Retro Friday Reviews is a meme hosted by Angie of Angieville. Basically, you spotlight older titles. If Jessica Darling was a real life person, she would be three years older than me. If she had gone to my school, she would have been someone I looked up to, I am sure. Sloppy Firsts by Megan […]
Audiobook Review: Tell Me A Secret by Holly Cupala
February 16, 2011
A few months ago, which is basically years in the blogging world, Harper Teen began releasing weekly podcasts of the unabridged audiobook Tell Me A Secret by Holly Cupala read by Jenna Lamia. Week after week, I would download the podcast on my iPhone, until suddenly it seemed the podcasts just stopped. I would refresh […]
Review: Anna And The French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
February 14, 2011
When I think of sure-read contemporary authors, I think Sarah Dessen, Maureen Johnson, John Green, Susan Colasanti, etc. Now I can add Stephanie Perkins to that list. Also, before continuing this review, I just want to say, haters to the left. Anna And The French Kiss gave me exactly what I expected of it: a […]
Review of The Secret Year by Jennifer Hubbard
February 11, 2011
The Secret Year by Jennifer Hubbard deals with love and loss and grief. The Secret Year is one of those books which seems to get male protagonist narration right. Colt secretly dates rich girl Julia for a year. When her untimely death occurs, Colt is left with nothing but secrets and her notebook. The Secret […]
Review of The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
January 31, 2011
I love the Darkest Powers trilogy. There. I said it. These are a few of my favorite pleasure reads. Notice I drop the guilty because I feel no guilt when reading books that make me happy. *Slight spoilers for first two books lie ahead. The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong picks up directly where The Awakening […]
Retro Friday Review: Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
January 28, 2011
Retro Friday Reviews are hosted by Angie of Angieville. I am pretty sure I needed Alanna in my life when I was in middle school. This would have perfectly complimented my Sailor Moon obsession. (I mean kick ass girls doing kick ass thing). I read a lot of fantasy as a kid. However, most of […]