Title: The Scorpion Rules Author: Erin Bow Type: Fiction Genre: Sci-Fi, YA Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books / Simon & Schuster Date published: September 22, 2015, June 7, 2016 (Reprint) Format: Paperback Page Count: 400 Source: Personal purchase Summary: Greta is a Duchess and a Crown Princess. She is also a Child of Peace, a hostage held by the de… Read More The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow [Review]
After nearly 2 months, I am finally posting another Musing Mondays blog post! I’m not sure what happened, but there was a hiccup in the amount of blog posts I put up throughout August and September. It probably had to do with my vacation, job hunting, and freelance work. Hah. Probably. But I’ve definitely missed… Read More Musing Mondays (#5)
Title: Merman in my Tub (Vol.1) /オレん家のフロ事情 Author: Itokichi, いときち Type: Fiction Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Seven Seas / Macmillan Date published: March 27, 2012 (Japan), October 13, 2015 (English) Source: Personal purchase What happens when an intruder from the sea stakes claim to your bathtub? A cool yet demure teenage boy named Tatsumi must learn to live with… Read More Merman in My Tub (Vol.1) / オレん家のフロ事情, Vol. 1 by Itokichi / いときち [Review]
Title: Gone Wild Author: Jodi Lundgren Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Publisher: James Lorimer & Co Date published: August 1, 2016 (re-published) Format: E-book Page Count: 95 Source: NetGalley An e-copy of this book was kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Bullied in foster care and then by his adoptive mother’s boyfriend, Seth decides to… Read More Gone Wild by Jodi Lundgren [ARC Review]
Title: Labyrinth Lost Author: Zoraida Córdova Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Date published: September 6, 2016 Page Count: 336 Source: NetGalley An e-copy of this book was kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Nothing says Happy Birthday like summoning the spirits of your dead relatives. Alex is a bruja, the most… Read More Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova [ARC Review] + Sneak Peek, Giveaway & More! [CLOSED]
August has come to an end (far too quickly if you ask me), and it’s time for my monthly wrap-up. While for the last 2 months I’ve been posting these wrap ups only in the newsletter, I have decided that I will not be doing the newsletter again, until there are more sign-ups, haha. Therefore,… Read More Monthly Wrap-up (August 2016)
Title: Ghostly Echoes Author: William Ritter Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Date published: August 23, 2016 Format: E-book Page Count: 348 Source: NetGalley An e-copy of this book was kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: “Tread lightly, Miss Rook,” warned Mr. Jackaby. “It would not do to push Miss Cavanaugh… Read More Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter [ARC Review]
Title: Nevernight Author: Jay Kristoff Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Macmillan Publishers, Thomas Dunne Books Date published: August 9, 2016 Format: Paperback Page Count: 444 Source: Macmillan Publishers A physical ARC copy of the book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: In a land where three suns almost never set, a… Read More Nevernight by Jay Kristoff [ARC Review]
Jasmine! Thank you so much for the nomination! It was made me incredibly happy. I hope that we’ll be bookish blogger friends forever! 😀
It’s finally time for another Musing Mondays post! By which I mean that I finally have time on a Monday to write one again! Because I’m not organised enough to write blog posts ahead, like those superhuman bloggers who are just amazing at this blogging thing… But anyway! Musing Mondays I’ve missed you!