Did anyone else play Assassin in college or at summer camp? I remember we tried to do this one year in my dorm and it lasted for about two weeks before falling apart, as more people were focused on going out/partying than playing Assassin. That and it’s not like we had a board up with […]
Review: Invisible Things by Jenny Davidson
December 6, 2010
Invisible Things by Jenny Davidson is an alternate history sort of historical fiction. Set prior to World War II, Scotland is crazy militant. Girls get brainwashed into being something like sex slaves for high power government employees. The European mainland countries have banded into a confederation. However, some elements are the same as actual history. […]
Retro Friday: Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
December 3, 2010
Retro Friday is a meme hosted by Angieville where on Fridays you review an older book! I have an affinity for precocious children. Regular children irritate me, but give me a kid wise beyond their years and I will gladly read the book they are in. Harriet is slightly precocious, just enjoy to be real […]
Review: Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler
December 2, 2010
Delilah’s life is pretty messed up. She was a relatively good student, who rarely got in trouble. However, with the culmination of accidentally stealing lipstick, having a dirty photo of her show up on a school gossip blog, and getting caught out past curfew, it is clear something is wrong and she is in need […]
Review: Matched by Ally Condie
November 30, 2010
Day to day life as you or I may know it is radically changed in Matched by Ally Condie. Gone is the concept of free will. Life is strictly regimented in all aspects, from the food one consumes, to the clothes, to free time, to one’s occupation. All is determined by society and computers. Cassia, […]
Review: Silent On The Moor by Deanna Raybourn
November 28, 2010
Silent on The Moor by Deanna Raybourn is the third installment of the Lady Julia Grey mystery series (following Silent In The Grave and Silent In The Sanctuary), and it is my FAVORITE thus far. Please stop reading this review right now if you can’t handle minor spoilers. In this installment, we see Lady Julia […]