Cover Runway Sundays

They say don't judge a book by it's cover, but we all know we do it. Sometimes it's the cover that originally catches our eye, drawing us to give a book a closer look. It's the first thing we see, our first impression. Every Sunday I'm going to post some of my favorite covers of books coming soon! Some are by authors I already enjoy, some are the reason I gave the book a longer look. Either way they're all going to find their way here!

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Keisha Lewis lived a quiet life with her wife, Alice, until the day that Alice disappeared. After months of searching, presuming she was dead, Keisha held a funeral, mourned, and gradually tried to get on with her life. But that was before Keisha started to see her wife, again and again, in the background of news reports from all over America. Alice isn’t dead, and she is showing up at every major tragedy and accident in the country.

Following a line of clues, Keisha takes a job with a trucking company, Bay and Creek Transportation, and begins searching for Alice. She eventually stumbles on an otherworldly conflict being waged in the quiet corners of our nation’s highway system—uncovering a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman.

Why did Alice disappear? What does she have to do with this secret war between inhuman killers? Why did the chicken cross the road? These questions, and many more will be answered in Alice Isn’t Dead.

Like with the Night Vale books I love the cover design for Joseph Fink's newest book! The bright colors are eye catching, plus it kind of has the old school Noir feel to it. Like an old school movie poster. I dig it!

HAPPY READING!!

Waiting on Wednesday

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about what we have yet to read. Generally they are books that have yet to be released, but don't have to be. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous at Breaking the Spine.

Sometimes you walk into a room, a building, or even a town, and you feel it. Something seems off--an atmosphere that leaves you oddly unsettled, with a sense of lingering darkness. Join Aaron Mahnke, the host of the popular podcast Lore, as he explores some of these dreadful places and the history that haunts them.

Mahnke takes us to Colorado and the palatial Stanley Hotel, where wealthy guests enjoyed views of the Rocky Mountains at the turn of the twentieth century--and where, decades later, a restless author would awaken from a nightmare, inspired to write one of the most revered horror novels of all time. Mahnke also crosses land and sea to visit frightful sites--from New Orleans to Richmond, Virginia, to the brooding, ancient castles of England--each with its own echoes of dark deeds, horrible tragedies, and shocking evil still resounding.

Filled with evocative illustrations, this eerie tour of lurid landmarks and doomed destinations is just the ticket to take armchair travelers with a taste for the macabre to places they never thought they'd visit in their wildest, scariest dreams. 

Why I'm waiting: The first one was a really good read. I've been waiting for the Fall to officially run around to marathon this one and the second one. You know, wrapped up in my Batman blanket with some tea.

HAPPY READING!!

New Release Tuesdays

Genre: Middle Grade

Series: Magic Misfits

Pages: 380

Growing up in an orphanage, Leila was bullied for being different. But she turned her hardship into skill by becoming an escape artist—a valuable trait when belonging to a group of magical best friends. When a famous psychic comes to town, however, Leila and her pals won't be able to escape the big mystery heading their way. Whether chasing mad monkeys or banishing ghosts from haunted hotels, these six friends will do their best to keep Mineral Wells safe—but can they still protect themselves in the process?

Join the Magic Misfits as they discover adventure, friendship, and more than a few hidden secrets in this delightful new series. Whether you're a new fan of stage magic or a longtime expert at illusion, Magic Misfits is sure to delight even more than sawing your assistant in half!

... have more questions? I thought you might. Here are some answers:

WHERE? A sleepy town in New England and the magic shop there, run by the friendly but mysterious Dante Vernon—the gang's caped and top-hatted mentor.

WHO? Carter, who makes cards and coins vanish. Leila, who escapes from trunks and straitjackets. Theo, who levitates with the aid of his violin bow. Ridley, who invents and transforms everyday objects. And of course twins Olly and Izzy, who make everyone laugh.

WHY? Because together, these six Magical Misfits will discover adventure, friendship, and the town's long-hidden secrets.

HAPPY READING!!

Cover Runway Sundays

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but we all know we do it. Sometimes it's the cover that originally catches our eye, drawing us to give a book a closer look. It's the first thing we see, our first impression. Every Sunday I'm going to post some of my favorite covers of books coming soon! Some are by authors I already enjoy, some are the reason I gave the book a longer look. Either way they're all going to find their way here!

Release Date: October 9th, 2018

Genre: NonFiction

Pages: 320

Every age and social strata has its bad eggs, rule-breakers, and nose-thumbers. As acclaimed popular historian and author of How to Be a Victorian Ruth Goodman shows in her madcap chronicle, Elizabethan England was particularly rank with troublemakers, from snooty needlers who took aim with a cutting “thee,” to lowbrow drunkards with revolting table manners. Goodman draws on advice manuals, court cases, and sermons to offer this colorfully crude portrait of offenses most foul. Mischievous readers will delight in learning how to time your impressions for the biggest laugh, why quoting Shakespeare was poor form, and why curses hurled at women were almost always about sex (and why we shouldn’t be surprised). Bringing her signature “exhilarating and contagious” enthusiasm (Boston Globe), this is a celebration of one of history’s naughtiest periods, when derision was an art form.

Portraits and art work from the Elizabethan Ear are some of my favorites. Mostly because the faces are so creepy. They always seem to follow you no matter where you turn. So I'm so glad this cover is, well covered with them. Plus these are some of my favorites kind of history books. Ones that show little tidbits of the way of life through random portals. This is all about the criminal aspects, which is also another love of mind in history books.

HAPPY READING!!

