THIS IS AN ALLISON REVIEW, Y’ALL <3 What happens when an inexperienced young actress crosses paths with the hottest most popular young actor in Hollywood? Fireworks! Emma Pierce never thought she would make it in Hollywood but a one-chance audition for the lead role in a high school version of Pride and Prejudice led her […]
The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han Book Review
July 21, 2012
One staple of contemporary young adult literature is the beach setting. Jenny Han makes great use of the beach setting in her novel, The Summer I Turned Pretty, which explores the changes that come with adolescence and young love. Every summer Belly and her family stay at her mom’s best friend Susannah’s beach house at […]
The Eleventh Plague Jeff Hirsch Audiobook Review
July 20, 2012
When I have the chance to legally download free audiobooks, I don’t turn it down. The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch read by Dan Bittner was among the first pairing offered up by SYNC this summer. The Eleventh Plague is the story of a boy, Stephen Quinn trying to survive against the odds in a […]
Seraphina Rachel Hartman Book Review
July 19, 2012
I shall start this review by shouting DRAGONS! You see, the cover and the promise of dragons is what initially attracted me to Seraphina by Rachel Hartman. Y’all, Seraphina has dragons in spades. For real, if you are craving female centered, medieval-esque setting fantasy, Seraphina is your ticket. Goredd is a medieval kingdom where there […]
The Fault in Our Stars Book Review + Giveaway
July 18, 2012
Hey everyone This is an Allison review! I had the privilege of attending the children’s author breakfast at BEA this year where John Green was one of the featured speakers but, I’ll admit that up to that point, I had no real idea who John Green was or what he wrote. I had heard his […]
Soonchild Russell Hoban Book Review
July 18, 2012
You ever stumble on a book that you’ve heard nothing about, but immediately find yourself immensely attracted to? Soonchild by the late Russell Hoban was that book for me — the Patrick Ness blurb on the cover acting as a sort of siren call. Friends, this genius, slim little book evoked the same sort of feelings in […]