You would think that based on the official summary of Defy by Sara B. Larson it would be my new favorite book of all time, right? The summary talks about gender bending, there’s a comparison to Graceling. There is a romance. There’s also an interesting setting as well as MAGIC. Alas, I never truly gelled with Defy. Sure, the […]
Duke | Kirby Larson | Book Review
March 17, 2014
Straight up, I am partial to books with dogs on the cover, even though to be honest, they kind of scare me. I get nervous because OMG what if the dog dies? So, y’all, I obtained Duke by Kirby Larson at BEA 2013. It’s a middle grade historical fiction book and of course, there is a German […]
Manor Of Secrets | Katherine Longshore | Book Review
January 29, 2014
If you are into books that read similar to your favorite TV show DOWNTON ABBEY minus Carson and Branson and Mrs. O’Brien’s Bangs, then you totally need to get on reading Manor Of Secrets by Katherine Longshore while you patiently wait for the next episode to air or even the next season.
Saturday Schoolyard: Searching For David’s Heart | Cherie Bennett | Book Review
December 28, 2013
Saturday Schoolyard As many of you may know April and I first met as elementary schoolers while taking part in an activity known as Saturday Schoolyard. Saturday Schoolyard was this thing our school did where elementary kids could sign up to participate in various activities once a month (I believe it was) on a Saturday […]
Invasion | Walter Dean Myers | Book Review
November 4, 2013
When I come across books by Walter Dean Myers, I make an effort to get my hands on and read them, as Myers is such a prolific author and someone whom I think has contributed so much to the oeuvre of multicultural young adult literature. I think I was one of the few people incredibly […]
The Boy On The Bridge | Natalie Standiford | Book Review
October 30, 2013
I absolutely cannot resist reading books set in Russia. Granted, I prefer imperial Russia to the USSR, but still, I will read the heck out of any book with that setting. The latest book to come across my Kindle with that setting is The Boy On The Bridge by Natalie Standiford. It’s sort of a historical […]