Darker Still

Author: Leanna Rene Hieber
Goodreads Rating: 3.69
Pages: 317
Format: Finished Copy from BEA12

I was obsessed.
It was as if he called to me, demanding I reach out and touch the brushstrokes of color swirled onto the canvas. It was the most exquisite portrait I'd ever seen--everything about Lord Denbury was unbelievable...utterly breathtaking and eerily lifelike.
There was a reason for that. Because despite what everyone said, Denbury never had committed suicide. He was alive. Trapped within his golden frame.
I've crossed over into his world within the painting, and I've seen what dreams haunt him. They haunt me too. He and I are inextricably linked--bound together to watch the darkness seeping through the gas-lit cobblestone streets of Manhattan. Unless I can free him soon, things will only get Darker Still.

Something Strange and Deadly

Author: Susan Dennard
Goodreads Rating: 4.03
My Rating: 5 Stars
Pages: 400
Reviewed by: Nicole


It's been a little while since I've given a book 5 stars, but this book totally grabbed me. I joined the blog tour hosted by Shane at Itching for Books on a whim, and apparently whims work best for me because I loved this book. I loved everything about it. And you will too when you check it out.


Goodreads Synopses:


The year is 1876, and there’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia…

Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by. But this is nothing compared to what she’s just read in the newspaper—

The Dead are rising in Philadelphia.

And then, in a frightening attack, a zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor…from her brother.

Whoever is controlling the Dead army has taken her brother as well. If Eleanor is going to find him, she’ll have to venture into the lab of the notorious Spirit-Hunters, who protect the city from supernatural forces. But as Eleanor spends more time with the Spirit-Hunters, including their maddeningly stubborn yet handsome inventor, Daniel, the situation becomes dire. And now, not only is her reputation on the line, but her very life may hang in the balance.

Showcase Sunday #5

Showcase Sunday is a meme hosted by Vicki over at Books, Biscuits, and Tea. Showcase Sunday is a chance for us bloggers to share with you, our readers, what we have gotten recently. I don't often get any new books because I have a hard enough time keeping up with ones that I already have, but this week a got a whole lot of new books that I felt I should share. 

Books Mentioned:

Gone by Cathi Hanauer

Dark Star by Bethany Frenette

Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard

Legacy by Cayla Kluver

Across The Universe By Beth Revis

Auracle by Gina Rosati

The Weight of Heaven by Thirty Umrigar