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Thursday, December 31, 2015
Monday, November 16, 2015
Read This
Photo courtesy of Anastacia
Welcome to Read This, a collection of book reviews and giveaways that were posted in the past week or so from around the web. This is a collection of book reviews & contests from real reviewers. If you want to be included in the next edition start with the guidelines, then use the submission form. Want to read more reviews? Check out Read This for a list of the latest reviews and stellar reviewers. You can also follow on twitter for the latest round ups. Read This is now accepting photo submissions for each edition.CONTESTS
- Paperback copy of The Inventor’s Secret and a hardcover copy of The Conjurer’s Riddle (11/17)
- $120 Gift Card for Amazon, B&N or iTunes (11/19)
- $30 Gift Card and Swag (11/25)
- $50 Amazon Gift Card INT (11/25)
- $25 Amazon GC courtesy of J.D. POOKER (11/25)
- BookElves Anthology, Volume 2 – TWO paperback copies (11/26)
- Papercopy of Nirvana and a poster of the cover. US/CAN (12/11)
NON FICTION
- Post Traumatic Church Syndrome by Reba Riley ~Heather @Based on a True Story
- Saving Simon by Jon Katz ~Heather @Based on a True Story
- Naked for Lunch by Mark Haskell Smith ~Heather @Based on a True Story
- I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai ~Sofia @Platypire Reviews
-INSPIRATIONAL/SELF-HELP
- Design the Life You Love by Ayse Birsel ~Reading is Better With Cupcakes
-MEMOIR
- 50 Shades of Truth by Josef ~Moxxley @Platypire Reviews
FICTION
- Still Alice by Lisa Genova ~KissinBlueKaren
- At the Corner of Magnetic and Main by Meg Welch Dendler ~Moxxley @Platypire Reviews
-HISTORICAL FICTION
YOUNG ADULT
- An Abundance of Katherines by John Green ~Caroline Andrus
- Maggie and the Mercury Retrograde by Anya Monroe ~Sofia @Platypire Reviews
-LGBTQIA
-COMIC
-DYSTOPIAN
-FANTASY
- Enchanted Revenge by Theresa M. Jones ~Anita
- Uncovering Cobbogoth (Cobbogoth #1) by Hannah L. Clark ~KissinBlueKaren
- The Conjurer’s Riddle by Andrea Creme ~Reading is Better With Cupcakes
-PARANORMAL
-SCIENCE FICTION
- Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5) by Marissa Meyer ~KissinBlueKaren
- Nirvana by J.R. Stewart ~KissinBlueKaren
NEW ADULT
- Worth the Wait by K. M. Neuhold ~J. Hooligan @Platypire Reviews
- #Nerd by Cambria Hebert ~Sofia @Platypire Reviews
- Ruin by Rachel Van Dyken ~Bekah @Platypire Reviews
ROMANCE
- Should’ve Said No by Tracy March ~Caroline Andrus
- Breaking Up With Barrett by Katy Regnery ~Bekah @Platypire Reviews
-ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
FANTASY
- The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher ~Heather @Based on a True Story
- The Soul Summoner by Elicia Hyder ~Charlie @Girl of 1000 Wonders
SCIENCE FICTION
PARANORMAL
- Next Stop: Nina by Robin Raven ~Bob @Platypire Reviews
- Scattered Ashes by Annie Anderson ~Kelli @Crazy For Indies
- Redemption by Mary Reason Theriot ~Just Another Girl and Her Books
HORROR
THRILLER
- A Deadly Combination by Mary Reason Theriot ~Just Another Girl and Her Books
- Leverage by Nancy S. Thompson ~Papervida @Platypire Reviews
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Friday, October 9, 2015
Review: Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Boy, times have changed since this book was written!
This is another reread for me, and another one that I was pretty bored with. The technology has changed so much, and at first it was laughable, and then it just got boring. I was hoping to get back into the series so I'd know what my next dozen books would be (I'm stuck in a rut with my reading right now, having a hard time getting into anything) and I'm just not feeling this one either, though when I first read it years ago, I enjoyed the series. According to goodreads, I reread this one at least once before, in 2009.
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My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Boy, times have changed since this book was written!
This is another reread for me, and another one that I was pretty bored with. The technology has changed so much, and at first it was laughable, and then it just got boring. I was hoping to get back into the series so I'd know what my next dozen books would be (I'm stuck in a rut with my reading right now, having a hard time getting into anything) and I'm just not feeling this one either, though when I first read it years ago, I enjoyed the series. According to goodreads, I reread this one at least once before, in 2009.
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Thursday, October 1, 2015
Artisan Preserving
Artisan Preserving: Over 100 recipes for jams, chutneys and relishes, pickles, sauces and cordials, and cured meats and fish by Emma McDonald
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I requested this book to read & review from netgalley (in exchange for my honest review) because I am a beginner canner - or at least, I consider myself a beginner canner, as this is only my second year. The photos are inspiring & beautiful; the directions are clear, and the recipes well laid out & I would have no problem in following any of them.
The book, however, is a little artsy for me - well, it is in the title after all! I can simple foods, and cook even simpler, so the chutneys, sauces, and cordials are wasted on me. I live in a tiny apartment (my garden is elsewhere) so even if I wanted to cure my own meat & fish, I have no space to do so, so that section is all wasted on me.
Unfortunately, there's not really a single recipe in this book that I think I'd ever actually make ;/.
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My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I requested this book to read & review from netgalley (in exchange for my honest review) because I am a beginner canner - or at least, I consider myself a beginner canner, as this is only my second year. The photos are inspiring & beautiful; the directions are clear, and the recipes well laid out & I would have no problem in following any of them.
The book, however, is a little artsy for me - well, it is in the title after all! I can simple foods, and cook even simpler, so the chutneys, sauces, and cordials are wasted on me. I live in a tiny apartment (my garden is elsewhere) so even if I wanted to cure my own meat & fish, I have no space to do so, so that section is all wasted on me.
Unfortunately, there's not really a single recipe in this book that I think I'd ever actually make ;/.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I didn't enjoy this one as much as I was expecting.
Margaret Beaufort was just written so unappealing. I don't believe any person is that one dimensional. I get obsession, I get being religious, but she was written in such a way that that was the only two things she cared about - getting her son (who she really didn't even know) on the throne, and God.
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My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I didn't enjoy this one as much as I was expecting.
Margaret Beaufort was just written so unappealing. I don't believe any person is that one dimensional. I get obsession, I get being religious, but she was written in such a way that that was the only two things she cared about - getting her son (who she really didn't even know) on the throne, and God.
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