Month: October 2014

Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-Thon

15 October 2014 / events / 0 Comments
Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-Thon

This weekend is Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon. This is my third time participating in the event, but my first time participating in October. The previous Read-a-thons I participated in were a celebration of the end of a school semester. This time […]

Quick Review: Indie Fantasy

12 October 2014 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Quick Review: Indie Fantasy

I read two indie fantasy novels that recently caught my eyes in the blogsophere. I don’t usually read these sorts of stories, but the premises, reviews and bargain prices of these two prompted me to have a go.   The […]

Review: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

10 October 2014 / review / 3 Comments
Review: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Author: Shirley Jackson Title: The Haunting of Hill House Format/Source: eBook/Amazon Published: 1959 Publisher: Penguin Length: 182 pages Genre: Suspense Why I Read: Loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle; part of Estella Society readalong Read If You’re: A […]

Review: Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

4 October 2014 / review / 1 Comment
Review: Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Author: Robin Sloan Title: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Format/Source: eBook/library  Published: October 2012 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Length: 304 pages Genre: General fiction/mystery Why I Read: Liked the idea of a 24 hour bookstore, stumbled across some reviews that […]