Icefall by Matthew J. Kirby is one of those books that upon closing I said out loud to the empty room ‘that was a really good book’ because I just have to vocalize my feelings sometimes to make them real. With Vikings, fjords, betrayals and middle child syndrome, Icefall is pretty much a book that hits my […]
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick | Book Review
December 20, 2011
Book Review – Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick uses pictures in place of a thousand words. Wonderstruck is a gorgeous book.
Rip Tide by Kat Falls Book Review
December 15, 2011
Please note: I have not read Dark Life by Kat Falls, any spoilers are unintentional. Building a world in which humans living under the sea seems feasible takes skill, which it seems Kat Falls has in spades. Rip Tide, sequel to Dark Life is a roller coaster of a book, filled with action from beginning to end. You […]
Troubletwisters by Garth Nix and Sean Williams Book Review
October 18, 2011
Y’all, Garth Nix knows how to write a prologue, or at least I’m going to assume Nix wrote the prologue, but hey, it could have been Sean Williams. Anyways, with middle graders, you have to hook them and reel them in. Troubletwisters definitely begins with a bang-literally. Jaide and Jack Shields are twins. (Sidebar: I think twins are a trend in MG SFF) Their dad is about to return from a business trip and they are watching. With excitement, they bring his bag upstairs, touch a metal rod and all hell breaks loose with these white eyes leading to the twins being sent to live with Grandma X -an estranged mysterious relative.
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater Book Review
September 8, 2011
Book review of Linger by Maggie Stiefvater. Contains spoilers for Shiver
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Retro Friday Book Review
August 19, 2011
I had fair warning that the plot of Shiver wouldn’t be the best ever, and what I should truly be reading this book for is the writing. Those people are correct. I found Maggie Stiefavater’s writing to be scrumptious and lyrical. The kissing is ten different shades of hot.