Title: Foundation Author: Isaac Asimov Publisher: Bantam (2004) Year: 1951 Length: 244 Pages Rating: 9/10 Link: Foundation Back Cover Blurb: For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future — to a dark age of ignorance,… Continue reading My Year in Books: Foundation
Title: The Ship Beyond Time Author: Heidi Heilig Publisher: Greenwillow Books Year: 2017 Length: 456 Pages Rating: 3/10 Link: The Ship Beyond Time Back Cover Blurb: Some things should not be stolen. After what seems like a lifetime of following her father across the globe and through the centuries, Nix has finally taken the helm of their… Continue reading My Year in Books: The Ship Beyond Time
Title: When Dimple Met Rishi Author: Sandhya Menon Publisher: Simon Pulse Year: 2017 Length: 380 Pages Rating: 9/10 Link: When Dimple Met Rishi Back Cover Blurb: Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she’s more than ready for a break from her family, from Mamma’s inexplicable obsession with her finding the “Ideal… Continue reading My Year in Books: When Dimple Met Rishi
Title: 1984 Author: George Orwell Publisher: New Ameriacn Library Year: 1949 Length: 298 Pages Rating: 10/10 Link: 1984 Back Cover Blurb: Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell’s nightmare vision… Continue reading My Year In Books: 1984
Title: The Skeletal Bird (The Code Book 2) Author: Kathleen Sawisky Publisher: Self Published through Createspace Year: 2017 Length: 434 Pages Rating: 8.5/10 Link: The Skeletal Bird Back Cover Blurb: Three months after the Siege on Alcatraz that almost took her life, Natalia Artison returns to New York to confront the evil that has relentlessly pursued her… Continue reading My Year in Books: The Skeletal Bird
Title: Turtles All The Way Down Author: John Green Publisher: Dutton Penguin Year: 2017 Length: 286 Pages Rating: 9/10 Link: Turtles All The Way Down Back Cover Blurb: Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is… Continue reading My Year in Books: Turtles All The Way Down
Title: Northanger Abbey Author: Jane Austen Publisher: John Murray Year: 1817 Length: 251 Pages Rating: 7.5/10 Link: Northanger Abbey Back Cover Blurb: Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland excitedly accepts an offer to accompany family friends on a trip to Bath. There, Catherine makes new acquaintances who invite her to Northanger Abbey, and she encounters a world she’d only… Continue reading My Year In Books: Northanger Abbey
Title: You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Publisher: Simon Pulse Year: 2018 Length: 373 Pages Rating: 8.5/10 Link: You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone Back Cover Blurb: Eighteen-year-old twins Adina and Tovah have little in common besides their ambitious nature. Viola prodigy Adina yearns to become a soloist—and to convince her music… Continue reading My Year In Books: You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone
I’ve decided to do a thing. This blog has never seemed to pick up for me, and I can never figure out why. I love to write. I love to write about writing. I love to help people and give my opinions. So what is it about this blog that isn’t working out for me?… Continue reading My Year In Books
Hello! My name is Sarah, aka Linnea, aka Lin, aka “Hey you,” and I’m a Pitch Wars 2017 hopeful. I write pretty much any genre and age range, though I’m drawn mostly to YA fantasy. This year, however, I’m entering my NA/Adult (categorized as Adult most likely) Contemporary Slice-of-Life Romance. You can find me on Twitter where… Continue reading 2017 #PimpMyBio Mentee
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