The Passage by Justin Cronin got a lot of hype, most notably from the frenzy in 2007 between film studios caught in a bidding war for a half-unseen unfinished manuscript, which eventually sold for a staggering $1.75 million dollars. Yep, you read that right, just under a couple million. That isn’t even considering what Mr. […]
I had the profound pleasure to attend an evening speaking engagement by the author of The Shack, William Paul Young, yesterday. The event was organized by Christi and Rob Gebhart, along with The Westchester Community Group, and had over a hundred attendees from all walks of life – young, old, broken, whole, secular, religious, anyone […]
I just finished reading my first ebook on my iPad and figured that it would be good to post about the experience, especially since in the e-reader department, I am a blushing neophyte. That said, I did prepare myself for the occasion by purchasing a particularly lovely embroidered organic hemp boho cover for my iPad, […]
So here it is, as promised, the final installment in the phenomenal Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, my review of Mockingjay. After my positive reviews of The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, I had some high expectations for the final book. I was not disappointed. Mockingjay was everything I wanted and more, all in […]
Well, well, well. There’s a new baby-vamp running around Mystic Falls, and it’s our favorite happy-go-lucky blonde who never seems to get anything but the short stick and Elena’s leftovers. But now, things are a-changin’! Caroline is officially undead as we saw when she was enjoying her Type O Negative koolaid baggie while still in […]
Catching Fire is the second in Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games series. I reviewed the first book, The Hunger Games, a few weeks ago. Needless to say, I was not disappointed by this book. The writing is as fast-paced and exciting as the first novel, and my heroine is the same in all her imperfect, defiant, […]