My Dear I wanted To Tell You: A Novel by Louisa Young is set in England during the World War One era. It opens with a young working class boy, Riley Purefoy, main character, befriending an upper class artist family, the Waveneys. Out of generosity, the Waveney family provide Riley with upper class schooling as […]
So you thought your high school experience was full of the angst? Ha!
June 1, 2011
Audiobook Review: Go, Mutants by Larry Doyle I feel like I need to watch more B movies, beyond the realm of those featured on MST3K. (FYI if you have never seen MST3K fix your life and go see this wicked awesome show now — I recommend Hobgoblins). Go, Mutants! by Larry Doyle takes on the […]
Book Review: The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
May 31, 2011
Review of The Last Little Blue Envelope Contains Spoilers For 13 Little Blue Envelopes In this hilarious follow up to 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Maureen Johnson finally lets her readers know what is contained in The Last Little Blue Envelope to Ginny Blackstone from her dead Aunt Peg. Hilarity, Harry Potter, Dr. Who, and an […]
Book Review: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
May 30, 2011
FYI this review of Bloodlines by Richelle Mead contains spoilers for the Vampire Academy series. Read at your own peril. After helping rogue dhampir Rose Hathaway evade justice, Sydney Sage is in serious trouble with the alchemists. Her career is jeopardized, to the point where she may have to go to a re-education center and be brainwashed into […]
Retro Friday Review: Crocodile On The Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
May 27, 2011
Retro Friday Reviews are hosted by Angieville. Basically you review an older book on Friday. I read the vast majority of Crocodile On The Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters on my iPhone, something I don’t recommend, as I was easily jarred out of reading, plus I didn’t really feel like I was making any progress. This […]
Book Review: Hourglass by Myra McEntire
May 26, 2011
Hourglass by Myra McEntire is hefty, not gonna lie, you could smack someone with it and do some serious damage, however, it is totally engaging! You see, main lady Emerson Cole sees iterations of people from the past. This is a problem for Emerson, as no else can see these people, so she’s not sure […]