Perhaps I am morbid, but I really enjoy reading books that take on the subject matter of death. I especially like it when young adult books talk about that subject matter, as for many young people, death does seem outside the realm of possibility when you have your whole life ahead of you. Thus, The Wrap-Up […]
Hysteria | Megan Miranda | Book Review
March 4, 2013
Who doesn’t love a creepy story of murderer girlfriends? This blogger LOVES those sort of stories — especially when there is a lot of information to unravel AND a mystery and CIRCUMSTANCES. You guys, I just love circumstances. So, technically, Hysteria by Megan Miranda should have been a no-brainer fall head over heels in love sort […]
Unleashed | Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguié | Book Review
March 2, 2013
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 […]
Allison: The Look | Sophia Bennett | Book Review & Giveaway
February 28, 2013
When a modeling agency tells fifteen year old Edwina (Ted) Trout that she has “the look†that they looking for and offers her a brand new career, she cannot believe her luck. But just as her career is put into motion, her older sister Ava is diagnosed with cancer. With their worlds turned upside down […]
The Indigo Spell | Richelle Mead | Audiobook Review
February 28, 2013
You probably should NOT read beyond the first paragraph if you don’t want to be spoiled for Bloodlines or The Golden Lily, just an FYI. I am one of those people who is compulsive about the form I encounter a book or series in. For example, I’ve been reading Richelle Mead’s Bloodlines series strictly in print […]
Dr. Bird’s Advice For Sad Poets | Evan Roskos | Book Review
February 26, 2013
Evan Roskos’s young adult debut, Dr. Bird’s Advice For Sad Poets is a YAWP!-worthy book. Depicting the awkwardness of unrequited crushes, an unstable home life and mental illness, this a a book that deserves a place in school and classroom libraries. Roskos brings a unique voice to the contemporary young adult genre as he weaves the […]