Middle grade is one of the most charming age-group genres out there. I love that middle grade is unencumbered by love triangles. I love that kids get to be more than cardboard stand ins. Further, I like how fresh the middle grade section feels. While I usually stick to my fantasy fare, I found myself […]
Secret Society Girl Diana Peterfreund Book Review
August 3, 2012
As of this juncture, I am pretty sure I will love anything Diana Peterfreund writes. Seriously, my life was totally missing something without Secret Society Girl, the first of Diana Peterfreund’s Ivy League series. GUYS! There is college! Secret societies! Feminism! A spirited, smart mouthed main character! This is THE book for me, I can’t […]
Pushing The Limits Katie McGarry Book Review
August 2, 2012
Ah, Pushing The Limits, you sly, seductive book, you. Y’all, based on the reviews I read beforehand, I kind of thought Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry would be the sort of book I could background read. You know, pick it up and set it down while concentrating on other things. WRONG. This book had my full frontal […]
Life Happens Next Terry Trueman Book Review
August 1, 2012
Life Happens Next is the sequel to Stuck In Neutral by Terry Trueman and honestly, after reading this book, I can’t wait to check Cruise Control, the companion novel out of the library. So, um spoiler alert: Shawn doesn’t die, and so Life Happens Next focuses on Shawn’s life after he avoids being murdered by […]
Mister Death’s Blue-Eyed Girls Mary Downing Hahn Book Review
July 31, 2012
Mister Death’s Blue-Eyed Girls by Mary Downing Han is a well-written historical fiction YA novel about the murder of two girls which shakes a small town in the 1950s. Nora, the main character, is at the heart of Mister Death’s Blue-Eyed Girls. Nora is friends with the victims, Cheryl and Bobbi-Jo and hangs out with them […]
Allison reviews Possess by Gretchen McNeil
July 30, 2012
I started reading my copy of Possess by Gretchen McNeil while I was at work for an overnight shift. Probably not one of my best ideas as the creepiness factor for this story is kind of in the tens. You’ve got demons, possession, murder, mystery, and secrets galore. Definitely not the type of book I […]