This is kind of a weird thing to feel guilty about, but in a tide of people who really strongly disliked, maybe even hated Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts, I feel so awkward admitting that hey I DID NOT HATE THIS BOOK. Like, what is wrong with me that I feel so different from the […]
Tin Star | Cecil Castellucci | Book Review
January 23, 2014
As a reader who LOVED First Day On Earth, I could not wait to read Tin Star by Cecil Castellucci. I had all these sorts of expectations. Yet, as per usual, when I have expectations the book unfortunately did not live up to them. I really wanted to love Tin Star and to feel that uncontrollable need to […]
Outpost | Ann Aguirre | Book Review
January 10, 2014
Yo, this is a sequel so that means this review will have spoilers of the previous book. Use your brain before reading. K, thanks bye! You guys I am still not over this whole dystopia trend. I am still not over books with zombies and harsh landscapes and brave young heroines. I picked up Outpost by […]
The Cabinet Of Wonders | Marie Rutkoski | Audiobook Review
November 15, 2013
Why Did I Listen To This Book? You know, I am always taken in by a gorgeous cover and there’s one cover of The Cabinet Of Wonders by Marie Rutkoski that is particularly lovely and that I keep on looking at. It’s not the one in this review, but this one. After seeing the awesome steampunk looking […]
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland And Cut The Moon In Two | Catherynne M. Valente | Book Review
October 10, 2013
When you find yourself in possession of one of Catherynne M. Valente’s FAIRYLAND books, you read it. Eventually. Actually, the truth is I read the third book of her series, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland And Cut The Moon In Two sooner rather than later. Oh, reader friends, I am so happy to be […]
In The Age Of Love And Chocolate | Gabrielle Zevin | Book Review
October 3, 2013
It must be the year of finishing series, I swear! I’ve finished reading several series this year and on the whole I am pleased at how the whole slew of trilogies I have read are closing out. As a fan of the mob and gangsters, I had a special affinity for Gabrielle Zevin’s Birthright trilogy and […]