I received a copy for of this coloring book from Blogging For Books.

The fact that you can remove the cover of this paperback and color the images on the cover was a great plus, but other than a few pages that offered a form of tessellation, the book wasn't a great one. For the most part, the images look like something a child would draw and the parent would feel obligated to hang it up on the refrigerator. At a price of $15.99 (the price recommended on the book itself, although I have seen it for less), it is not worth the money.

I am giving it three stars because there were a handful of pages that were very nice- I just did not care for the style of most of them.  It isn't a book I would suggest that you buy unseen.  Go to a bookstore or craft store and look at it carefully to make sure the style gels with your wallet and style.

This is a magnificent book. It is an enjoyable quick read with the bonus feature as doubling as a coloring book. The pictures are a joy for all ages to color and perfectly illustrated to provide a great coloring experience. The book jacket is also a coloring canvas. Simply remove the jacket, reverse it, color and then put on the book again. I will look for more coloring and story books from this author and publisher. Great job, highly recommend!

I had high hopes for Our Man in Charleston and Christopher Dickey did not disappoint!  As someone who loves history, people who do not care for it are beyond my comprehension.  I think that if more people were exposed to history as written by Dickey's pen, a lot more people would fall in love the way I have.

Dickey's extensive research is penned in a way that creates a world for people to become part of.  He blends history into the realm of fiction without letting his tale become a complete work of fiction.  Historical fact offered to people as an action filled, thrilling spy novel.  It simply does not get any better than this!

What are you waiting for?  If you are drawn towards the American Civil War and the history of abolitionists and their foes OR you are drawn towards intriguing spy adventures, go purchase this book!

This book was amazing.  One of the few that I read once and a few days later picked it up and ran through it again.  It was a perfect blend of mystery, action, and science fiction.  Rarely do I pick up a book that crosses multiple genres successfully.  I will be keeping my eye out for more work by Peter Clines.

It was okay, but didn't hold my interested. Tossed in DNF pile at 25% of the way in.

If you are a gamer and a reader, you will want to delve into this anthology.  I will admit that I went right to Weir's story, Twarrior, when I downloaded my NetGalley file and while I did enjoy the quick read, one of my absolute favorites turned out to be Rat Catcher's Yellows by Charlie Jane Anders.

Book will be released on August 18th, go pre-order!

A thoroughly enjoyable pulp sci-fi novel for a young reader (not too young as there were some references to sex and prostitutes... not to mention violence, I'd say on the younger end of the young adult set).  Some Gary/Mary Stus, but those are staple in pulp.

Tossed into the DNF pile at 25% of the way in. Combination of characters being too immature for their, or on the way to checking off every mystical stereotype there is due to their heritage. I couldn't continue. Never even got into the thick of the plot.

I stopped reading this book at 52% of the way in. The book was okay, but it wasn't great and I didn't find myself so attached to the characters that I wanted to keep wasting my time. I found the book to have a few continuity errors and after the initial 'just about everyone dies', nothing happens.

I gave the book two stars over at Goodreads and Amazon, but one and half is more like it.