Mini Review

There are only two more Volumes?! What is even going on?! I thought I knew what was happening, and that I had grip on the story. Which was apparently a lie, because I know nothing. This plot has all taken a turn in this volume that I was not expecting, only nothing really got explained. Now I just have all these questions and need to know the answers. Only I have to wait for the next volume to come. I'd put them both on hold, but with my luck eight would come before seven. Because I have no luck at all!

HAPPY READING!!

Waiting on Wednesday

Can't Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about what we have yet to read. Generally they are books that have yet to be released, but don't have to be. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous at Breaking the Spine. 

The wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary Paris, befriended by royalty and radicals, who transforms herself into the legendary Madame Tussaud. 

In 1761, a tiny, odd-looking girl named Marie is born in a village in Switzerland. After the death of her parents, she is apprenticed to an eccentric wax sculptor and whisked off to the seamy streets of Paris, where they meet a domineering widow and her quiet, pale son. Together, they convert an abandoned monkey house into an exhibition hall for wax heads, and the spectacle becomes a sensation. As word of her artistic talent spreads, Marie is called to Versailles, where she tutors a princess and saves Marie Antoinette in childbirth. But outside the palace walls, Paris is roiling: The revolutionary mob is demanding heads, and . . . at the wax museum, heads are what they do.

Why I'm waiting: I really don't know all that much Madame Tussaud except, of course, the wax museum. Her life before, and even after, I know nothing about. So Little sounds like a good place to start.

HAPPY READING!!

New Release Tuesday

Genre: Mystery

Series: Stand Alone

Pages: 512

How do you stop a murder that’s already happened?

At a gala party thrown by her parents, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed—again. She's been murdered hundreds of times, and each day, Aiden Bishop is too late to save her. Doomed to repeat the same day over and over, Aiden's only escape is to solve Evelyn Hardcastle's murder and conquer the shadows of an enemy he struggles to even comprehend—but nothing and no one is quite what they seem.

HAPPY READING!! 

Rapid Fire Book Tag

Happy Monday! Hope everyone's weekend was amazing! This book tag popped into my email through Bookever, who found it on The Bibliophile Girl. I haven't done a book tag all year, and this one seems like a lot of fun.

I'm going to take a page out of Bookever's book and leave this tag open. So whoever wants to join in is more than welcome!

E-BOOK or PHYSICAL BOOK?

I prefer physical books, but this year I've been reading more ebooks now that I commute to and from work.

PAPERBACK or HARDBACK?

I'm really not super picky either way. Normally I buy hardback books if I can't wait until the paperback comes out.

ONLINE or IN-STORE BOOK SHOPPING?

In-Store shopping all the way. I really like moving through the shelves, and in some cases digging through boxes. Though, I do shop online. Particularly on BookOutlet.com.

TRILOGIES or SERIES?

Series, because apparently I'm a glutton for punishment.

HEROES or VILLAINS?

I'm going to be that person, and I'm so not sorry. I love books with anti-heroes. Which is a grey area, I know. But, I always dig the darker more morally questionable characters.

A BOOK YOU WANT EVERYONE TO READ?

Book: The Crown Tower

Author: Michael J. Sullivan

RECOMMEND AN UNDERRATED AUTHOR

Isaac Marion writes an amazing book series, Warm Bodies. There are anything but just zombie books, they are so much more. He has an amazing writing style, wonderful characters, and he's a pretty rad guy. His books don't get enough love, and one was made into a freaking movie!

THE LAST BOOK YOU FINISHED

Book: Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules

Author: Tony Cliff

WEIRDEST THING YOU'VE USED AS A BOOKMARK

My cat! He normally sleep at my feet when I read (or doing anything where I sit down). From time-to-time I've been known to use his tail to hold my place while I run for snacks or whatnot.

USED BOOKS: YES or NO?

YES! I love a used book store. When you have dig through piles and boxes. Each store is different, and I have several I love to visit!

TOP 3 FAVORITE GENRES

True Crime / Fantasy / Graphic Novels

BORROW or BUY?

It really depends on the book. Usually if I'm on the fence about the book I'll borrow it from the library, especially if it's a first in a series.

CHARACTER or PLOT?

Character. I've put down a lot of books with a good plot because the characters were flat or dull or way t stereotypical.

LONG or SHORT BOOKS?

Long. I just feel like I get more of a story with longer books. The few short books I've read, while good, left me wanting more.

NAME THE FIRST 3 BOOKS YOU THINK OF

BOOKS THAT MAKE YOU LAUGH or CRY?

Laugh! Especially when I can ugly laugh in public so people look at me funny.  Some days my job is super stressful for no reason, and for me that's the best way to unwind. To read something ridiculous.

OUR WORLD or FICTIONAL?

Fictional. Though I do enjoy historical and non-fiction, but I do pick up more books on the fictional side of life. 

AUDIOBOOKS: YES or NO

No, I tried to get into them this year. Every time I get sidetracked with something else I'd miss a huge junk of I'm suppose to be listening to. 

DO YOU EVER JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER?

Dude, I totally judge books by their cover. I really like the old school 80's covers for fantasy novels. They are fantastic!

BOOK TO MOVIE or BOOK TO TV?

Book to TV. Because I feel like a series allows them more room to work than a two or three hour time slot in a movie.

A MOVIE or TV SHOW THAT YOU PREFERRED TO THE BOOK?

Truth time I'm not I real fan of the book series for a lot of reasons, but I adore the TV Show. Which means I was super sad to hear it was ending.

SERIES or STAND-ALONE?

It really depends on my mode when I'm picking a new read. Some times you just need to read a good stand alone. Other times it's nice to bury yourself in a good series.

HAPPY READING!!