I am solidly in the camp that as an author, Robin Benway can do no wrong. Also Known As was the third book I’ve read by Benway, and like her previous two it was an absolute hit with me. Also? Holy moly I was clicking the pages so fast (I read this on my Kindle on […]
Dark Lord: The Early Years by Jamie Thomson Book Review
November 7, 2012
While I absolutely love and don’t discount middle grade as a whole, sometimes books can skew a little young for me and thus I end up not really being a fan. Unfortunately, this was the case with Dark Lord: The Early Years by Jamie Thomson. It’s not an awful book by any means, but it’s not […]
Freaks Like Us Susan Vaught Book Review
September 5, 2012
This is an Allison review! I was first introduced to the concept of Freaks Like Us by Susan Vaught at BEA when I stopped at the Bloomsbury booth. They were really excited about it, and as they described it to me, I became excited too. I knew that this book was going to be right […]
Throne Of Glass Sarah J. Maas Book Review
September 4, 2012
Whenever a book is compared to A Game Of Thrones, I get really excited, because HELLO Game Of Thrones is such a badass book. When Throne Of Glass by Sarah J. Maas was being touted as A Game Of Thrones for a YA audience, I was totally pumped to read it. However, I think the comparison does the […]
Between You And Me Marisa Calin Book Review
August 15, 2012
What I love about YA is the risks that authors are willing to take with their stories — the way that a few are willing to challenge assumptions and norms. Debut author Marisa Calin challenged all of my assumptions in Between You And Me, a unique first novel with a fantastic premise, but unfortunately one I was […]
The Unquiet Jeannine Garsee Book Review
August 9, 2012
It’s been a long time since I have been creeped the hell out by a book. Hats off to Jeannine Garsee for writing what I see as the YA version of a Stephen King book with The Unquiet. Y’all, that is a huge compliment coming from me. Also, while it is a little bit early to recommend Halloween […]