Matthew Fiss has spent much of his life designing and creating - whether it be wacky (and cute) animal portraits or product design for a business, he is always stretching his creativity. His most recent project? Illustrations for The Squeezor is Coming! This nifty little book focuses on a large, friendly monster with extra-long hugs (perfect… Continue reading Seven Questions on a Saturday – Matthew Fiss
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The True Queen – Zen Cho
★★ ½ She drew in a terrified breath, but before she could scream, she was plunged into darkness. She drew in a terrified breath, but before she could scream, she was plunged into darkness.Muna, and her sister Sakti, awake on a beach in Janda Baik, an isolated island steeped in magic. While they cannot remember a… Continue reading The True Queen – Zen Cho
George RR Martin – A Game of Thrones
★★★★★ Okay - I am SO incredibly late to this party but hey, I made it! And the hype was real! Winter is coming. Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark lives with his family in a world where the seasons are thrown completely off - summers last decades, and winters are equally long. His five children, plus his bastard son (Jon… Continue reading George RR Martin – A Game of Thrones
Old Wolf – Avi
★★ Nonetheless, he was worried. The wolves in the pack had not eaten for two weeks. Nashoba, an old wolf, has been pack leader for a long time, but his pack had hit the lean months, and some of them getting are getting restless. Garby, in particular, thinks that Nashoba should give up his position… Continue reading Old Wolf – Avi
King’s Cage – Victoria Aveyard
★ A Smarter girl would turn and run To be fair...the author tried to warn me. To keep this review from getting as long (and as bloated) as the book, I will focus on the three worst aspects - the prison, the characters and the sexay scenes. Mare's Prison or should I say, my vacation? The entire book consists… Continue reading King’s Cage – Victoria Aveyard
Seven Questions on a Saturday – Christina Dalcher
Christina Dalcher - author of Vox - used to be a linguistic researcher at City University London. Her project focused on how children and adults produced the "r" sounds with the majority of her research focusing on how sound changes. In addition she taught post-graduate language-related courses. It was only later - after she had… Continue reading Seven Questions on a Saturday – Christina Dalcher
Sorcerer to the Crown – Zen Cho
★★ It's never a good sign when it takes well over 150 pgs to get the story started....really...truly not. This book dragged. Nothing really worked for me. Nothing. If I could get that time back, I would. I want it back so much. THE PREMISE - aka not a bad start The British elite conquest consist of magicians (called… Continue reading Sorcerer to the Crown – Zen Cho
Life and Death – Stephenie Meyer
★ I thought about falling to my knees on purpose. This was the kind of beauty you worshiped. The kind you built temples for and offered sacrifices to...what would a goddess want from a mediocre mortal like me? BWAHAHAHA....wait....she actually published this? So, I reread the entirety of Twilight in preparation for this novel. I… Continue reading Life and Death – Stephenie Meyer
Glass Sword – Victoria Aveyard
★ Rarely, (and I mean rarely) do I abhor a book to its very core. In an effort to give some structure to my upcoming rant, I will limit myself to the things I disliked the most: The title, the writing and (of course) how our heroine is actually aterrible, horrible person. The Title I literally cannotget over this title. So… Continue reading Glass Sword – Victoria Aveyard
Seven Questions on a Saturday – Abbi Waxman
(Whoops, it's on a Sunday...but isn't Sunday a second-Saturday anyway?) Abbi Waxman - author, copywriter, dog-mom, and previous ghost-writer - began life in England, before settling Los Angeles with her husband and three kids. She worked for quite a while as a copywriter like her mother before her, then as a creative director at a… Continue reading Seven Questions on a Saturday – Abbi Waxman
Miranda Reads 