I am beginning to think it is literally impossible to read One Dance With A Duke by Tessa Dare without a silly grin. Now, One Dance With A Duke was my first foray into romance, a genre which I sort of had this tendency to ridicule. I know, I know, not nice to make fun […]
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 Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
May 20, 2010
First things first, absolutely do not read any of the ‘official’ summaries of the Vampire Academy books by Richelle Mead if you do not want to be spoiled, or if you have not read the series. Trust me, it is better to go in blind than to spoil the experience. This review will contain minor […]
Review of The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
May 11, 2010
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa was one of my most anticipated books of 2010, mainly due to tweeting back and fourth once in awhile with Ms. Kagawa and owning a Grimalkin rock. For the most part, it lived up to my expectations, which is to say, I thought it would be awesome but don’t […]
Review of The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas
April 28, 2010
Y’all I am an Alexandre Dumas fan girl. If I could resurrect him and make him be my writer boyfriend, I totally would (sorry boo!). Last summer I read the unabridged Count of Monte Cristo translated by Robin Buss* over a period of two weeks. I am a generally fast reader, especially when I have […]
Review of Persepolis 1: The Story of A Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
April 12, 2010
Persepolis 1: The Story of A Childhood by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel which will haunt me, much in the way that Maus still haunts me. Persepolis follows the circumstances of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and how it affected the life of the author who grew up during this revolution. I think this […]