I have a serious failing—the backlog of reviews I need to do is, well, kind of staggering. How did I get in such a state? Easy. I finish one book and pick up the next one right away, telling myself I’ll write that review after I read just a little bit. Uh huh, you see how well that works. My only consolation is that I know every avid reader out there will understand.
So, my New Year’s resolution is to get caught up on the reviews that need to be written (are you holding your breath?) but, in the meantime, here’s a sampling of what’s to come and this is only about half of the leaning tower 😉
Not a Drop to Drink
Mindy McGinnis
Katherine Tegen Books, September 2013
ISBN 978-0-06-219850-1
Hardcover
Young Adult post-apocalyptic, will be on my Best of 2013 list
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Spies and Prejudice
Talia Vance
Egmont USA, June 2013
ISBN 978-1-60684-260-7
Hardcover
Young Adult humorous mystery
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Twerp
Matt Goldblatt
Random House Children’s Books, May 2013
ISBN 978-0-375-97142-6
Hardcover
Middle Grade/Young Adult friendship and bullies, almost historical
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Multiple Exposure
A Sophie Medina Mystery
Ellen Crosby
Scribner, August 2013
ISBN 978-1-4516-5928-3
Hardcover
Blackstone Audio
Narrated by Caroline Shaffer
Unabridged Downloaded Audio Book
Mystery, thriller, photojournalist, espionage, Russia and DC
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Strangelets
Michelle Gagnon
Soho Teen, April 2013
ISBN 978-1-61695-137-5
Hardcover
Young Adult, science fiction
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The Cat That God Sent
Jim Kraus
Abingdon Press, April 2013
ISBN 978-1-4267-6561-2
Trade Paperback
Christian fiction, small town, cat
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Golden
Jessi Kirby
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, May 2013
ISBN 978-1-4424-5216-9
Hardcover
Young Adult, mystery
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Bubble World
Carol Snow
Henry Holt and Company, July 2013
ISBN 978-0-8050-9571-5
Hardcover
Young Adult, science fiction
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The Testing
Testing Trilogy, #1
Joelle Charbonneau
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, June 2013
ISBN 978-0-547-95910-8
Hardcover
Young Adult, post-apocalyptic, will be on my Best of 2013 list
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The Providence of Death
Bronson L. Parker
Lulu, 2010
ISBN 0557390745
Trade Paperback
Ex-detective (chief of detectives), widower, mystery
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Discord’s Apple
Carrie Vaughn
Read by Luke Daniels and Angela Dawe
Brilliance Audio, 2010
ISBN 978-1-4418-7600-3
Unabridged Audio Book
Urban Fantasy, mythology, magic
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Getting Old Is the Best Revenge
Rita Lakin
Dell, 2006
ISBN 0-440-24259-2
Mass Market Paperback
Mystery, senior citizens
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Bloodshot
Cherie Priest
Read by Natalie Ross
Brilliance Audio,
ISBN 978-1-4418-9085-6
Unabridged Audio Book
Urban Fantasy, mystery, vampires, no sparkles but some humor
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In the Woods
Tana French
Read by Steven Crossley
Penguin Audio, 2007
ISBN 9780143142188
Unabridged Audio Book
Mystery, police procedural, Ireland, will be on my Best of 2013 list
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The Christie Curse
Victoria Abbott
Berkley Prime Crime, 2013
ISBN 978-0-425-25528-5
Mass Market Paperback
Mystery, rare book hunter
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Taliesin Ascendant
The Children of the Blood Book TwoMegan Joel Peterson
CreateSpace, August 2013
ISBN 978-1490912219
Trade Paperback
Young Adult, urban fantasy, wizards, magic
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Forty Nights
Neila’s Ark: Book Two
Stephanie Parent
Stephanie Parent, October 2013
Ebook
Young Adult, apocalyptic, biblical
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The Creeps
A Samuel Johnson Tale
John Connolly
Emily Bestler Books/Atria, October 2013
ISBN 978-1-4767-5709-4
Hardcover
Dark fantasy, horror, humor, England
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What We Saw at Night
Jacquelyn Mitchard
Read by Rebecca Gibel
AudioGo, January 2013
ISBN 978-1-62064-712-7
Unabridged Audio Book
Young Adult, mystery, thriller
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