by Nicole Etolen | Oct 1, 2011 | Books
Title: The Fate of the Muse (Marina’s Tales #3) Author: Derrolyn Anderson Format: Kindle Earlier this year, I gushed about the first two books in the Marina’s Tales series by Derrolyn Anderson, and have been anxiously awaiting the third book in the series...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 30, 2011 | Books
Title: Eye of the Crystal Ball Author: T.P. Boje Format: Kindle When Sara was just a newborn baby, her parents left her on the doorstep of the Schneider family. It was during World War II, when Romani people were being persecuted and murdered by the thousands, and...
by Audrey | Sep 30, 2011 | Books
De-Automate me, please. Sometimes I want to think for myself, in the simplest terms. Sometimes I want to go to the bathroom at a restaurant and flush the toilet at my discretion, turn the water on and off at will, pump out my own hand-soap, pull out my own paper towel...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 29, 2011 | Books
Title: One Salt Sea Author: Seanan McGuire Publisher: DAW My favorite faerie changeling, October Daye, is back in this 5th installment by Seanan McGuire. If you haven’t read the previous four books in the series, you may want to skip this review. While there are...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 27, 2011 | Books
I think we’ve established that I’m very much against banning or challenging books in general, but reading through the Books Challenged or Banned in 2011 really made my head spin a few times. While most people challenge a book due to the typical subjects...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 24, 2011 | Books
Banned Books Week, established by the American Library Association, is a week of celebrating our First Amendment right and the freedom to read whatever we choose to read and a time to reflect on the damage that censoring or banning books can cause. I don’t talk...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 23, 2011 | Books
After my previous review of two Howard B. Wigglebottom books, the author, Howard Binkow, was incredibly generous enough to send me the rest of the books in the series. I’ll be reviewing them over the next few weeks. I absolutely adore this series for children,...
by Audrey | Sep 21, 2011 | Books
Fun and Interesting Facts About Kevin Benton I attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA., the world’s largest Evangelical Christians School, founded by the late, great Chancellor, Rev. Dr. Jerry Falwell. While at Liberty, I was a member of the basketball team that...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 20, 2011 | Books
The Rafflecopter Round Up giveaway event starts tomorrow at 9am. Until then, take a sneak peak at one of the prizes I’ll be giving away. Authors Tania Elfersy & Andrea Katzman are giving away a copy of their gorgeous book for moms, Purple Leaves, Red...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 20, 2011 | Books
Title: Saving June Author: Hannah Harrington Publisher: Harlequin Teen Release Date: 11/22/11 Some books, when finished, leave behind an achy feeling almost like when your best friend who you haven’t seen in years gets back on a plane after a too-short visit....