What a whirlwind week! I started the first of my long work days (I work a full day then teach a 3 hour class on Tuesdays and Thursdays), I signed up to take the GRE and I started my grad school applications. It’s so cool to be at the point in my life where I […]
Unleashed | Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguié | Book Review
March 2, 2013
Reader friends, I actually still really like paranormal books even though the trend is over. While I tend more toward vampires than werewolves, I still love reading books about paranormal creatures that live right under our noses. I came into Unleashed by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié with a few expectations — namely that it would be […]
The Indigo Spell | Richelle Mead | Audiobook Review
February 28, 2013
You probably should NOT read beyond the first paragraph if you don’t want to be spoiled for Bloodlines or The Golden Lily, just an FYI. I am one of those people who is compulsive about the form I encounter a book or series in. For example, I’ve been reading Richelle Mead’s Bloodlines series strictly in print […]
The Center Of Everything | Linda Urban | Book Review
February 27, 2013
Linda Urban’s The Center Of Everything is one of those delightful read-in-a-single-sitting sorts of children’s books that blends several interesting elements. I was initially interested in Urban’s latest book because A) I am not as well read in the middle grade contemporary genre as I would like to be and B) donuts play a fairly large […]
Top Ten Tuesday: Auto-buy Authors
February 26, 2013
My money is very, very precious to me. I work hard and so I don’t just make it rain carelessly. I also don’t just automatically purchase books by ANY author. Instead, there are certain factors or qualifications that matter to me when  putting an author on my PURCHASE WITHOUT QUESTION list. They may seem arbitrary, […]
Dr. Bird’s Advice For Sad Poets | Evan Roskos | Book Review
February 26, 2013
Evan Roskos’s young adult debut, Dr. Bird’s Advice For Sad Poets is a YAWP!-worthy book. Depicting the awkwardness of unrequited crushes, an unstable home life and mental illness, this a a book that deserves a place in school and classroom libraries. Roskos brings a unique voice to the contemporary young adult genre as he weaves the […]