My number one most anticipated 2013 young adult debut was The End Games by T. Michael Martin, and so when a package containing this highly coveted book arrived on my door step, I rightly freaked out in the best possible fashion. The official summary contains so many of my favorite elements – sibling relationships, video games, […]
Allison: Echoes of Titanic | Mindy Starns Clark and John Campbell Clark | Book Review
April 10, 2013
Last year when I was at BEA, I was just aimlessly walking around when a book that was on display caught my attention. I backtracked a little bit to the booth and picked up the book and read the description on the back. It was called Echoes of Titanic, and it turned out the authors […]
Wednesdays In The Tower | Jessica Day George | Book Review
April 10, 2013
You know that wonderful moment when you really like a book and think it’s a standalone but then find out a sequel was written? I totally recently had that moment with Tuesdays At The Castle by Jessica Day George. I had to read it a few years ago for the CYBILS awards and find myself utterly charmed […]
Jerusalem: A Family Portrait | Boaz Yakin | Book Review
April 9, 2013
Graphic novels based on history are pretty much my favorite. I mean, straight up, I love most graphic novels and comics and if you put one in front of me, I won’t exactly say no. When I saw Jerusalem: A Family Portrait by filmmaker Boaz Yakin illustrated by Nick Bertozzi on Netgalley, I knew I had […]
The Best Man | Kristan Higgins | Book Review
April 8, 2013
I just love settling in for the night with an adult contemporary romance from time to time. It’s nice to read about grown ups doing grown up things and also to take a nice sort of break from YA. Granted, sometimes these books make me feel a little in adequate when the main characters obviously […]
Shadow On The Crown | Patricia Bracewell | Audiobook Review
April 5, 2013
Why Did I Listen To This Audiobook: As soon as I saw Shadow On The Crown by Patricia Bracewell in a review pitch, I absolutely knew I had to listen to the audiobook. You see, I filled up a ton of my college career with medieval history classes, looking back I am pretty sure I took […]