We all remember our first love and how it unfolded. Katie Kacvinsky captures all of the firsts with her sophomore novel First Comes Love. Set in Arizona, First Comes Love moves through the progression of Dylan, a girl, and Gray’s relationship from the first time they meet at community college to their first fight and beyond. First […]
172 Hours On The Moon Johan Harstad Book Review
April 27, 2012
When I was a kid, during Nickelodeon’s golden age, they used to always air these commercials for space camp. Like any reasonable 9-year-old, I desperately wanted to go. Alas, it was not meant to be. Cuz, you guys, after reading 172 Hours On The Moon by Johan Harstad translated by Tara F. Chace, I am convinced […]
Just Write: Here’s How Walter Dean Myers Book Review
April 26, 2012
Are you thinking of writing a book and not quite sure where to begin? Walter Dean Myers draws from his many years of experience, with over 100 published books, in Just Write: Here’s How, his guide to writing a novel aimed at actual young adults. Full disclosure: I have no interest in being an author. I […]
Struck Jennifer Bosworth Book Review
April 26, 2012
If you’ve been reading my blog or have known me for awhile, chances are you know how much I LOVE a good cult. So, OF COURSE I could not resist Jennifer Bosworth’s debut Struck which totally delivers on its promise of cults. ALSO you guys I am going to use the word cults like a million […]
Top 10 Minor Harry Potter Characters
April 24, 2012
Y’all Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke And The Bookish and was created by The Perpetual Page Turner. So remember a few months ago when the topic of Top Ten Tuesday was Favorite Villains? I totally took on a Harry Potter theme with that. Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is Top Ten Favorite Characters […]
Four Questions For Bethany Griffin author of Masque Of The Red Death
April 24, 2012
Y’all don’t you just love it when you read a book that makes you want to gush and gush and THEN you get the opportunity to pick the author’s brain about it? Seriously, that’s like dreams coming true for me. PLUS OMG YOU GUYS! Today is the RELEASE DAY HOLLAAAAA for Masque Of The Red […]