THE THIN EXECUTIONERDarren Shan496 pagesPublisher: Little BrownRelease Date: August 1st, 2010Source: ARC from LibraryRating: LIKED In a kingdom of merciless tyrants, Jebel Rum’s family is honored as royalty because his father is the executioner. But Rashed Rum is near retirement. And when he goes, there will be a contest to determine his successor. It is…
The Winners of The Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway on IceyBooks is…. Sarah S. from Wondrous ReadingsBelle Découverte from Belle DecoverteBabs from The World of Book Reviews Congratulations! The three winners will receive ebook versions of Solid by Shelley Workinger! I have already emailed the winners, and if they doesn’t respond within 48 hours new winners will be chosen. *The winner…
“Waiting On” Wednesday spotlights upcoming releases that everyone’s excited about (created by Jill at Breaking The Spine.) Dark Parties is a dystopian novel about a country that generations ago closed its borders to people and ideas. No one knows what exists outside their protected society. Neva and her best friend secretly plot to force…
Its time for the Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway Hop hosted by Inspired Kathy! Thanks to the generous Shelley Workinger, I have 3 Ebook versions of Solid to giveaway to my totally awesome followers (yup, you have to be a follower to enter). The Giveaway runs from today until December 22nd at 11:59 PM. There are more blogs participating, so after you enter mine, be sure…
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 (from NetGalley):Delirium by Lauren OliverAngelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton I…
“It’s the age-old tale: Boy meets girl. Boy stalks girl. Girl already has a stalker. Boy becomes her stalker-stalker.” “No Hope for Gomez!” is the award winning comedy novel that has already wrecked thousands of reasonably useful minds. To end the year with a twist, you get the Geeky eNovel “A…
The Book Blogger Hop is a meme sponsored by Jennifer at Crazy For Books.My answer to this week’s Blog Hop question: What do you consider the most important in a story: the plot or the characters? To me, the plot is the most important part of a story. The plot is what helps me decide…