I shall start this review by shouting DRAGONS! You see, the cover and the promise of dragons is what initially attracted me to Seraphina by Rachel Hartman. Y’all, Seraphina has dragons in spades. For real, if you are craving female centered, medieval-esque setting fantasy, Seraphina is your ticket. Goredd is a medieval kingdom where there […]
Soonchild Russell Hoban Book Review
July 18, 2012
You ever stumble on a book that you’ve heard nothing about, but immediately find yourself immensely attracted to? Soonchild by the late Russell Hoban was that book for me — the Patrick Ness blurb on the cover acting as a sort of siren call. Friends, this genius, slim little book evoked the same sort of feelings in […]
10 Books For Fairytale Fans
July 17, 2012
Y’all, I feel like such a CHEATER, because this week’s topic is Top Ten Readalikes, and hah, I chose like the easiest book EVER to find readalikes, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, because we all know that fairy tale retellings are the coolest. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke And Bookish. Top 10 Grimm Brothers […]
Dark Companion Marta Acosta Book Review
July 16, 2012
Marta Acosta’s young adult debut Dark Companion certainly has an interesting concept for the plot to be built around. Jane Williams, a foster kid living in the ghetto of Helmsdale, is offered the chance of a lifetime – a full ride scholarship and living allowance at the Birch Grove school, a posh private academy for […]
After Tupac And D Foster Jacqueline Woodson Book Review
July 15, 2012
Y’all, it’s going to be a challenge for me to review After Tupac And D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson as I read it in April during the Dewey Readathon and it’s an incredibly sparse book. Although it is a quick read, it has some pretty heavy themes. Yet, the book After Tupac and D Foster is a […]
In My Mailbox (74)
July 14, 2012
I like finding new apps to make memes that I participate in, like this one, In My Mailbox as hosted by The Story Siren, look even prettier! Thanks to the magic of twitter, I was pointed to a sweet app that makes collages from your instagram pictures. SO yay! Mailbox collage sequence! Purchased: Slammed by […]