Why Did I Listen To The Year Of The Witching by Alexis Henderson? The Year Of The Witching by Alexis Henderson has a delightfully gothic cover. I wanted to prioritize reading this adult fiction debut. Typically when I want to prioritize something and get to it sooner, rather than later, I listen to the audiobook […]
Autumn Book Picks: Nightstruck
September 24, 2019
Tis the season for SPOOKY. Nightstruck by Jenna Black certainly meets the mark for a spine chilling read. It is a young adult book featuring a Philadelphia that’s straight out of hell. And there’s no escape. Nightstruck basically opens on a sinister note. Apparently a veil between the worlds has been breached and bait has been […]
Strange Grace by Tessa Gratton | DNF Review
September 22, 2018
Why’d I Pick This Book To Read? Strange Grace by Tessa Gratton is the kind of book that makes me think of fall. The storyline looks dark. The setting and writing is quite atmospheric. Also, there are witches. I thought I would enjoy this because a long time ago, I liked Gratton’s Blood Magic book. Unfortunately, […]
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier | Audiobook Review
January 30, 2018
Why Did I Listen To The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier? I was so eager to read The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier because I enjoyed his debut Peter Nimble And His Fantastic Eyes so much. Granted, I read Peter Nimble back in 2011 and here we are in 2018 and I am JUST GETTING TO THE […]
A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis | Audiobook Review
September 18, 2017
Why Did I Listen To A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis? A Madness So Discreet is just another book in Mindy McGinnis’s wide repertoire of genres within the young adult market. I’ve read almost all of McGinnis’s books with mixed results. There’s some that really gelled with me and one that did not. So, […]
Teen Frankenstein by Chandler Baker | Book Review
September 8, 2017
Teen Frankenstein by Chandler Baker is a book that I picked up because I very much enjoy retellings of classic books. I just think it is so much fun to see authors take a super old story and put a modern twist on it. Plus, I had read Kenneth Oppel’s retellings of Frankenstein and wanted to see […]