It’s a cruel world in Paolo Bacigalupi‘s Ship Breaker. Main character Nailer is a ship breaker meaning he scavenges the old oil tankers for parts with other children, hoping to make a lucky strike and find crude oil leaving behind a life of harsh work. You see, this is a world divided by haves and […]
Ironside by Holly Black Retro Friday Audiobook Review
August 12, 2011
Ironside by Holly Black picks up where Tithe leaves off. Roiben has been coronated as king of the Unseelie Court. Kaye, while wasted on wine, decides to declare her love for Roiben at his coronation.
The Dragon’s Eye: Dragonology Chronicles Vol. 1 by Dugald A. Steer Audiobook Review
August 4, 2011
The Dragon’s Eye by Dugald A. Steer is the first in The Dragonology Chronicles series, a middle grade historical fantasy.
Tithe by Holly Black Audiobook Review
August 1, 2011
remember back when Tithe by Holly Black was making the rounds at my school. I was mildly curious, but never checked it out of the library because it was never on the shelf- being popular
Angel Burn by LA Weatherly Audiobook Review
July 10, 2011
L.A. Weatherly provides a new spin on angels in her latest book, Angel Burn. Willow is a half angel living in Upstate NY, she’s kind of my county neighbor, pretty much. This would be fine and dandy except in Angel Burn, L.A. Weatherly’s angels are villainous and want to suck your life force for sustenance. Cue Alex, an […]
Dead End In Norvelt by Jack Gantos Audiobook Review
July 3, 2011
Audiobook Review: Dead End In Norvelt by Jack Gantos Dead End In Norvelt by Jack Gantos is a semi-autobiographical young adult book set in the 1960s in a Roosevelt town known as Norvelt, I mention setting because it is an integral piece of the book and the very first thing I think of in describing […]