Conspiracy theories are the best. Although their biggest adherents often look like crackpots, I’d put a good conspiracy right up there with my fascination for cults. Rachel Carter delves into the Montauk Project with her debut So Close To You, a young adult time travel romance. Many years ago, main character Lydia Bentley’s great grandfather, Dean, disappeared […]
Endlessly Kiersten White Book Review
July 25, 2012
May contain MINOR spoilers for Paranormalcy trilogy READ AT OWN RISK!! I feel that the last book in a series is always bittersweet. Sweet, because the loose threads get resolved and most of the time you get some closure. Bitter, because it is the very end of your journey with that character. Y’all, it has […]
Perfect Escape Jennifer Brown Book Review
July 24, 2012
When I think about YA road trip books, the usual words that come to mind are: light, romantic and fun. Perfect Escape by Jennifer Brown is a road trip read, but of the more heavy variety. While Perfect Escape did not blow me away by any means, I am still looking forward to checking out […]
Alif The Unseen G. Willow Wilson Book Review
July 23, 2012
It’s always refreshing to leave your genre comfort zone. When it comes to fantasy, I tend to mostly stick with high fantasy of the young adult western variety. I think Alif The Unseen by G. Willow Wilson caught my eye because first, the cover is bright and gorgeous, but also because it is very outside my […]
Between The Lines Review Tammara Webber
July 22, 2012
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 […]