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Review: Invisible
Published on 2012-04-15 04:42:21
Invisible by Pete Hautman My rating: 2 of 5 stars This was a quick read and mildly interesting. I liked some of the random thoughts of the obviously mentally ill main character, like him wanting to count to 180,000 by 17s, things like that kept the book entertaining and gave it a bit more personality. Outside of that, the story itself was kind of ho hum with a plot twist that was very obvious from the beginning and when revealed, it was done so matter of factly that it was almost [..] > read more
Review: Nineteen Minutes
Published on 2012-04-15 04:41:13
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult My rating: 3 of 5 stars I am rating this a 3, but I have to say that I was so annoyed with the ending that I almost wanted to rate this a 1. I usually stay away from anything labeled as "chick lit" and unfortunately, much of this book was exactly what I automatically mentally think about when I hear the words "chick lit". It took a perfectly good plot and then ruined it with unnecessary sub-plots and an over the top, soap opera worthy ending that [..] > read more
Review- Life is but a Dream by Brian James
Published on 2012-03-05 05:00:02
Title – Life is but a Dream Author – Brian James Publisher - Feiwel & Friends Date Published – March 27, 2012 Review is based on eARC from NetGalley Life is but a Dream tells the story of a teenager named Sabrina who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and committed to a psychiatric ward. Soon after, she meets Alec, another patient in the psych ward, and together they begin to question whether they even want to “fit in” with society. Sabrina wonders if the medicati [..] > read more
Kindle Freebie! 2 Days Only! The Darkening Dream by Andy Gavin
Published on 2012-02-06 23:00:05
FREE Two Days Only: A Vampire Novel with Actual Bite! As the modern world establishes itself and pushes the supernatural into the shadows, the supernatural fights back. The Darkening Dream is a chilling new dark fantasy novel by Andy Gavin, creator of Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter, that has received rave reviews on Amazon and Goodreads and is FREE for two days only on Amazon Kindle (February 7th to 8th)! Download your FREE copy here: http://amzn.to/yTvZPG Long-time readers of dar [..] > read more
Win a Kindle Fire!
Published on 2012-01-31 00:01:54
Here’s a chance to win one of 10 Kindle Fires and up to 75 free Kindle books from Scott Nicholson and several other best-selling authors! Here are the details: WIN A KINDLE FIRE IN THE BIG KINDLE BOOGIE 10 Free Kindle Fires, 75 free ebooks, a $500 library donation. Entries for 10 free Kindle Fires are already underway at http://bigkindleboogie.blogspot.com. On Feb. 1-2, bestselling thriller authors J.A. Konrath, Blake Crouch, Scott Nicholson, Lee Goldberg, and Scott Nicholson are making [..] > read more
Top 5 Sundays- Favorite Ghostly Reads
Published on 2012-01-28 23:00:06
Top 5 Sundays is a fun meme hosted by Larissa at Larissa’s Bookish Life. If you’d like to participate, check out Larissa’s blog for all the details. This weeks theme is: Favorite Ghostly Novels I do love my fictional ghosts!! As a matter of fact, in both 2010 and 2011, my favorite reads of the year were ghostly books and of course, they will be Number 1 and Number 2 on my list. 1. Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane Stacia Kane’s Downside series has to be my one of my absolute fa [..] > read more
Young Adult Giveaway Hop
Published on 2012-01-26 20:49:58
Welcome to my stop on the Young Adult Giveaway Hop hosted by the wonderful Kathy at I Am a Reader Not A Writer and by Down the Rabbit Hole. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by The Happy Booker and enter the giveaway. Following is certainly appreciated but not a requirement. Leave a comment and say hi so I can pay a return visit to your blog. This giveaway will be fairly straightforward. The winner of my giveaway will have the option to choose which prize pack they want. To enter, s [..] > read more
Teaser Tuesday
Published on 2012-01-24 07:53:30
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teas [..] > read more
Audiobook Review–The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Published on 2012-01-20 05:00:01
Title – The Fault in Our Stars Author – John Green Narrated by – Kate Rudd Length – 7 hours and 14 minutes Publisher – Brilliance Audio Audible Released Date– January 10, 2012 Kate Rudd did a phenomenal, outstanding job narrating this highly emotional read. Considering the subject matter and the emotionally charged nature of this book, it would have been so easy to overdo the narration. But Kate Rudd’s performance was perfection, bringing to life these amazing characte [..] > read more
Review- Everneath by Brodi Ashton
Published on 2012-01-19 21:36:35
Title – Everneath Author – Brodi Ashton Publisher – Harper Collins Date Published – January 24, 2012 This gorgeous cover and the intriguing summary had me super eager to get my hands on this debut novel by Brodi Ashton. Unfortunately it ended up being a bit less than what I was expecting. I love books that are based on mythology and are a bit dark, so when I saw that this was described as a reimagining of Hades and Persephone, I was quite excited. I don’t think this r [..] > read more
Review- The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe
Published on 2012-01-19 09:24:16
Title – The Way We Fall Author – Megan Crewe Publisher – Disney-Hyperion Date Published – January 24, 2012 When I requested The Way We Fall from NetGalley, I was under the assumption that this was another dystopian or post-apocalyptic read, this is not exactly the case. The Way We Fall is set on an island that is quarantined because of an outbreak of a dangerous flu-like virus that is killing people. It is never made clear whether this virus is world-wide or confined on [..] > read more
Review–The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell
Published on 2012-01-15 23:00:01
Title – The Reapers are the Angels Author – Alden Bell Narrated by – Tai Sammons Length – 7 hours 25 minutes Publisher – Blackstone Audio Audio Release date – August 3, 2010 I have read so many glowing reviews of The Reapers are the Angels that I simply had to see what all the fuss was about and even though I was warned ahead of time about the bloody bits, I still wanted to read this. I decided to listen to this on audio and I think the narrator did an amazing job [..] > read more