Y’all I love a good historical fiction. I also love a great audiobook. When these elements combine, it’s like a double rainbow. The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt combines these elements, and provides a glimpse into Holling Hoodhood’s life.
SPOILER ALERT: The Titanic SINKS!
September 6, 2011
Tess is a maid for the noble Lisle family which is pretty much comprised of horrible people except for the daughter, Irene (not a hurricane FYI). So anyhoo, The Lisles decide to go to American and find Irene a rich husband to save the family, as they are running out of money. Of course, the Lisles book passage on the best ship EVER, the Titanic, and because they are noble they can’t do things for themselves and bring their servants.
Snow Flower And The Secret Fan by Lisa See Retro Friday Book Review
August 26, 2011
What unfolds over Snow Flower And The Secret Fan by Lisa See is a lifetime of friendship, replete with secrets, betrayals, and love.
FYI, Never Ever Trust A Dude With A Lynx
August 15, 2011
After picking up This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein by Kenneth Oppel, I just may try Mary Shelley’s classic.
Wicked Becomes You by Meredith Duran Book Review
August 7, 2011
In Wicked Becomes You by Meredith Duran, Gwen Maudsley is a loaded heiress lacking a title. She’s pretty much everyone’s BFF and full of social grace and poise. Yet, these characteristics do not prevent her from being jilted at the alter not once, but TWICE.
Nerds Heart YA: You got blood on yo’ face You big disgrace: Five Flavors Of Dumb vs. Toads And Diamonds
August 6, 2011
Nerds Heart YA bracket. Which will move on? Five Flavors Of Dumb by Antony John or Toads And Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson. Click to find out.