This was a great week for books – 2 ARCs and 2 finished review copies showed up unexpectedly, including an ARC of one of my very most anticipated books of the year. On the reviewing front, it was a bit quiet last week because my home was in complete chaos due to the construction of a new bookshelf in the bedroom. Part of my bedroom was in the living room and it was such a mess I found it hard […]

This week I got two cheap bargain books off Amazon. One’s for me and one is for my husband. As of when I’m writing this, there are still a few copies available as bargain books. The Soul Mirror by Carol Berg This is the second book in Carol Berg’s latest trilogy, Collegia Magica. The first book is The Spirit Lens, and the third book entitled The Daemon Prism just came out last month. In spite of having bought it right […]

This was a very good week. I bought one book that I’ve been looking forward to for a while, and I got 5 review copies that all look wonderful! Half are fantasy, and the other half are science fiction books. Here’s some information on them in case you want to check any of them out. The Scar by Sergey and Marina Dyachenko This is a translation of a Russian fantasy novel written by a husband and wife. Sergey and Marina […]

This week brought one unsolicited ARC. Here it is in case you’re interested in looking into it further or reading it! 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad This YA book, first published in Norway, will be released in the United States in April. It won the 2008 Brage Prize for children’s literature and has been picked up for publication in 9 countries. When it is released in the US, it will be available in hardcover and ebook. It […]

So… I was really hoping to get up a review of Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara this past week, but I’m still working on it. I was just wiped out all week long so trying to review it after work in the evenings wasn’t getting me anywhere. Now that I have a sore throat, I suspect being exhausted was due to fighting off a cold all week. Just great… Anyway, I am going to try to get […]

This week brought one ARC and one review copy. I’m looking forward to both of them, but I’m especially excited about the first one since it’s one I’ve been interested in for a little while now. Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper This is a debut novel and the first volume in a new series, The Wild Hunt. Songs of the Earth was released in the UK last year, and it is going to be released in the US […]