Monthly Archives: September 2014

Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Knopf (September 9, 2014) ISBN: 9780385353304 Source: Publisher A famous stage actor, Arthur Leander, dies of a heart attack on stage. A former paparazzi, now EMT, leaps to the stage in an attempt to save … Continue reading →

Posted in Knopf, Literary Fiction, Review | 5 Comments

Announcing: 2014 Murder, Monsters & Mayhem (Mx3)!

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Jenn

Halloween is here! Well, almost! Anyone who has followed this blog for any significant period of time understand just how much I love Halloween (and Fall in general)! To celebrate my obsession with the macabre, each year I host … Continue reading →

Posted in Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem | 11 Comments

Guest Review: The Islands at the End of the World by Austin Aslan

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Jenn

Age Range: 12 and up Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books (August 5, 2014) ISBN: 9780385744027 Source: Publisher Sixteen-year-old Leilani and her father travel from their small island town to the Big Island of Hawaii to Oahu to seek … Continue reading →

Posted in Dystopian fiction, Random House, Review, YA | 2 Comments

Review: Mary: The Summoning by Hillary Monahan

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Jenn

Age Range: 12 – 18 years, 7-12th grade Series: Bloody Mary Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (September 2, 2014) ISBN: 9781423185192 Everyone is familiar with the Bloody Mary urban legend. Teenage friends Jess, Shauna, Kitty, and Anna have researched the … Continue reading →

Posted in Disney-Hyperion, Horror, Review, Supernatural, YA | 2 Comments

Review: The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (Audiobook)

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Jenn

Series: A Cormoran Strike Novel Listening Length: 17 hours and 22 minutes Publisher: Hachette Audio (June 19, 2014) Source: Publisher Known for frequently disappearing for days on end, this isn’t the first time author Owen Quine has gone missing. Knowing the police … Continue reading →

Posted in Audiobook, Hachette Audio | 1 Comment

Review: Hold the Dark by William Giraldi

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Jenn

Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Liveright (September 8, 2014) ISBN: 9780871406675 Source: Publisher Three children have been abducted by wolves in the small, isolated Alaskan village of Keelut. Medora Stone, the mother of one of the victims, overcome by grief, reaches … Continue reading →

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Review: The Secret Place by Tana French

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Jenn

Series: Dublin Murder Squad Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Viking Adult (September 2, 2014) ISBN: 9780670026326 Source: Publisher One year ago, a boy was found murdered on the grounds of St. Kilda’s School, a girl’s boarding school outside of Dublin. Until … Continue reading →