I picked up Frostbite: The Graphic Novel based on the series by Richelle Mead adapted by Leigh Dragoon illustrated by Emma Vieceli (what a mouthful!) because I had seriously whipped through the first adaptation of Vampire Academy in graphic novel form. Of course, I read this during the Dewey Readathon and it was one of the few books I got through (this was the same day that the Hale firestorm started). I knew that this would be a book I could get through quickly and where I wouldn’t have to concentrate too hard because I already knew the story and what to expect. And well, this book absolutely meets that whole Readathon purpose.
The Nethergrim by Matthew Jobin | Audiobook Review
September 21, 2014
I had picked this audiobook to review and listen to because it is my genre kryptonite — middle grade epic fantasy. I love that grandiose huge arcing legends and kids rising up to defeat evil type of stuff, and let me just say that Matthew Jobin delivered on that expectation.
The Lonesome Young by Lucy Connors | Book Review
September 20, 2014
By all intents and purposes, The Lonesome Young by Lucy Connors should be my next favorite book, based on the cover and summary. I was expecting dangerous, they shouldn’t be together because they are opposites so I ship it chemistry. The Lonesome Young, unfortunately falls flat, lacking the chemistry that say, Simone Elkeles has. A modern day Romeo […]
The Inventor’s Secret by Andrea Cremer | Audiobook Review
September 14, 2014
Cremer’s latest series reimagines the world so that the Americans lost the Revolutionary War. In The Inventor’s Secret, the British have this mega-empire which is not really much different from the age of Imperialism.