Princess Celie is back and Castle Glower is up to some strange business in this sequel to Jessica Day George‘s Tuesdays at the Castle. New rooms, corridors, and even stables keep arriving at Castle Glower, even when they aren’t needed by the royal family. Celie’s brother Bran, the new Royal Wizard is busy making sure […]
Archives for May 2013
Book Review | The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
2013-05-28 · by ·
Brandon Sanderson‘s creativity seems to know no bounds. It’s no secret that he likes use magical systems for his novels that follow rules. But is it still magic when the magic is so predictable that it’s almost scientific? With The Rithmatist, Sanderson uses his not insubstantial talents to spin a tale about an alternate world […]
Review | Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
2013-05-26 · by ·
It took me a long time to begin to like Jon Meacham’s portrait of Thomas Jefferson in Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. As I finished it, however, I found myself a reluctant admirer, appreciative of Meacham’s style and of the biography, not to mention of the man. Meacham is the author of two previous books […]
Review | The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
2013-05-24 · by ·
Charlotte’s father insists that she finish the school year before returning home to America from England. Plans are made for Charlotte to travel with a couple of different families that have children her age, on a boat that is owned by her father’s company. When Charlotte arrives at the Seahawk, prepared for her journey across […]
Review | On My Way to Paradise by Dave Wolverton
2013-05-22 · by ·
Sometimes the best books are found entirely by accident. I found On My Way to Paradise almost completely by accident. Larry Correia, the author of the larger than life Monster Hunter International series posted on his blog that Dave Wolverton, an author I had never heard of, was in dire straights and needed help. Wolverton’s son […]
Giveaway Winner | The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
2013-05-20 · by ·
Many thanks to all who entered to win our first giveaway, a chance to win a copy of Brandon Sanderson’s The Rithmatist. And the winner is…Stephen Olson! Don’t let that stop you from ordering a copy of The Rithmatist from Amazon or your favorite bookseller. Sanderson is one of our favorite writers, and we look forward to reading and […]
Review | Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff
2013-05-16 · by ·
There was a moment when reading Mitchell Zuckoff‘s latest book, Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II, that I crossed over from a mildly interested reader to a rabid page turner. I’m pretty sure it was in the first chapter, if not the […]
Giveaway: Win The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
2013-05-14 · by ·
Brandon Sanderson’s new novel, The Rithmatist, is out today, and Attack of the Books! has a copy for one lucky reader. More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master in a mysterious inception ceremony, Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity’s only defense against the […]
Review | Perfect Square by Michael Hall
2013-05-10 · by ·
Description: Perfect Square is about a square that gets cut up, torn up, shredded and shattered. Each time something is done to the square, it figures out a way to turn the situation in a useful, positive outcome. Story: The underlying purpose of this story is about how we adjust to the changes and challenges […]
Author Feature | Amy Krouse Rosenthal
2013-05-09 · by ·
Amy Krouse Rosenthal has long been a favorite picture book author of mine and she just keeps killing it with her creative books. Her most recent book, Exclamation Mark, knocked it out of the park. But I can hardly tout my love of Exclamation Mark, without also introducing you to some of Rosenthal’s other fantastic […]
