The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman-FREE

Hello all!   The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite books AND it's FREE!

The Graveyard Book

Go to the above hyperlink and check out the book.  If you haven't read it before perfect!  If you have read it now is your chance to listen to Neil himself read it! Here is a goodreads description incase you have never heard of it:

After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own.

Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead. There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family . . .

Beloved master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel for the audience that embraced his New York Times bestselling modern classic Coraline. Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, The Graveyard Book is sure to enthrall readers of all ages.

Waiting on Wednesday (#9)

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly book meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine, where we have the chance to share what upcoming releases we are on the edge of our seats in anticipation for.

I am waiting on Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich.  I am so surprised this book is coming out in November.  Two books in one year?? ? ?  Hopefully it wasn't rushed and is just as good as the others! Here is what Evanovich's website says about the book:

Before Stephanie can even step foot off Flight 127 Hawaii to Newark, she's knee deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, and she's flying back to New Jersey solo. Worse still, her seatmate never returned to the plane after the L.A. layover. Now he's dead, in a garbage can, waiting for curbside pickup. His killer could be anyone. And a rag-tag collection of thugs and psychos, not to mention the FBI, are all looking for a photograph the dead man was supposed to be carrying.
Only one other person has seen the missing photo--Stephanie Plum. Now she's the target, and she doesn't intend to end up in a garbage can. With the help of an FBI sketch artist Stephanie re-creates the person in the photo. Unfortunately the first sketch turns out to look like Tom Cruise, and the second sketch like Ashton Kutcher. Until Stephanie can improve her descriptive skills, she'll need to watch her back.
Over at the Bail Bonds Agency things are going from bad to worse. The bonds bus serving as Vinnie's temporary HQ goes up in smoke. Stephanie's wheelman, Lula, falls in love with their largest skip yet. Lifetime arch nemesis Joyce Barnhardt moves into Stephanie's apartment. And everyone wants to know what happened in Hawaii?
Morelli, Trenton's hottest cop, isn't talking about Hawaii. Ranger, the man of mystery, isn't talking about Hawaii.  And all Stephanie is willing to say about her Hawaiian vacation is . . . It's complicated.

 

Also... for those of you reading the series incase you don't know there is going to be a movie!!  The trailer was recently released here it is!

What are you waiting on this week? Leave me a comment!!

39 Clue Series: The Medusa Plot Review

The 39 Clues: The Medusa Plot by Gordon Korman

I just absolutely love this series!! For me this is actually book 12 but this is the first book in the new part of the series called Cahills VS Vespers.  Here is the goodreads description:

Are you ready to save the world? The bestselling series returns with an adventure spanning 6 explosive books, 2 secret-filled card packs, and a website that places readers right in the action. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought they belonged to the world's most powerful family. They thought the hunt for 39 Clues leading to the source of that power was over. They even thought they'd won. But Amy and Dan were wrong. One by one, distress calls start coming in from around the globe. Cahills are being kidnapped by a shadowy group known only as the Vespers. Now Amy and Dan have only days to fulfill a bizarre ransom request or their captured friends will start dying. Amy and Dan don't know what the Vespers want or how to stop them. Only one thing is clear. The Vespers are playing to win, and if they get their hands on the Clues . . . the world will be their next hostage.

The adventure continues. If you are looking for a book that is about adventure, traveling around the world, clues, and yes even murder. These book are like the Amazing Race or the Davinci Code. Now the characters are much older and the books do read that way.  I like too how now all the characters who were fighting are now team members learning to work together.  These books are pure magic!  I thought for sure that after book 10 this series was done, and when I found out there were going to be more books I was disappointed.  But once I started reading the new series I was sucked it... need I say it again? MAGIC!

Happy Halloween

So it's getting closer and closer to my favorite holiday so I thought I would post something fun.
Many people have paid admission to the Nightmares Fear Factory, a haunted house in Niagara Falls, Canada, to be scared witless, and judging from the photos taken by a hidden camera, they got their money’s worth.

Go here to see all the photos: Haunted House Photos

Here are some of my favorite pictures:

Halo Encyclopedia by Tobias Buckell Review

Halo Encylopedia by Tobias Buckell

OK so I know people who actually follow me are probably like, "another Halo book review?".  Boring right?  No way!  I love love love to play the game and this book is great whether you play or not.  I took some great pictures from it and well... let me first post the goodreads description: 

Halo is one of the most popular and hugely successful video game franchises in history! With this newly updated and comprehensive Halo Encyclopedia, now with sixteen pages of brand new content including Halo's newest game, Halo: Reach, both new and pro gamers can learn everything they ever wanted to know about Master Chief and the Halo universe. Discover the origins of the Spartan program, the Halos' place in the universe, as well as expanded universe material from novels and comic books featuring detailed information about the characters, vehicles, locations, and weapons that make up the Halo Universe. Technical renderings and hundreds of stunning images highlight the many pieces that make this universe such a vast and complex background for such wonderful stories. Everything that is Halo is now at your fingertips!

I must say I was blown away at this book. All color pages.. large pages at that. And the art work was great. Not just game shots but actual art work. In fact my words probably can't describe it enough.. that is why I took quite a few pictures of the inside of this book!

 AMAZING for gamers to get or a gift for a gamer in your life who likes Halo.  I got two Halo books from the library at the same time so I promise I won't have a Halo post for a while.... maybe. 

Halo: The Essential Visual Guide Review

Halo: The Essential Visual Guide

I love this game... so of course I check out some books on it from the library!  Here is the goodreads description:

Explore the locations, characters, creatures, vehicles, and weapons of the bestselling video game Halo in this all-encompassing essential guide. Halo: The Essential Visual Guide delves even deeper into the phenomenon that is Halo. Covering material from Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo Wars, and the latest game, Halo: ODST, the book provides amazing images and insightful information making you feel as if you yourself are part of the game!

I liked this book a lot. Great information on each colored page where you can look up any information you want! It doesn't go all the way up to Reach but that's OK.  It would be a great addition to anyone's Halo collection.

In My Mailbox (#9)

 

Another Weekend, Another Mailbox!! This is a feature where we all share with each other the yummy books that showed up at our doors! WARNING: In My Mailbox can lead to extreme envy and GINORMOUS wishlists!! In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren  Head on over to add your blog to the linky link and share your newest acquisitions with other book lovers.

This week I received a lot of books at once.   I hate when that happens!  I put in a request at the library for a couple of them and since they are new books I might not be able to read them in time since I will only get them for three weeks!  

I always see other people get this many books and never can figure out how they read them so fast!  So I received Halo, the visual encyclopedia,  Mocking Jay (for my husband), Tango Makes Three, The Medusa Plot, Supernaturally, Ingenue, Anna and the French Kiss, Living Dead Girl, and The Sookie Stackhouse Companion.  Wish me luck and getting these read!