Surefire Sci-Fi Thinglink

My first attempt at a Thinglink. Still deciding if I like it or not.

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AMERICUS by MK Reed and Jonothan Hill – REVIEW

When Neal’s best friend, Danny, is caught reading the latest release in The Adventures of Apathea Ravenchilde series he is sent to military school (the announcement at dinner that he is gay probably adds to that decision, too).  His mother doesn’t think that is enough though and decides to try and save all the people [Keep Reading]

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iPad Covers by Oberson Design – REVIEW

I couple of weeks ago I posted about my Oberon Design Kindle Cover. Well, now I have something else to share and if you can believe it, it is even cooler than the Kindle Cover. Thanks to Oberon Design am now the proud owner of an iPad 2 Cover. I chose the Paisley design again [Keep Reading]

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UNDER THE NEVER SKY by Veronica Rossi – REVIEW

Aria lives in Reverie, an enclosed pod where the Dwellers are kept safe from crime, disease, and the dangers of the unpredictable Aether storms. Beyond the walls of the pod lies certain death in what the people call The Death Shop. Aria spends her time much like most of the people in Reverie – in [Keep Reading]

Q & A with Caragh O’Brien – Author of BIRTHMARKED and PRIZED

Today Karin’s Book Nook is thrilled to have a Q & A with Caragh O’Brien, the very talented author of BIRTHMARKED and PRIZED (Click on the titles to go to my reviews). 1. You mention on the “About Caragh” section of your website how you came up with the idea for BIRTHMARKED. Is BIRTHMARKED the [Keep Reading]

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DEATH CLOUD by Andrew Lane – REVIEW

Sherlock Holmes wasn’t always the great detective we know him as today. Once, he was a young teenage boy just learning the ways of the world. DEATH CLOUD is the first in a series of Young Sherlock Holmes stories. On a holiday from school, Sherlock is devastated to find out he is going to have [Keep Reading]

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SHATTER ME by Tahereh Mafi – REVIEW

Juliette has been locked in a small cell completely alone for almost a year.  Isolation is all she knows.  For 264 days she has been silent.  For 264 days she hasn’t touched anyone. 264 days without information. 264 days without knowing what is going to happen. 264 days of wishing she was dead. Without warning [Keep Reading]

THE DESERTER by Peadar O Guilin – REVIEW

I was immediately drawn to this story when I read the synopsis, but it took me sitting down with it in my hands to figure out why. THE DESERTER is the sequel to THE INFERIOR, which I reviewed on the blog in 2009. Apparently the series is called The Bone World Trilogy. Unfortunately, it is [Keep Reading]

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TIME FOR KIDS THAT’S INCREDIBLE: THE WORLD’S MOST UNBELIEVABLE FACTS & RECORDS – GIVEAWAY

DID YOU KNOW??? In 1968, it was decided to scrape off the original paint on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, and repaint it. It took 27 years to finish the job. I think this is a cool fact.  I’ve been to the Golden Gate Bridge. It was a sight I’ll always remember. [Keep Reading]

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KICK by Walter Dean Myers and Ross Workman – REVIEW

Kevin Johnson got himself into trouble. He was caught in the middle of the night in a stolen car with a girl that had clearly been crying. When asked over and over what he was doing and why he stole the car and tried to kidnap the girl he can only shrug. Kevin doesn’t feel [Keep Reading]