To me, the mark of a strong romance novel is when the book manages to make me feel ALL THE THINGS. A Rogue By Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean ran the gamut of emotions. It is a historical romance. Main character Penelope Marbury, a wealthy woman just shy of being a spinster. Penelope has a […]
Blankets Craig Thompson Retro Friday Book Review
February 10, 2012
Retro Friday Reviews are hosted by Angieville. Basically you review an older book on Fridays. When I began reading reviews of Blankets by Craig Thompson I assumed it was Christian fiction and religious. So, while I wanted to read Blankets, I put no priority on it and made no effort to seek the graphic novel […]
Fire Kristin Cashore Book Review
February 9, 2012
“You are neither my husband nor my father; I am a woman of seventeen, I have my own horses and my own money, and I decide for myself where I go and when. This is not yours to forbid.” pg. 59 Want to see an author make herself distinguished? Have them write two books set […]
Pure Julianna Baggott Book Review
February 8, 2012
Straight up, Pure by Julianna Baggott is a bleak book. Expect grime. Expect grit. Expect to be grossed out by what you read. Don’t come into Pure expecting girls on fire in pretty dresses, because you won’t find that in Baggott’s post-apocalyptic world. I wanted to put Pure down at several points because it felt too dark to […]
Wanderlove Kirsten Hubbard Book Review
February 7, 2012
Sometimes you have to get lost to find yourself. I feel as though I could chatter on and on about Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard. While reading Wanderlove, I wanted to pack a few of my belongings and set out for the unknown. I wanted to see the world. Seriously, the most exotic place I have […]
Okay For Now Gary D. Schmidt Audiobook Review
February 6, 2012
I’m absolutely in love with Okay For Now by Gary D. Scmidt. Whether it’s the endearing characters -in particular Doug Swieteck who worships Joe Pepitone and is concerned about being a chump, the multiple themes that all built on each other, the late 1960s setting in MY state or Scmidt’s capture of the essence of […]