Oh, vampires, I can’t seem to quit you, and if Julie Kagawa is at the helm? FORGET ABOUT IT. Seriously, y’all can’t expect me to NOT read a bloodsucker book written by Julie Kagawa can you? I freakin’ DEVOURED The Immortal Rules and sigh, kind of want to read MORE vampire books. I know, I know. It’s like […]
The Magic Finger Roald Dahl Retro Friday Book Review
May 4, 2012
Retro Friday Reviews are hosted by Angieville. Basically you review older and under-appreciated books on Fridays. There’s something about reading Roald Dahl that fills me with joy and nostalgia. I always include a Dahl book in my reading pile for every Dewey 24 Hour Readathon because they are FUN, quick and put me in an […]
Waiting Carol Lynch Williams Book Review
May 3, 2012
London has grown up ALL OVER THE WORLD, but now she lives in Florida after her missionary parents decided to settle down. When her brother Zach dies, the family implodes. Waiting by Carol Lynch Williams focuses on the impact the death of a child/sibling can have on a family. Waiting by Carol Lynch Williams is […]
Anna Dressed In Blood Kendare Blake Book Review
May 2, 2012
THIS IS AN ALLISON REVIEW <3 “Just your average boy-meets-girl, girl-kills-people story.” This is the tagline for Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake. Maybe it’s because I don’t really have much experience with ‘boy-meets-girl, girl-kills-people’ type of stories but honestly I didn’t find ANYTHING average about it. The prose is exquisitely beautiful and pulled me […]
First Day On Earth Cecil Castellucci Book Review
May 1, 2012
As much as I harp on about not liking science fiction, I think I subconsciously love it. Seriously, I tore through First Day On Earth by Cecil Castellucci, which okay, reads more like a contemporary young adult book than hard science fiction. But you know what? For a reader like me that is perfect. Mal […]