Immediately, the reader is engaged in Firelight by Sophie Jordan. The book starts with a bang, Jacinda our lady of draki is doing some illegal flying with her BFF when suddenly, they wind up in the middle of a hunt. BT-dubs, draki are dragons who have evolved to become people who turn into dragons. Makes […]
Review of What’s Your Status: A Top 8 Novel by Katie Finn + Giveaway
July 17, 2010
Giveaway: Update your status with a fun new summer accessory! U.S. Only. To Enter Write a Tweet with the hashtag #top8prom Contest Ends 8/1/10 One winner will receive: A $20 Urban Outfitters gift card and a copy of What’s Your St@tus! So, what’s What’s Your Status: A Top 8 Novel by Katie Finn about? […]
Review of A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
May 31, 2010
Mattie Gokey dreams of a life where she is not bound by the confines of her small Catskills town. This beautifully worded historical fiction novel, A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly explores feminism, education, familial duty and the crossroads between being a girl and a woman. If it was possible to get a crush on […]
Review of The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
May 10, 2010
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson is a rather short, quick read, which made it a perfect Readathon book. I had picked this book up because of a guest post by a blogger, I forget who – curse you memory, curse you – on the books of Angela Johnson. Let me just say I […]
Review of Looking For Alaska by John Green
January 12, 2010
As a YA fan I feel a bit ashamed that I have never read any John Green before. As I have 3 copies of Looking For Alaska kicking around my humble abode, I thought it might be prudent to read this Printz award winner, so I can have some street cred as a YA fan. […]
Review of Geek Charming by Robin Palmer
December 29, 2009
Geek Charming by Robin Palmer is about a girl named Dylan who is at the top of the popularity chain. Dylan makes Regina George look like Eleanor Roosevelt. Anyways Dylan makes a promise to let Josh, one of her geeky classmates, make a documentary about her and the other popular people. As a character, I couldn’t […]