Reader friends, I actually still really like paranormal books even though the trend is over. While I tend more toward vampires than werewolves, I still love reading books about paranormal creatures that live right under our noses. I came into Unleashed by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié with a few expectations — namely that it would be […]
Velveteen by Daniel Marks Book Review
February 16, 2013
It’s unfortunate that Daniel Marks’ YA debut Velveteen didn’t get quite the attention it deserved when it first came out. Velveteen takes a walk on the macabre side and feels quite unprecedented in the YA market. It mashes up horror with paranormal, as the machinations of the residents of Purgatory are explored in this novel. While I […]
The Tragedy Paper Elizabeth LaBan Book Review
January 21, 2013
I wish there were more literary young adult books out there. While I certainly do not mind the more commercial YA books, I just LOVE curling up with a good literary book, especially on a cold evening. The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth LaBan is an evocative contemporary novel set at a boarding school in the Hudson […]
The Twelve Justin Cronin Book Review
January 1, 2013
You know how sometimes it can feel like you are reading a book for pretty much forever because it’s a book that is SUPER long and outside of your usual genre of choice? That feeling totally happened to me while I was reading The Twelve by Justin Cronin, sequel to The Passage which I actually really enjoyed […]
Allison Reviews The Aviary by Kathleen O’Dell
December 6, 2012
When one of your closest friends suggests a book to you and swears that it is “TOTALLY BITCHIN’â€, you know you must go out and purchase that book, right? Well that is what happened to me when April suggested that I check out The Aviary by Kathleen O’Dell, and I can assure you that once […]
Meant To Be by Lauren Morrill Book Review
October 30, 2012
It’s really hard for me to begin to write a review of a book that I thoroughly enjoyed.  Like, how do I perfectly convey the flaily arms, shouty voice feeling I got after reading Meant To Be by Lauren Morrill. Y’all, I totally ate this book up. Like, whenever I had a spare moment I would crack open my […]