Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!——————Firstly, I want to wish everyone a Happy (late) Thanksgiving! I ended up driving...
This novella is publicized as a companion story to Siege & Storm, the second book in The Grisha series by Leigh Bardugo. I'm afraid to say though that the link between the story and the book isn't clear at all. The only thing I can see maybe is that this story is about avoiding traps, and that Alina was caught in one unaware in the latest installment.This novella is actually a fable featuring a fox whose very life was threatened by his own mother...
I'm going to preface this review by admitting that I don't read many prequel type novellas. I've read the occasional mid-series novella while waiting for the next full-length novel to come out, but this was my first experience reading a novella before beginning a series. And I kind of wish I hadn't. Don't get me wrong, the story line was alright, albeit brief and choppy feeling. I think the real shortfall in Elemental was trying to use the novella...
Today we're participating in a book blast and giveaway for Caris Roane, author of about a bajillionty paranormal romance novels. She's starting a new series called Men in Chains and the first book, BORN IN CHAINS, came out in October and Roane is doing a little holiday promotion to celebrate.Here's the scoop on BORN IN CHAINS:In the epic battle of vampire against vampire, one warrior’s fate is bound to a mortal woman who controls him, commands...
Snow White Blood Red by Cameron Jace is the first of several e-novella prequels to The Grimm Diaries. I was hesitating to read this book because I don't read self-published novels. Despite my hesitation, I decided to go against my gut because this series is so popular and Amazon kept on recommending it to me. I wasn't overly impressed with this novella, but I was definitely entertained!My main concern with Snow White Blood Red is the...
Cameron Jace, fairy tale, Fantasy, novella, Novella November, Purchased, Retelling, Review, Self Published, Snow White, The Grimm Diaries, young adult
We have Kimberly Frost with us today for "When I'm not writing". She's on tour to celebrate the re-release of her Southern Witch series with Berkley. The promo materials describe the series as a "coming of age in the world of magic" story, in which urban fantasy meets humorous mystery in small-town Texas. The main character is a plucky pastry chef Tammy Jo Trask, who comes into her spell-casting powers unexpectedly. As her adventures continue, she...
This is my first Moira Rogers story. I've seen the name on other blogs but I had never tried anything from this writing duo before. And maybe that's why I had such a hard time coming up with a two line description of the book/series. And then I realized the simplest thing to do would be to borrow the description from Moira Rogers' webpage about the series:In a post-apocalyptic future, humanity’s survivors must fight both the demons who destroyed the world they knew and their own leaders, who only envision a bright future for a privileged few...The...
I'm not really sure if this story qualifies as a novella since it's length is closer to short story but I'm going to make it count as a November novella anyways. Beth Bernobich has been on my watch list ever since I fell in love with the first book of her fantasy series called PASSION PLAY so I though this would be a great time to read this short story of hers that introduces her YA novel called FOX AND PHOENIX. I've yet to read the novel and while I wasn't really impressed by this story, I think the story building that was necessary to write it...
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!——————Bought:Allegiant by Veronica RothThe Fiery Heart by Richelle MeadHell Bent by...
This novella was originally released as part of the 'A Bite Before Christmas' anthology (and this is how I read it) but has recently been released as an ebook, so you can now pick up this story only if you wish!Home For the Holidays features the whole gang! Cat & Bones receive their friends & family (namely Ian, Spades, Denise, Annette, Mencheres & Kara) for the weekend, to celebrate Bones birthday & Thanksgiving. Turkey is on the...
It's very hard to place when is a good time to read this. Chronologically, it takes place before OBSIDIAN even begins. We learn the basics of what it is to be a Luxen and an Arum, how they fight, their general history. It's very interesting to say the least. But the kicker is that we meet Dawson. If you read this book after book one, OBSIDIAN, you still will have no idea who Dawson is. You won't find out until book two, so this is necessary background...
Origins: The Fire is one of the best novellas I've read to date. It's short, concise, exhilarating, and absolutely thrilling to read. There is not a second where the plot drags and the whole novella is extremely action-packed and exciting. I do wish it was a bit longer because 15 pages isn't nearly long for me as a reader. I craved more from The Fire because I felt it was so well-written that Driza could have taken it a step further.This novella...
Cyborg, Debra Driza, Event, Free, Harper Collins, Katherine Tegen Books, mila 2.0, novella, Novella November, Review, Science Fiction, Science-Fiction, young adult
There's no "When I'm not writing..." post this week but we do have an amazing giveaway to share with you. Roxanne from Bewitching Book Tours has put together an amazing holiday giveaway and all of us tour hosts are posting it. Some of the prizes are:1 Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inch or equivalent value Amazon Gift Card3 Bewitching Prize Packs full of books and book swag goodies- open to US Shipping- prize packs may contain print copies of The Hallowed Ones...
