Title: The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking 1) Author: Patrick Ness Genre: Speculative Fiction (Horror/Science Fiction), Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: September 2008 Hardcover: 492 pages Stand alone or series: Book one of the Chaos…
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Manga Appreciation Week: Series Review – The Tarot Cafe by Park Sang-sun
Title: The Tarot Cafe (Vol. 1-7) Author: Park Sang-sun Genre: Manhwa Publisher: TokyoPop Publication Date: From 2005 to 2008 Paperback: Average 200 pages. Stand Alone/ Series: Series with 7 volumes Summary: (Wikipedia) In contemporary Great Britain, Pamela is the…
Manga Appreciation Week: Book Review – Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba
Title: Death Note (Vol. 1) Author: Written by Tsugumi Ohba; Illustrated by Takeshi Obata Genre: Manga Publisher: Viz Media LLC; Shonen Jump Advance Graphic Novel Edition Publication Date: October 2005 Paperback: 200 pages Stand Alone or Series: First volume…
Title: The Adoration of Jenna Fox Author: Mary E. Pearson Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication Date: April 29, 2008 Hardcover: 272 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Summary: (from amazon.com) Who…
Smugglivus Feats of Strength: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Title: The Woman in White Author: Wilkie Collins Genre: Mystery/Thriller, Literary Fiction Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did I read this book: As the first part of our feats of strength, Ana dared me to read…
Smugglivus Muy Special Book Review: Hope’s Folly by Linnea Sinclair
Title: Hopeβs Folly Author: Linnea Sinclair Genre: SciFi Romance Stand Alone/Series: third book in Linnea Sinclairβs Dock 5 series but it can be read as a stand alone. But really, you should read Gabrielβs Ghost and Shades of Dark…
Title: Joker Author: Written by Brian Azzarello; Art by Lee Bermejo Genre: Graphic Novel Stand alone or series: Stand alone graphic novel (not previously published as individual issues) Why did we read this book: It’s a rebirth of the…
Title: What a Scoundrel Wants Author: Carrie Lofty (God, I hate this cover) Genre: Historical (medieval) romance Stand Alone/ Series: Stand Alone but there is another book in the same world in the works. Summary: In Sherwood Forest, outcast…
Title: When the Duke Returns Author: Eloisa James Genre: Historical Romance (set in Georgian times) Stand Alone/ Series: Book 4 in the Desperate Duchesses series Summary: Married by proxy as a child, Lady Isidore has spent years fending off…
Title: Silent in the Grave Author: Deanna Raybourn Genre: Mystery, Historical Stand alone or series: Book 1 of a (soon to be) three book series. Why did I read this book: I had picked up Silent in the Grave…