If you’re looking for a slow burning book with one hell of an impact, I honestly cannot point you in the direction of Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein fast enough. This book is just phenomenal. It pulls you right in, and REFUSES to let you go. It plays with your emotions, and makes you […]
Cleopatra’s Moon Vicky Alvear Shecter Audiobook Review
December 9, 2012
I am a little miffed that there are not MORE young adult books set in ancient times. For serious, this is an era that is ripe for the picking and if you do it right nerds like me will snap those books up without a second thought. Y’all, Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter left me […]
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 […]
Allison Reviews Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
December 5, 2012
Back in June when I attended BEA, everyone I came into contact with was going crazy over the prospect of getting an advance copy of Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr. It seemed like it was at the top of everyone’s list, and everyone was dying for a sneak peak! I quickly found myself being […]
The Firefly Witch Alex Bledsoe Review
November 5, 2012
The Firefly Witch by Alex Bledsoe contains three short stories about a small town reporter who falls in love with a beautiful woman unlike anyone he’s ever known before. From the first meeting of Ry and Tanna, it was obvious that there was going to be something between them. Ry is immediately attracted to Tanna […]
Blackwood by Gwenda Bond Book Review
November 2, 2012
Being a complete and total history nerd, I was that kid in class who would totally sit up straight and pay attention during the interesting things like The Salem Witch Trials, the Inquisition, and yes, the whole Roanoke mystery. Which okay, basically what happened is, these very early settlers were chilling out on Roanoke Island […]