Allison: The Obsidian Blade | Pete Hautman | Book Review

From time to time you randomly pick a book out from your to-be-read pile because you’re looking for something a little different from what you’ve read recently. Sometimes this is a good thing as you find yourself unexpectedly falling in love with a new book. Unfortunately, this isn’t how it always works out, and sadly […]

The Scorpio Races | Maggie Stiefvater | Book Review

““It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die.”” Best first line ever, am I right? Friends, I have been putting off reviewing The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater for OVER a year. I mean, how in the heck do I formulate words to convince you to read what is my favorite […]

Allison: Top Ten Books I Was Forced To Read

Top Ten Books I Was Forced to Read The Good: A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly I had to read this book during my American Literature class my second semester in college because my teacher had helped Jennifer Donnelly with her research of the Grace Brown murder case. They actually had an event on campus […]

Divergent | Veronica Roth | Audiobook Review

Why Did I Decide To Listen To This Book? The audiobook of Divergent by Veronica Roth came in the mail as an unsolicited copy. Prior to listening to the audiobook, I had already read Divergent and it’s sequel, Insurgent. Y’all, I was actually a really big fan of Divergent when I first read it and so, I was curious […]

Allison: All The Truth That’s In Me | Julie Berry | Book Review

All the Truth That’s in Me starts off slow, taking a bit to stir things up but once it officially gets started there is no turning back. Honestly, the main character Judith is one of the most interesting characters I have ever encountered in the young adult world. There was so much that I enjoyed […]

The Eternity Cure | Julie Kagawa | Book Review

I am one of those people who does not re-read a book before I read it’s sequel. Apparently this is a skill that would serve me well, alas. When I began The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa, sequel to The Immortal Rules there was a lot of initial confusion. I had forgotten the significance of a few of […]