Firebug

Review of Firebug by Lish McBride

August 20, 2014 By Kristen 26 Comments

Firebug
By: Lish McBride
Release Date: September 23rd 2014
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Print ARC
Source: Publisher

A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

My Rating:
star

Summary:
Ava can start fires with her mind . . . but is it a blessing or a curse?

Ava is a firebug—she can start fires with her mind. Which would all be well and good if she weren’t caught in a deadly contract with the Coterie, a magical mafia. She’s one of their main hit men . . . and she doesn’t like it one bit. Not least because her mother’s death was ordered by Venus—who is now her boss.
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My August TBR Pile

August 1, 2014 By Kristen 18 Comments

It is August so that means my kiddo will be staring pre-k at the end of this month. This will be his first time away from me (he’ll only go a couple times a week) but I’m nervous regardless. I’m sure it’ll be great for the both of us…I’ll be having more alone time which I can’t imagine as of this moment. I hope that I’ll be able to dedicate some time writing reviews, discussion posts and reading.

I’ve been enjoying rebuilding old (and new) Lego sets so that’s why Hogwarts Castle is in my TBR picture. I couldn’t help but include it. As you can imagine my son is very excited by my latest hobby since he’s getting to play with it all.

I hope to read most (or all!) of these this month. I’ve started Firebug and am enjoying it so far (only 100 pages in). I’ve heard some mixed things about VoD but I hope it surprises me. It was one of my most anticipated books of the year so there is a lot of room for disappointment. The Miniaturist and Bitter Greens are both adult fiction so that should spice things up some.

What books do you plan on reading this month?

Stacking the Shelves

May 9, 2014 By Kristen 44 Comments

Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga’s Reviews is a weekly meme where you show what books you’ve purchased, gotten from the library, received from giveaway, as gifts or for review.
I’ve not done a Stacking the Shelves post in a few weeks so this is a nice collection of books.

For Review (via the Publisher):

Lailah by Nikki Kelly, Firebug by Lish McBride, Rumble by Ellen Hopkins, Mortal Danger by Ann Aguirre, Talker 25 by Joshua McCune, Free to Fall by Lauren Miller, The Immortal Crown by Richelle Mead and Sleep No More by Aprilynne Pike