I really loved reading The Forest of Hands and Teeth, and for the most part, I completely forgot that I was reading in something other than the past tense (for some reason first person throws me off a bit). This is a credit to the author for being able to draw me in so completely […]
I was finally able to get my hands on Fire by Kristen Cashore, thanks to Amazon. It was AMAZING! Kristin Cashore is a spectacular writer. I adore reading her books because of the flow, feeling and imagery. And I fall in love with her characters every time – you will recall my review of Graceling […]
National Novel Writing Month is in full swing, currently reporting a 828,682,775 collective word count on the NaNoWriMo website. Not bad for 11 days of manic writing. Ok, so maybe the “manic” part hasn’t really started – usually that’s when things start getting down to the wire. I’m pretty sure that the thought of penning […]
Maggie Quinn: Girl vs. Evil. I was pleasantly surprised by Highway to Hell. I have to admit that my expectations were a bit low when I started this book, not for any other reason than my disappointment with some of my more recent young adult selections. But this one sucked me in, made me laugh, […]
“About three things I was absolutely certain. First, Edwart was most likely my soul mate, maybe. Second, there was a vampire part of him–which I assumed was wildly out of his control–that wanted me dead. And third, I unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably, heterogeneously, gynecologically, and disreputably wished he had kissed me.” Ok I have seriously got […]
I cannot remember the last time I wanted to throw a book across the room in absolute, unequivocal disgust. Calm down, believe it or not, this is a good review. I totally wanted to toss this book through a closed window, just not for the reasons you’d expect. The Summoning was AMAZING. I literally could […]