There are quite a few elements that I absolutely love to read about: dragons, historical fiction, boarding schools, and romance. The Sweetest Dark by romance writer Shana Abe contains these elements, yet it did not entirely deliver on it’s interesting premise. I felt that this young adult book was bogged down by very cheesy writing, thus […]
The Madness Underneath | Maureen Johnson | Audiobook Review
March 13, 2013
Note: This review will contain spoilers for The Name Of The Star. If you don’t want to be spoiled, I would suggest clicking here and reading my review for The Name Of The Star instead. You know how sometimes you really hype up a sequel in your head because OMG BOOK ONE WAS SO AMAZING? […]
Allison: Touching The Sky | Tracie Peterson | Audiobook Review
March 13, 2013
Touching the Sky by Tracie Peterson is not within my usual book repertoire but when I stumbled across it at my local library while looking for a new audiobook, I decided to give it a try. The premise for the story intrigued me, and even though I knew that it was going to have a […]
Invisible World | Suzanne Weyn | Book Review
March 9, 2013
Straight up, witches are cool. And for real? Who did not sit right up and pay attention during the Salem witch trials in history class? This girl was on that like white on rice. When I saw Invisible World by Suzanne Weyn up for grabs at a book signing, I chose it because I thought it […]
Eleanor & Park | Rainbow Rowell | Book Review
March 8, 2013
Oh, you guys. YOU GUYS. I’m head over heels swooning over Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell, just like Gayle Forman’s blurb said I would. I’m trying super hard to come up with the perfect words to convey with this book was totally radical, but I can’t. I’m having brain freeze over how great this book […]
The Wrap-Up List | Steven Arntson | Book Review
March 7, 2013
Perhaps I am morbid, but I really enjoy reading books that take on the subject matter of death. I especially like it when young adult books talk about that subject matter, as for many young people, death does seem outside the realm of possibility when you have your whole life ahead of you. Thus, The Wrap-Up […]