Cults are fascinating. I think people look at cults like The People’s Temple and wonder why someone would join. Why would someone partake in a mass suicide? How could someone miss the writing on the wall. A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story Of Hope, Deception, And Survival At Jonestown by Julia Scheeres attempts to explain […]
Cinder Marissa Meyer Book Review
January 13, 2012
Boom, Marissa Meyer  just threw down the gauntlet. Cinder is a unique and an enchanting take on the Cinderella fairytale. Seriously, it is completely different from ANY fairy tale retelling I’ve EVER read before.
The Probability Of Miracles Wendy Wunder Audiobook Review
January 12, 2012
I love when authors take my heart and crush it into tiny little pieces, but then make it swell like a balloon. Keep playing with my emotions, because I love to read and feel. The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder is a book that gets under your skin. Campbell Cooper, main character, is a person […]
Under The Same Sky Genevieve Graham Book Review
January 11, 2012
I almost feel as though I should do a jig because I have branched out from Outlander and read another romance with a highlander – Genevieve Graham’s debut novel Under The Same Sky. Under The Same Sky has similar elements to Outlander (paranormal elements, highlanders, Culloden) but Genevieve Graham’s book is NOT a doorstopper.
The Silence Of Our Friends by Mark Long and Jim Demonakos Illustrated by Nate Powell Book Review
January 10, 2012
I majored in history education as an undergrad, so when I come across historical themed books, I can’t shake the part of me that says ‘This would be great in a classroom library, this could hook reluctant learners.’ See, that’s exactly what I thought when I finished The Silence Of Our Friends by Mark Long […]
Graffiti Moon Cath Crowley Book Review
January 9, 2012
On the last night of year 12, Lucy decides to do something a little crazy. Flush with the freedom of being finished with high school, she decides to search for the elusive Shadow, a graffiti artist whose work speaks to her. She’s pretty sure she could fall for shadow. Accompanying Lucy on her search is […]