Cold in California By Deborah Riley-Magnus What happens to a vampire after he dies? Really and finally dies? Aside from the stake-in-the-heart, crumbling-of-flaky-burned-flesh, what really happens? COLD IN CALIFORNIA playfully explores these questions and proposes that even the worst of the supernatural world gets one more chance to earn heaven or hell. Twice-baked vampire, Gabriel… Continue reading Review – Cold in California by Deborah Riley-Magnus
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Upcoming Releases – Early June 2016 (June 1st – June 15th)
June 7th Rich and Pretty By Rumaan Alam As close as sisters for twenty years, Sarah and Lauren have been together through high school and college, first jobs and first loves, the uncertainties of their twenties and the realities of their thirties. Sarah, the only child of a prominent intellectual and a socialite, works… Continue reading Upcoming Releases – Early June 2016 (June 1st – June 15th)
Upcoming Releases – Late May (May 16th – May 31st)
May 17th The Fireman By Joe Hill The fireman is coming. Stay cool. No one knows exactly when it began or where it originated. A terrifying new plague is spreading like wildfire across the country, striking cities one by one: Boston, Detroit, Seattle. The doctors call it Draco Incendia Trychophyton. To everyone else it’s… Continue reading Upcoming Releases – Late May (May 16th – May 31st)
Upcoming Releases – Early May (May 1st – 15th)
May 3rd A Court of Mist and Fury By Sarah J. Maas Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court--but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people. Nor… Continue reading Upcoming Releases – Early May (May 1st – 15th)
Upcoming Releases – Late April (April 16th – 30th)
So sorry for the delayed post! April 19th Before We Visit the Goddess By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni The daughter of a poor baker in rural Bengal, India, Sabitri yearns to get an education, but her family’s situation means college is an impossible dream. Then an influential woman from Kolkata takes Sabitri under her wing,… Continue reading Upcoming Releases – Late April (April 16th – 30th)
And the Oscar Goes To…Part Three
Welcome, friends and fellow bookworms, to the third and final part of our series on Oscar-winning films based on books. If you haven't had a chance to read the first two parts and would like to, click the links below: Part One Part Two As always, don't forget to leave a comment at the bottom… Continue reading And the Oscar Goes To…Part Three
What We Know So Far About the Upcoming His Dark Materials Television Series
Hello my fellow bookworms! As some of you might know on November 3, 2015, BBC One announced that it had commissioned a television adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. For a huge fan like myself and so many others, this is amazing news! While we did receive a film adaptation of the first book, The Golden… Continue reading What We Know So Far About the Upcoming His Dark Materials Television Series
Upcoming Releases – Early April 2016 (April 1st – 15th)
April 5th The Empress of Bright Moon By Weina Dai Randel At the moment of the Emperor's death, everything changes in the palace. Mei, his former concubine, is free, and Pheasant, the heir and Mei's lover, is proclaimed as the new Emperor, heralding a new era in China. But just when Mei believes… Continue reading Upcoming Releases – Early April 2016 (April 1st – 15th)
And the Oscar Goes To…Part Two
Welcome to the second of a three-part series regarding some amazing books that have been adapted to film and won one or more Academy Awards. The first part of the series can be found here. Without further ado: The Oscar goes to... 1990s 1991 (63rd Academy Awards) - Misery (1990) Just one of the… Continue reading And the Oscar Goes To…Part Two
Review – How to Be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis
Note: Okay readers, this is going to be a little different. Because this book was a memoir and not a work of fiction, the review formatting will different. There are no "characters" to judge or "plot points" to highlight. Also, I will not be rating memoirs. It just feels wrong to me to "grade" someone's… Continue reading Review – How to Be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis
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