The Orphan Of Awkward Falls | Keith Graves | Book Review

Mad scientists, automatons, and lunatics abound in Keith Graves’ The Orphan Of Awkward Falls, a fun speculative fiction middle grade book. I was totally over the moon to read The Orphan Of Awkward Falls because A) I love books that have orphans in them and B) The Book Smugglers gave it a good review. Hopes were high […]

Under The Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald | Book Review

I love it when books have a big mystery and smart young heroines who are total survivors living hardscrabble lives. Under The Egg by debut author Laura Marx Fitzgerald is a short middle grade book that’s both a mystery and an ode to art history as well as kind of a love letter to New York […]

Killer Instinct by SE Green | Book Review

Man, I have not been this disappointed with a book in a really long time. I just finished reading Killer Instinct by SE Green and I totally had Nick from New Girl face after closing the book. I know I probably should have DNFed it right after the main character calls her sister a slut, […]

She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick | Book Review

The thing about Marcus Sedgwick that I am fast discovering is that his books take me about a single day to read, but stay with me long after the day is over. Granted, I’ve only read two of his books so far, She Is Not Invisible and Midwinterblood both books are brilliant and smart and kind of […]

Under The Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald Giveaway

Thanks to Penguin, I have the privilege of being able to give one of you a hardcover of Under The Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald, a new middle grade book that’s getting some pretty good reviews. Here’s the rules: Use the rafflecopter. You must be 13 years of age or older. This is restricted to those […]

The Naturals | Jennifer Lynn Barnes | Book Review

I swear, this must be the year where all the young adult books of genres that I think I don’t like come out and prove me wrong. Like, I am not much of a fan of reading thriller type books, even though I will totally always watch Law & Order and Castle and those sort […]