuthorRating: LOVED Princess and heir to the throne of Thorvaldor, Nalia’s led a privileged life at court. But everything changes when it’s revealed, just after her sixteenth birthday, that she is a false princess, a stand-in for the real Nalia, who has been…
The Winners of The Dreaming of Books Giveaway on IceyBooks is…. Christi from Christi the Teen Librarian Brooke from Brooke Reviews Congratulations Christi and Brooke! The winners will receive a copy of Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers! I have already emailed the winner, and if they doesn’t respond within 48 hours a new winner will be chosen. *The…
THE NINE POUND HAMMERJohn Claude Bemis384 pagesPublisher: Random HouseRelease Date: August 10th, 2010Source: ARC from LibraryRating: LIKED What if John Henry had a son? Twelve-year-old Ray is haunted by the strangest memories of his father, whom Ray swears could speak to animals. Now an orphan, Ray jumps from a train going through the American South…
WAY OF THE WARRIORChris Bradford368 pagesPublisher: HyperionRelease Date: March 3rd, 2009Source: ARC from LibraryRating: LOVED Jack Fletcher is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan, his beloved father and the crew lie slaughtered by ninja pirates. Rescued by a legendary master swordsman and brought under his wing, Jack begins the grueling physical and psychological training needed…