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Top Ten Tuesday: books on my spring tbr pile.  

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.  


Today is the first day of spring and what better way to celebrate it with a spring themed T10T. I already have my first sunburn. I'm happy though because this is perfect hiking weather. When I'm not hiking I will be reading a lot of (hopefully) great books. Thanks to Netgalley most of these are on my Kindle:



  1. Yesterday by C.K. Kelly Martin. This looks really interesting but am I the only person who finds the summary to be a little confusing? 
  2. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. Shadow and Bone sounds like the kind of book that will keep me up all night. I also happen to be in love with the cover. <3
  3. The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Kross. I'm reading it now. I just love this series! 
  4. After the Snow by S.D. Crockett. I'm usually not a fan of novels written in broken English but there is something about this book that makes me want to read it. 
  5. Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear. More young adult steampunk! This needs to be the next trend once everything is sick of dystopian novels.
The next couple of books I do not have on my tbr pile yet. I'm looking forward to making them a part of my collection.


  1. Redshirts by John Scalzi. A Star Trek inspired book. Yes, please. 
  2. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore. This book has been on my wishlist ever since I first started this blog nearly three years ago. It is time now! 
  3. The Killables by Gemma Malley. I loved her previous dystopian series, The Declaration. I'm counting the days (nine) until this comes out)
  4. Fair Coin by E.C. Meyers. This looks like it promises to be a real mind trip.
  5. Cat Daddy: How One Very Special Cat Fixed One Very Broken Man by Jason Galaxy. I love his TV show, My Cat From Hell. 
















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Mailbox Monday: More Hunger Games and clockwork collar.  

Monday, March 19, 2012



Welcome to Mailbox Monday, the weekly touring meme created by Marcia at A girl and her books. During the month of March, MM is being hosted by Diary of an Eccentric. Mailbox Monday is provides a place for bloggers to share what books they purchased, received for review, or got from the library during the week.

Review books:

The Girl in the Clockwork Colllar by Kady Kross. I was so impatient to read this, that I requested it 4 times before the publisher approved me on Netgalley.

Yesterday by C.K. Kelly Martin. This sounds really interesting!











Railsea by China Mieville. Mr. Mieville is a wildly popular author and I've never read any of his books before. I love this cover. LOVE!









Purchased: 


The Hunger Pains: A Parody by The Harvard Lampoon. 


It was really cheap so I figured, why not?


Arrow by R.J. Anderson. I love this series!

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Friday Fill-Ins  

Friday, March 16, 2012


I haven't done a Friday Fill-Ins post in a VERY long time, so I thought it might be fun. 

1. Welcome _to the jungle____.
2. __Chai tea___ and __ginger cookies___ make me jump for joy. 
3. There's a _hole in the bucket____!
4. ___His kindness__ is the thing I love most about ___my Rob__. 
5. Eyes __are watching you___.
6. _____ is what I'm eagerly awaiting.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to __Shark Tank___, tomorrow my plans include _going on a long walk____ and Sunday, I want to __finish reading a book___! 

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Review: Ashfall by Mike Mullin  

Thursday, March 15, 2012


Ashfall by Mike Mullin (10/11/11, Tanglewood Press)
Reading Challenge: none
FTC: received e-book from Netgalley
Rating: 4 purrs

Summary from Goodreads: 

Under the bubbling hot springs and geysers of Yellowstone National Park is a supervolcano. Most people don't know it's there. The caldera is so large that it can only be seen from a plane or satellite. It just could be overdue for an eruption, which would change the landscape and climate of our planet.
Ashfall is the story of Alex, a teenage boy left alone for the weekend while his parents visit relatives. When the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts unexpectedly, Alex is determined to reach his parents. He must travel over a hundred miles in a landscape transformed by a foot of ash and the destruction of every modern convenience that he has ever known, and through a new world in which disaster has brought out both the best and worst in people desperate for food, water, and warmth. With a combination of nonstop action, a little romance, and very real science, this is a story that is difficult to stop reading and even more difficult to forget.
Review: 

I suggest that you begin Ashfall when you have a lot of time on your hand because it is very difficult to put down. The action starts right from the beginning and you will find yourself flipping pages (or tapping a screen) to find out what happens next. You won't have time for much else, so do not start Ashfall unless you have the day off from work and you family and pets have all been fed already. 

There isn't a whole lot of back story in Ashfall and I was grateful for that. The story starts right out with the volcanic eruption and apparently it is very very VERY loud. This is where the author's talents shines because I swear, I could hear that loud noise too! The next thing we know it Alex is out searching around for his parents. This was the highlight of Ashfall for me. I felt like I was searching around right along with Alex. 


Mike Mullan does not shy away from blood and violence even though this is a young adult novel. It works for me! I like my post-apocalyptic novels to be as realistic as possible. I'm grateful that the author didn't shy away from the negative aspects of the story. 


Unfortunately, Ashfall does not get a 5 purr rating from me. There were two things in particular that bothered me about Ashfull. The first was Alex's sexual attraction to Darla. On one hand I'm glad that Mr. Mullen didn't shy away from the sexual aspects of the story, but on the other I got tired of hearing about Alex's erections. I also didn't see the two of them being together in that way. It just didn't feel right to me. The second thing to bother me was the ending! I mean OMGWTFFML! Another young adult/post apoc/ sci-fi-ish book with a cliffhangerish ending. 


Spoiler alert! 


The whole fricking point of the book is that Alex is out searching for his parents and he never actually finds them, or what happens to them. So...we are basically left off right at where the book first started, with Alex looking for his parents. SIGH. I will be reading book #2 because I am a sucker with a capital S. 






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Waiting on Wednesday: two sequels  

Wednesday, March 14, 2012


"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:


I picked two sequels this week.




Feedback 
by Robinson Wells
October 2012


I just finished the first book Variant and the ending was OMGWTF?! I'm dying for answers here. You can win an ARC here. 


Quicksilver
by R.J. Anderson
9/6/12


I reviewed the first book Ultraviolet, for Netgalley. I really hope that Quicksilver finds its way there too. Sadly, I could not find summaries for either one of  my WoW picks. I'm going to read them either way!


What's your "waiting on" pick this week? Are there any sequels you are "waiting on?" 

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