It's Owen time! Like most fans of the series, I haven't been too thrilled with Owen Grayson, ever since he went and broke the heart of my favourite assassin, so I was deathly curious about KISS OF VENOM. It is, after all, the first time we get to be inside Owen's head. And what an interesting and tormented place it is! KISS OF VENOM takes place between DEADLY STING and HEART OF VENOM, so Owen and Gin are on the outs but are in a better place...
Adult, Assassin, Elemental Assassin, Jennifer Estep, Novella November, Pocket Star, Purchased, Review, Simon amp; Schuster, Simon Schuster, Urban Fantasy
I'm a huge fan of Karen Marie Moning's Fever series so I thought I would give her Highlander series a second chance. I read the first book of this series a while back and while I did enjoy it, nothing could compare to her Fever series. Where her Fever series is dark, complex and frighting, her Highlander series is more on the romantic side, which includes hot highlanders, a fair bit of time travelling and paranormal elements.INTO THE DREAMING...
Adult, Faery, Highlander, Karen Marie Moning, novella, Novella November, Paranormal Romance, Purchased, Random House, Review, time travel
With Novella November going strong I thought it would be the perfect moment to discuss these short stories!Novellas are more and more popular, especially amongst young adult series and I have to confess I have split feeling about them.On the plus side, when you love a series, you usually can't get enough of its characters and novella is just the perfect way to fill a craving! Not only you can get an extra treat you wouldn't get in a novel, but they...
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!——————Jenn here this week. I've gotten a nice stack of goodies, including some awesome...
Hello guys!I just wanted to let you know that I am still offering design services (you can view all about it here) but I also wanted to let you know that I now have special prices for Blog Tour Website!Want your tour button to stand out? Want your promo tours to look professional? You are at the right place!Here's an example of what I could do for you!I created this button for Wendy to help her with the launch of her new Blog Tour Website (you can...
The Tailor is a very short novella and it's about a scene happening in Shadow & Bones from Genya's point of view. It takes place after Alina was injured by Zoya.I enjoyed this very quick read because it gives Genya a stepping-stone to the readers heart. Her actions in the series have been questionable and this little insight to her true feelings and her past was very welcome.She is a sweet but abused girl and she does her best to survive in this...
I think it's safe to say that nearly the entire universe, if not the entire universe, loves Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles series. My anxiety over the wait for CRESS is ever increasing, so I knew that I'd be reading this novella without question. And, boy, am I happy I was able to read this. While it's a very quick read, it's full of background information on our beloved Wolf. This book can be read either before or after SCARLET and the small back-story...
Dystopian, Fantasy, Free, Macmillan, Marissa Meyer, novella, Review, Science Fiction, The Lunar Chronicles, Tor Books, young adult
I've always been interested in "What-If" scenarios, and so The Returned really appealed to me as a reader. The Returned is all about getting a second chance at life and making your own choices. The Choice is one of three e-novellas that serve as a companion to The Returned and it definitely delivers. This novella really gives readers a feel for the poignancy and raw emotion that Jason Mott writes with in The Returned.I definitely enjoyed reading...
This week, we're hosting Sonya Clark for "When I'm not writing". I reviewed TRANCEHACK a little while ago and thoroughly enjoyed it so I'm thrilled to have her visiting the blog. Check out what Sonya does when she's not working on her next novel. For several years now, I’ve put a great deal of energy into writing. Being a published author was something I’d wanted most of my life, so when I finally made the decision to really go for it, I put...
For a bit of context, check out my review of BITE ME, the first novella in the series. As I mentioned in that post, the best part of the London Undead series is definitely the worldbuilding. Schnyder gives us a great but short introduction to a very scary London, where zombies roam the streets of the quarantined city and werewolves patrol to keep the residents too poor or stubborn to leave safe. I had so many questions about where these zombies...
Shelly Laurenston never fails to entertain me. Even with a novella, she is able to tell the story of two people coming together, falling in love while having fun with it at the same time. I guess you could say Darla Mae is your typical Shelly Laurenston female protagonist. She can be self sufficient, she's intelligent and she is definitely strong and able to take care of herself. Meeting the intimidating Eggie was probably not in her plans but she...
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!——————Happy weekend everyone! I went on a book buying frenzy over the last couple of...
