I will forever love books with mice as main characters, although I am terrified of mice in real life. Fredle, obvi, is the star of Cynthia Voight’s Young Fredle. Fredle has a nice comfortable life as a house mouse – feeding off kitchen food at night. One day though, he and his cousin get into […]
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 […]
The Aviary by Kathleen O’Dell Book Review
October 31, 2011
The Aviary by Kathleen O’Dell. The Aviary is a quiet middle grade novel with a touch of Anne Of Green Gables crossed with The Secret Garden as an influence.
The Rise And Fall Of Mount Majestic by Jennifer Trafton Book Review
October 26, 2011
In The Rise And Fall Of Mount Majestic by Jennifer Trafton 10 year old Persimmony Smudge dreams of adventures and a life bigger than her daily drudgery of sweeping the house. Lucky for her she just so happens to over hear a secret that will lead to her having adventures! The safe and wonderful Island At The Center Of Everything is not so safe and wonderful.