The WWW Wednesdays meme is currently hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words and is a great way to do a weekly update on what you’ve been reading and what you have planned. To take part all you have to do is answer the following three questions: What are you currently reading? … Continue reading WWW Wednesday, 5/11/2016
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Menna van Praag’s “Dress Shop of Dreams”
First off, I would like to state that I recently finished another one of van Praag's novels for an advance review from Netgalley called The Witches of Cambridge, which I loved. For that full review, please click here. That being said, The Dress Shop of Dreams is a very different story from van Praag's most recent offering. … Continue reading Menna van Praag’s “Dress Shop of Dreams”
Green Island: A Novel- Not your every day beach read
First of all, I'd like to thank Penguin's First to Read for this advance reader copy. Next, whoa. Shawna Yang Ryan's Green Island is a trip and a half, especially for someone not used to historical fiction. The story follows an unnamed narrator, born on the same day as the February 28th riot in Taiwan, … Continue reading Green Island: A Novel- Not your every day beach read
Nora Roberts Land-for the love addicts
Nora Roberts Land takes place in a little town called Dare, Colorado, where protagonist Meredith Hale's family has been running an internationally acclaimed newspaper for generations. The ink flows through her veins just as thickly as the rest, and hr pen hand itches. Meredith is a 30-something recent divorcee who returns home to her little … Continue reading Nora Roberts Land-for the love addicts
Sylvain Neuvel’s Sleeping Giants- A Colossal start to a new Science Fiction series
Thank you, Random House Del Rey and NetGalley, for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review! Sleeping Giants is a story that starts with a little girl named Rose finding a gigantic metal hand that no one has an explanation for. Thirteen years later, by some stroke of fate, Rose is assigned as … Continue reading Sylvain Neuvel’s Sleeping Giants- A Colossal start to a new Science Fiction series
Lisa Van Allen’s “The Wishing Thread”- finding magic in the mundane
Van Allen's The Wishing Thread follows the three Van Ripper sisters and their magical house in Tarrytown called the Stitchery. When matriarch Mariah dies, the three sisters must come together to decide what is best for their home and their family's legacy as the stitch witches of the town, sewing spells for suspicious but desperate … Continue reading Lisa Van Allen’s “The Wishing Thread”- finding magic in the mundane
Dan Vyleta’s Smoke: A Novel- release date May 24, 2016
Dan Vyleta's Smoke is a dystopia look at Victorian England where humans' baser emotions physically manifest in the form of smoke that emits from their bodies, like sweat or spit. It has created an even more intense class divide, with the rich training their children to be essentially emotionless, punished for any thoughts that form … Continue reading Dan Vyleta’s Smoke: A Novel- release date May 24, 2016
“The Witches of Cambridge”- A bewitching read
Thank you Netgalley and Random House for the pleasure of reading this novel. The Witches of Cambridge follows the stories of Kat, George, Amandine, Noa, Heloise, and Cosima, all witches of a different flavor, as they go about life in modern-day Cambridge. Their lives are all entwined at the college, where they have magical meetings … Continue reading “The Witches of Cambridge”- A bewitching read
“The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend”- a love story to reading
Thank you, Netgalley for this wonderful read. Readers of the Broken Wheel Recommend follows a young woman named Sara that travels from Sweden with books and dreams to meet her pen-pal Amy, who lives in a small town in Iowa called Broken Wheel. Upon arriving to USA, she quickly discovers that Amy has passed away and … Continue reading “The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend”- a love story to reading
Books for the Beach 