The Overstuffed Bookcase

Archives:

Blog Tours & Interviews, Features, Giveaways, Reviews

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews + Giveaway: Workman Publishing “In the Spirit” Blog Tour

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews is my new feature here at The Overstuffed Bookcase, where my 7-year-old son reviews children’s books! Go here to find out more. FTC DISCLAIMER: We received copies of these books from the publisher in exchange for our honest review. We were not compensated in any other way for this review. Hi everyone! Today  ...

Read more

Reviews

Review: We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

Title: We Are the Ants Author: Shaun David Hutchinson Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: January 2016 Pages: 451 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Science Fiction, LGBTQIA There are a few things Henry Denton knows, and a few things he doesn’t. Henry knows that his mom is struggling  ...

Read more

Reviews

Review: Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Title: Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person Author: Shonda Rhimes Series: None Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 2015 Pages: 314 Format/Source: Hardback/From Publisher   Age Group/Genre: Adult/Non-Fiction, Autobiography, Memoir The mega-talented creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and  ...

Read more

Reviews

Review: Diary of a Haunting by M. Verano

Title: Diary of a Haunting Author: M. Verano Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: August 25, 2015 Pages: 313 Format/Source: Hardback/From Publisher  Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Horror, Paranormal When Paige moves from LA to Idaho with her mom and little brother after her parents’ high-profile divorce, she expects to  ...

Read more

Reviews

Review: Hit by Delilah S. Dawson

Title: Hit Author: Delilah S. Dawson Series: Hit #1 Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: April 14, 2015 Pages: 324 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian   NO ONE READS THE FINE PRINT. The good news is that the USA is finally out of debt. The bad news is that we were bought out by Valor  ...

Read more

Reviews

Mini Review: Rebellion (Extraction #2) by Stephanie Diaz

Title: Rebellion Author: Stephanie Diaz Series: Extraction #2 Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: February 10, 2015 Pages: 324 Format/Source: Hardback/From Publisher  Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian The uprising has begun. It’s been seven days since Clementine and  ...

Read more

Reviews

Review: Extraction (Extraction #1) by Stephanie Diaz

Title:  Extraction Author:  Stephanie Diaz Series:  Extraction #1 Publisher:  St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date:  July 22, 2014 Pages:  403 Format/Source:  Hardback/From Publisher   Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian “Welcome to Extraction testing.” Clementine has spent her  ...

Read more

Reviews

DNF: Compulsion by Martina Boone

Title:  Compulsion Author:  Martina Boone Series:  The Heirs of Watson Island #1 Publisher:  Simon Pulse Publication Date:  October 28, 2014 Pages:  433 Format/Source:  ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse. All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner  ...

Read more

Reviews

Review: Rumble by Ellen Hopkins

Title:  RumbleAuthor:  Ellen HopkinsSeries:  NonePublisher:  Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’sPublication Date:  August 26, 2014Pages:  546Format/Source:  ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Contemporary, LGBT, Religion, Free Verse Eighteen-year-old Matthew Turner doesn’t  ...

Read more