Review of Different Dragons, edited by Dana Bell

Publisher: Wolfsinger Pubs
Format Read: Kindle book
Source: Purchased with a coupon provided by one of the authors, J.A. Campbell, in exchange for an honest review.
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Buying Links: Smashwords | Amazon* | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from Smashwords:

 Ancient reptiles escaped the great flood via a portal and now wish to return.

In the desert a dragon lures children, animals and adults to its lair, and only a brave dog can rescue them.

A dragon arises in China and seeks to keep its hoard, while two con men try to steal it. 

Searching for his father, a young man solves an ancient riddle and discovers an awful dragon truth.

Nanites, demons, and other mythical creatures join or battle the dracos, as do the humans who encounter them. 

These and other tales await within these pages, because here - be Different Dragons 

Sunday Book Share #42

 

I'm participating in The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer; Showcase Sunday hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea; and Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews. These  memes allow book bloggers the chance to share print and digital books they've received, and different posts and events at their blogs. 

Review of If The World Were A Village by David J. Smith, Illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong

Publisher: Kids Can Press
Format Read: eGalley
Source: The publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Buying Links: Amazon* | Barnes & Noble | The Book Depository*
* affiliate links; clicking & purchasing results in a small commission for the blog.

Blurb from goodreads: 

There are currently more than six billion people on the planet! This enormous number can be difficult to grasp, especially for a child. But what if we imagine the whole world as a village of just 100 people? In a time when parents and educators are looking to help children gain a better understanding of the world's peoples and their ways of life, If the World Were a Village offers a unique and objective resource. By exploring the lives of the 100 villagers, children will discover that life in other nations is often very different from their own. The shrunk-down statistics — some surprising, some shocking — and David Smith's tips on building "world-mindedness" will encourage readers to embrace the bigger picture and help them to establish their own place in the global village. If the World Were a Village is part of CitizenKid: A collection of books that inform children about the world and inspire them to be better global citizens.

Rant: I Am Not A Frustrated Author

So an author, Joanne Harris, tweeted her unhappiness with a blog review (she deleted many of her tweets so some of what you see may not make sense) of a YA book she wrote. Naturally, that attracted a lot of attention. Some people defended Harris's reaction and some argued against it. One person, Anne Hodgson, defended Harris with a tweet that had me seeing red. Now, there are much worse tweets floating around out there on any number of subjects but this one pissed me off. It's a very sweeping generalization, reflects an ignorance of book bloggers (in my opinion anyway), and is very arrogant. Ms. Hodgson states in her twitter bio "Writing itch unrelieved by dodgy blog" so perhaps she was really referring to herself and generalized to all bloggers. I don't know her so I can't say for sure. Her own blog appears to be a non-book blog but one that talks about her life.

New Kelley Armstrong Cover! Sea of Shadows

It's been months since I've had a Kelley Armstrong cover to share. This one is a book scheduled for next year, April 8th 2014. :(  I do love that Kelley's YA books always come out right around my birthday . :) It's a YA fantasy and the blurb was enough to catch my eye, but the cover, WOWZA.

Excerpt from The Seduction of Esther by Jennifer Wilck

Hello! Another day, another excerpt. I do love excerpts. :D "The Seduction of Esther" is a romance centered around the Jewish holiday of Purim. The blurb and the cover caught my eye and I eagerly signed up.

New Cover! Sabaska's Tale by J.A. Campbell

This is a book that I've been waiting for since it was first announced several years ago. It's had a troubled journey, changing publisher's several times for different reasons but, finally it's here! Well, almost. It will be released in one month, on July 15th. On July 9th, I'll have an excerpt, courtesy of the author. I'll also be reviewing it, though I don't have a definite date yet.

Excerpt From Love Flourishes by Lynn Spangler

Can he show her the world like she’d never seen it before? Melinda ‘Mindy’ Caldwell had everything she could want. Nice house, high-end clothes. The only thing she doesn’t have is a life…outside her house that is. An incident when she was four left her an agoraphobic-a prisoner within the sanctuary of her home. Besides her sister, she finds companionship in the form of handsome delivery man Jack Eberley. Jack Eberley’s woman of his dreams won’t even leave her house. That does little to tamper his feelings toward her. He finds himself wanting to deliver more packages to her house and help her breakdown the walls she’s built around herself. One night will change each of their lives. Will they find love in the first blooms of spring or will they let their love slip away?