Posted in book review, books, reviews, tagged biography, letter to my daughter, maya angelou on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Letter To My Daughter
by Maya Angelou
Biography, Published 2008
Read Dec. 2008
3.5/5
Description:
For a world of devoted readers, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers.
Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou’s path to living well and living [...]
Posted in book review, books, from the shelves of mel, reviews on December 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
Mercy Thompson Series #3
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Published 2008
Mel Read Nov 2008
4.5/5
From the Cover:
Mechanic Mercy Thompson can shift her shape – but not her loyalty. When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it’s up to Mercy to clear his [...]
Posted in book review, books, reviews, tagged diane setterfield, fiction, the thirteenth tale on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Audible, Narrated by Bianca Amato and Jill Tanner
Fiction, Published 2006
Audiobook Nov 2008, Read Dec 2006
4.5/5
From the Cover:
Margaret Lea works in her father’s antiquarian bookshop where her fascination for the biographies of the long-dead has led her to write them herself. She gets a letter from one of the most famous [...]
Posted in challenges, tagged YA reading challenge on December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
J. Kaye’s Book Blog – 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge
Guidelines for 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge
1. Anyone can join. You don’t need a blog to participate.
2. Read 12 Young Adult novels. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change [...]
Posted in challenges, tagged series reading challenge on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Series Reading Challenge
starts December 1st, 2008 and goes until November 30th, 2009.
The rules are easy:
1) Pick a couple series you already started and now want to finish (meaning, you’ll be all up to date with the series when it ends).
2) Read at least 4 books, more are also okay, of course!
3) Post your [...]
Posted in reviews, tagged new year's resolutions 2009, reading updates on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Even though I pretty much failed miserably this year on finishing my reading challenges, I have high hopes for next year. For one, I only have one more semester of grad school and hopefully it will be smooth sailing… It’s so hard to keep up with your reading if you’re stuck reading school stuff. [...]
Posted in book review, books, from the shelves of mel, reviews, tagged Codex Alera, Furies of Calderon, Jim Butcher, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi and Fantasy on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera #1)
by Jim Butcher, 504 pages
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Published 2005
Mel Read Oct. 7, 2008
4.5/5
From the Back Cover:
For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies — elementals of earth, air, fire, [...]
Posted in book review, books, from the shelves of mel, reviews, tagged ender's game, orson scott card, Sci-Fi on December 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ender’s Game (Ender #1) by Orson Scott Card
Sci-Fi, Published 1985, 324 pp
Mel Read Nov. 15, 2008
4/5
From the Back Cover:
Once again, the Earth is under attack. Alien “buggers” are poised for a final assault. The survival of the human species depends on a military genius who can defeat the buggers.
But who?
Ender Wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. A [...]
