I think by today’s standards, My Darling, My Hamburger by Paul Zindel falls short. It’s not as good as say, Ellen Hopkins, but I see it’s value. I think it’s an interesting look at teens of the late 1960s/early 1970s. It reveals a bit about the social constructs of adolescence of it’s era.
Review of Losing Faith by Denise Jaden
August 12, 2010
There are not enough YA books with cults in them. For serious, cults are fascinating and riveting. Losing Faith by Denise Jaden has a cult, thus making it full of win. It also has: character development, death, high school, home school, kissing and religion. Elements of appeal to me. Brie is a self-absorbed teenager, more […]
Review of Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
July 30, 2010
Work can be such a drag sometimes. You get all of your tasks done. You get future tasks done before deadline, so you may be left twiddling your thumbs, just dying for the phone to ring. Or you may end up surfing the internets, if you have an office job like me. Enter the geniuses […]
A Field Guide For Heartbreakers by Kristen Tracy
July 29, 2010
Getting dumped by a bird-obsessed guy named Hamilton not only sucks, it’s humiliating. Dessy, the dumpee and main character of A Field Guide For Heartbreakers by Kristen Tracy, is a quintessential good girl, about to embark on a summer writing trip to Prague with her screwball bestie, Veronica. The girls decide to throw caution to […]
Review of Firelight by Sophie Jordan
July 18, 2010
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? […]