Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel (sequel to Airborn)
Read for: Canadian Books Challenge
This one was almost as good as the first one. Right from the first page it was action, action, action! This time around the legendary ship Hyperion has been spotted in the air and Matt is the only one who knows the coordinates. The Hyperion [...]
Archive > August 2009
Book Review: Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel – Another Ten!
R. I. P. IV
Alright, I’ve given in. I’m joining the challenge. Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings is hosting R.I.P IV. I’m going aim for Peril the First:
This involves reading four books from Sept 1 – Oct 31 from the following genres:
Mystery.
Suspense.
Thriller.
Dark Fantasy.
Gothic.
Horror.
Supernatural.
I’ve decided to read City of Glass by Cassandra Clare and Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger. [...]
Booking Through Thursday – actually on Thursday this week!
This week Booking Through Thursday asks “What’s the lightest, most “fluff” kind of book you’ve read recently?”
I had a hard time with this one because I haven’t read anything I would really consider truly fluffy since about June. But I did just read City of Bones and City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare and while [...]
Book Review: Airborn by Kenneth Oppel – A Perfect Ten!
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
Read for: Canadian Books Challenge
Why haven’t I read this sooner?! I loved the Silverwing books and somehow I just forgot about Kenneth Oppel. Then just last week I read a review somewhere (sorry, I can’t remember where) for the third book in this series and remembered that Oppel is Canadian and realized [...]
Book Review: City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Can I just say that I love this series?! It’s everything I was hoping Twilight would be, but wasn’t. I know I always bash Twilight, but I have to say that I liked the story. I just hated the writing and the characters were so one-dimensional and sometimes everything was [...]
Banned Books Challenge
So in September there are two weeks of Banned Books Week (one week is Canadian, the other is the American one.) The Biblio Blogazine has challenged readers to take this opportunity to read some banned books! Since there are quite of few of these on my TBR list I’m going to try to read at [...]
Book Review: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Book One of The Mortal Instruments Series)
Read for: What’s in a Name Challenge, Book with a body part in the title
Clary is 15 when she sees a shadowhunter for the first time. Shortly thereafter, her mother disappears and she finds herself immersed in world of demons, vampires and the [...]
Weekly Geeks: Why haven’t I read this yet?
This week weekly geeks asks:
This week, tell us about a book (or books) you have been meaning to read. What is it? How long have you wanted to read it? And, why haven’t you read it yet?
When I first read this, I wasn’t really sure how to answer. I have several books on my TBR [...]
Book Review: Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
Read for: 1% Well Read Challenge
This is the first James Bond book by Ian Fleming. It wasn’t made into a movie until just recently. I do enjoy a good James Bond flick, but they are usually fairly cheesy and unrealistic in a good way, don’t get me wrong!). I was expecting [...]
Booking Through Thursday…again on Friday
This week Booking Through Thursday asks:
“What’s the best book you’ve read recently?”
This one is easy. The best book I’ve read recently is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I’m not lucky enough to have an advance copy like some of you so I’m eagerly anticipating Catching Fire. Only a few more days!
