2011 isn’t even over yet but I already know how my 2011 reading challenges will end….MADE OF FAIL! I know I won’t complete any of them as I’m too far behind and it’s too late in the day to catch up but it doesn’t matter. Well, not to me anyway. It’s not the winning that’s…
Category: Books
Thin Air by Lynn Seresin – Character Interview with Delilah and a Giveaway!
Today, I’m very excited to have one of the main characters of Lynn Seresin’s debut novel, THIN AIR, with me on The Bookshelf Chronicles to answer a few questions. Read on for the interview and a giveaway! The blog tour is being organised by Bree at The Awesome Magic Attic. Allow me to introduce, Delilah!…
Waiting On Wednesday – The Future of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating. This Weeks Choice: THE FUTURE OF US by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler. Expected Publication Date: November 21, 2011 (US) January 5, 2012 (UK) Blurb taken from Goodreads: It’s…
Cover Reveal – Wicked As They Come by Delilah S Dawson
OMG! I want to read this book so bad, I can almost TASTE it! Due to be released in Spring 2012 and I CAN NOT WAIT!. So I’m trawling google for book reviews, news, cover pics… and this pic hover’s onto the radar WOW! Meet Criminy Stain. Steampunk, Vampire’s, Top hat’s, Circus Freak’s…. Oh yeah,…
Twilight – Breaking Dawn- Official Trailer
I’m looking forward to this but only because I hate to leave a series unfinished… Breaking Dawn was my least favourite of the Twilight series but I’ll still watch it. Obviously 😀 Just one thing though – WTH?!?! Carlise? Where did the uber hot Dr Cullen go? And, I know that (in the complexion department)…
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Dead Until Dark {The Southern Vampire’s – #1} Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Gollancz Publication date(first): 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0575089365 Synopsis taken from Goodreads: Sookie Stackhouse is a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. She’s quiet, keeps to herself, and doesn’t get out much. Not because she’s not pretty. She is. It’s just that, well, Sookie has…
Review – Never Go Back by Robert Goddard
Paperback: 369 pages Publisher: Corgi ISBN-13: 978-0552152112 Publication Date: 6 Nov 2006 Synopsis taken from Amazon: For a group of ex-comrades, it is to be the reunion to end all reunions: a weekend in the Scottish castle where they were guinea pigs in a psychological experiment many years before. They haven’t seen each other since….
Review – Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher
Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Orbit ISBN-10: 1841493988 Publication Date: 1 Sept 2005 Synopsis taken from Goodreads: HARRY DRESDEN — WIZARD Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment. Harry Dresden is the best at what he does. Well, technically, he’s the only at what he does….
Review – INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE by Anne Rice
Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Futura Publications; New edition edition ISBN-13: 978-0708860731 Publication Date: 31/12/1981 Synopsis taken from Amazon: In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life – the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal life, cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood. Anne Rice’s…
Earth’s Children by Jean Auel
I was excited to hear that Jean Auel is releasing a further installment to her Earth’s Children series this year on Mar 29th. It’s called The Painted Caves/ You can read the first 3 chapters of Painted Caves HERE on Jean’s site. There’s also some free wallpapers etc to download. It’s been almost 25 years…