Waiting on Wednesday

  “Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society #2) by Ally Carter Hardcover, 304 pages Expected publication: June 21st 2011 by Hyperion Book CH  Summary (from Goodreads) “Katarina Bishop has worn a lot of labels in her […]

Review- Once a Witch

Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough Paperback, 308 pages Published September 6th 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt  Source: Bought Summary(from Goodreads): Tamsin Greene comes from a long line of witches, and she was supposed to be one of the most Talented among them. But Tamsin’s magic never showed up. Now seventeen, Tamsin attends boarding school […]

Posted May 3, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Reviews / 1 Comment

In My Mailbox (4)

In My Mailbox was inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie and created by Kristi at The Story Siren.  For Review (From Author for my Kindle): Cameo the Assassin by Dawn McCullough-White Across Eternity by Aris Whittier  Won:  The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson ( I won this in Robin Wasserman’s 3,000 follower […]

Review- The last Olympian

The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians book 5) by Rick Riordan Paperback, 400 pages Published January 25th 2011 by Disney HyperionSource: Bought Summary (from Goodreads) All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of a victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with […]

Posted April 30, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Reviews / 0 Comments

Trend: Bind-ups

I thought I would start doing discussion type posts in between some of the reviews. It has been taking me longer than usual to read for the past few weeks because all of my spare time has been devoted to studying for finals. Luckily I am almost done, and then it will be summer, which […]

Posted April 29, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in / 1 Comment

Review- The Battle of the Labyrinth

The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians book 4) by Rick Riordan Paperback, 361 pages Published April 7th 2009 by Disney Hyperion Book CH  Source: Bought Summary (Goodreads) Percy Jackson isn’t expecting freshman orientation to be any fun.  But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things […]

Posted April 26, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Reviews / 2 Comments

In My Mailbox (3)

In My Mailbox was inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie and created by Kristi at The Story Siren.    All books in this week’s IMM were purchased by me. One of the Borders near me was going out of business so I got all of these books for at least 90% off! (I think […]

Posted April 24, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in In my mailbox / 14 Comments

Review- The Titan’s Curse

The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians book 3) by Rick Riordan Paperback, 312 pages Published April 8th 2008 by Disney Hyperion Source: Bought Summary (from Goodreads) When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped.And now it’s up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who […]

Posted April 22, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Reviews / 4 Comments

Review- The Sea of Monsters

The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians book 2) by Rick Riordan Paperback, 279 pages Published April 1st 2007 by Disney Hyperion Source: Bought Summary (from Goodreads) Percy Jackson’s seventh-grade year has been surprisingly quiet. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game […]

Posted April 21, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Reviews / 1 Comment