Retro Friday is a feature/meme hosted by Angieville where you review an older or lesser known book. It’s pretty awesome and breaks up the publicity machine reviews. Unabashed Roald Dahl fan girl in the house WHOOP WHOOP. I think with the twice yearly Dewey Readathons and all of the other readathons I participate in, I […]
The Ring Of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud Book Review
November 10, 2011
I love a good pain in the ass character. There’s just something about obstinate characters that makes my heart leap with joy, my friends. Bartimaeus, the djinn from the series of the same name by Jonathan Stroud, is a first class pain in the ass,much to my delight. The Ring Of Solomon is a prequel to the Bartimaeus trilogy, although it’s […]
Cloaked by Alex Flinn Book Review
November 9, 2011
Holla if you love fairy tale retellings! Alex Flinn seems to be somewhat known throughout YA for this. Friend, I am not as well read as I think I am, because I had never read one of Flinn’s retellings, only her contemporary work, until Cloaked. I’m thinking I’ll need to rectify that and read the reast of her […]
Torn by Margaret Peterson Haddix Book Review
November 7, 2011
Torn is book four in Margaret Peterson Haddix’s The Missing series. Previously, I’d only read her Among The Hidden books. I have not read the previous three books in The Missing series which will definitely affect my review, just a heads up guys. The premise of the series, from what I gather, is that people […]
Don’t Breathe A Word by Holly Cupala Book Review
November 4, 2011
Holly Cupala’s sophomore novel Don’t Breathe A Word hits it right out of the ball park.
Lovestruck Summer by Melissa C. Walker Book Review
November 3, 2011
Don’t be fooled by the ridiculous cover, Lovestruck Summer by Melissa C. Walker is a fantastic read pertaining more to indie music than to the beach.