If I remember correctly, I receive The Wonder Bread Summer at the Harper Collins party last year at BEA. When I first read the back of the book I was intrigued because it sounded like a fun humorous read and I thought that it would be a step away from my “normal” reads. Unfortunately, what […]
Ophelia And The Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee | Audiobook Review
May 14, 2014
Why Did I Listen To This Book? I am a huge sucker for middle grade fantasy book, especially when those books are receiving acclaim. I picked up Ophelia And The Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee on audiobook because the narrator’s voice sounded interesting from the preview. The book is a retelling of the Snow Queen […]
The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman | Book Review
May 13, 2014
It is rare when the contents of a book are as lovely as the book’s cover, yet The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman has a gorgeous cover and the most delicious prose. I found the book to be reminiscent of the most dark and dangerous Grimm fairy tale. It’s a young adult book that was quite […]
Bird by Crystal Chan | Audiobook Review
May 12, 2014
Why Did I Listen To This Book? I think that there is something kind of touching and kind of sweet when middle grade books take on the topic and theme of death. These books seem to handle death with a quiet sort of grace that’s comforting, as awkward as that whole sentence sounds. I mean, […]
Frankenstein | Mary Shelley | Audiobook Review
May 9, 2014
Why Did I Listen To This Book? In college, I took this one class twice because I failed it the first time around (bad life choice you guys, don’t fail classes). The class was about film. The professor was super old and super boring and super cranky. He was just kind of the worst and […]