The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist

I had heard about The Unit a couple of months ago on a Books on the Nightstand podcast and I was immediately intrigued. I had recently developed a new interest in dystopic literature and the different perspectives and ideas that authors have about what the future may hold. Ninni Holmqvist’s book sounded interesting and unique and I was curious how the story would unfold.Dorrit Weger, is 50 years old, unmarried, has no children or dependents, aside...

Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde

I had received Lost in A Good Book, the sequel to The Eyre Affair (reviewed here) by Jasper Fforde, a few weeks ago and it took me a while to find the time to read it. I guess I had forgotten how much I had enjoyed The Eyre Affair, otherwise I would have made reading this book a priority. It was just such a fun and pleasurable read that if I had the third book on hand, I would have just kept on reading through the night. At the end of The Eyre...

Win Free Books at these Book Blog Giveaways

I had a bit of free time this morning so I spent it browsing through the various blogs I have recently begun following and I discovered that there are tons of great contests and books giveaways currently going on. Since I'm pretty new to the blogging world I don't know if there are always this many contests or if its just in honor of Halloween, but here are a few of my favorites:The Book Rat is giving away one book, from her collection of books reviewed, which can be chosen by the winner. There are a number of ways to enter, including becoming...

Warbreaker: My Favorite Fantasy of the Year

Brandon Sanderson is gaining recognition for masterfully creating imaginative worlds of fantasy populated by vibrant characters and unique systems of magic. And while I have enjoyed his previous books, including Elantis and the Mistborn series, it is in Warbreaker that Sanderson truly excels.Warbreaker introduces a world in which there is magic in color and people with enough Breath can access this magic to animate objects or even bring the dead...