Dear Luke, We Need to Talk. -Darth (and other Pop Culture Correspondence) by John Moe Release Date: June 10, 2014 Publisher: Three Rivers Press 304 Pages Received: Sent from Blogging for Books Format: Paperback Rating: 4 Nuts Description: “Dear Luke, We Need to Talk, Darth is proof that a funny book on pop culture doesn’t have […]
Skylark (Skylark #1) by Meagan Spooner Release Date: August 1, 2012 Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab 344 Pages Received: Borrowed from library Format: Hardcover Rating: 4.5 Nuts Description: Sixteen-year-old Lark Ainsley has never seen the sky. Her world ends at the edge of the vast domed barrier of energy enclosing all that’s left of humanity. […]
I finally got my act together and created a new, unique rating system for The Book Nut. Yep, they’re nuts, acorns to be precise! So this system will replace the stars but work the exact same way. They just have a bit more personality than the stars do, and they were really fun to make. […]
Today I’m hosting Amber Lough’s blog tour for The Fire Wish, an unique story of magic and Jinni set in 9th century Bagdad (mostly). I met Amber earlier this year at Rochester’s Teen Book Festival where she was talking about being a new author and handing out ARCs of her book. I was lucky enough to […]
The Looking Glass Wars (Looking Glass Wars #1) by Frank Beddor Release Date: August 21, 2007 Publisher: Speak 358 Pages Received: Bought used Format: Paperback Rating: Description: You know the myth… A little girl named Alice tumbled down a rabbit hole and proceeded to have a charming adventure in the delightful, made-up world of Wonderland… […]
The Fire Wish (Jinni Wars #1) by Amber Lough Release Date: July 22, 2014 Publisher: Random House Children’s 320 Pages Received: From author at TBF Format: Paperback ARC Rating: Description: A jinni. A princess. And the wish that changes everything. . . . Najwa is a jinni, training to be a spy in the war against the […]
The Hudson Library and Historical Society is a huge brick building in the town of Hudson, Ohio and the home to the 4th Annual Ohio Author Book Fair. Down the street and around the corner sits a wonderful little independent bookshop called the Learned Owl. This was the setting for a fantastic event full […]
Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews where we show off the books we’ve bought, borrowed, or were sent in the last week. So let’s see the books. From top to bottom: Dreamwood by Heather Mackey (audiobook sent by Penguin) City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare (bought from Half Price […]
The Young World by Chris Weitz Release Date: July 29, 2014 Publisher: Little, Brown Books For Young Readers 384 Pages Received: NetGalley Format: E-ARC Rating: DNF Description: After a mysterious Sickness wipes out the rest of the population, the young survivors assemble into tightly run tribes. Jefferson, the reluctant leader of the Washington Square tribe, and […]
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Release Date: September 10, 2013 Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin 438 Pages Received: Bought from BookOutlet Format: Hardcover Rating: Description: From the author of the New York Times bestseller Eleanor & Park. A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love. Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world […]