Friday Finds

  This week I didn't come across any new books to add to my TBR list so instead I'm going to share with you some of those books that have been on the list for a while but I just haven't manged to get a hold of yet. If you've have read any of these books I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on them. This book just sounds really fascinating. The Routes of Man: How Roads Are Changing the World, and the Way We Live Today by Ted Conover...

Free Audio Books for the Summer

Each week throughout the summer Sync is offering two free audio books, which can be downloaded through their site. This week's titles are: Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice) by Joseph Delaney Capturing witches Binding boggarts Driving away ghosts For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his time is coming to an end. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried–some...

Galahad by Josh Ritter

I'd only heard of Josh Ritter recently, due the publication of his book Bright's Passage, which has been receiving phenomenal reviews. Out of curiosity about this singer-turned-author I looked him up online and listened to a few of his songs, which I ended up really enjoying. Though I've become enamoured with one of his songs in particular, called Galahad, and I just can't get it out of my head. There is just something about the story that's told, and the way that Ritter sings it, that I find really compelling. Now I'm completely out of touch...

Legacy by Cayla Kluver

If I had known that Legacy had been written by a fifteen-year old I probably would never have picked it up. I just don’t have that much faith in a fifteen-year old’s writing skills. But now that I have found out this interesting piece of information about Legacy I have to admit that I’m impressed. Not only with Kluver for writing a pretty decent novel for someone of that age but also with her mother for having such faith in her daughter's book that...

New Scifi and Fantasy Releases: Week of July 10

This is the week that George R.R Martin fans have been impatiently waiting for, for years. Finally, after six years, readers of A Song of Ice and Fire will get their hands on the long-awaited conclusion to the series, A Dance with Dragons. Unfortunately I haven't yet gotten around to reading this series, or watching the show, so I'm untouched by all the frenzy, but I hope that all of you Martin fans will find the book to be everything you have been...