Stacking the Shelves: 5/7-5/13

For review (on Bookloons):

The Sandlecastle Empire by Kayla Olson

Salvage

Title: Salvage
Author: Alexandra Duncan
Publisher: Greenwillow

ISBN: 9780062220141

Why Read?: Early Reads

Thoughts: I was not sure about this at first as it started off as a space opera, but it turned out to be a very engaging story with some pretty deep themes.

Rating: 4/5

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Title: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Author: Judy Blume
Publisher: Listening Library

ISBN: 9780739330371

Why Read?: For Fun

Thoughts: I never read this when I was little (although I did read some other books in the Fudge series).  Definitely a fun, quick read that will entertain adults as well as children, but most likely for different reasons.

Rating: 3/5

The Crooked Sixpence

Title: The Crooked Sixpence
Author: Jennifer Bell
Publisher: Crown

ISBN: 9780553498431

Why Read?: For Fun

Thoughts: Fun MG fantasy with a lot of mystery, but some faulty connections.

Rating: 3/5

Stacking the Shelves: 4/30-5/6

For review (on Bookloons):

The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas

First Reads from Goodreads:

Trail of Miracles by Smadar Herzfeld

Looking Glass Lies by Varina Denman

Truth

Title: Truth
Author: Christina Benjamin
Publisher: self

ISBN: 9780988337503

Why Read?: For Fun

Thoughts: The first installment of The Geneva Project throws a lot of world-building at the reader, but unfortunately, not all of it makes sense.  Also, a not-always-likable main character does not help.

Rating: 2/5

The Living

Title: The Living
Author: Matt de la Pena
Publisher: Brillance

ISBN: 9781480568754

Why Read?: For Fun

Thoughts: Not a big fan of natural disaster novels, especially lost at sea ones, but this has some great parts that do not involve being lost at sea.  I am curious to see where this goes in the next installment.

Rating: 3/5