Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev features Bertie Shakespeare Smith, a teen girl with blue hair in a staring role. The story takes place in the Theater Illuminata, a magical place where every single character from every play ever written is bound to live. Bertie is not a character in the play and must earn […]
Review of Freaksville by Kitty Keswick
January 30, 2010
Freaksville by Kitty Keswick follows the story of Kasey Maxwell, a teenage girl who can tell someone’s future by touching them. Kasey meets a boy from England and falls in love, but he’s got a paranormal secret too. Oh, and she’s got a BFF named Gillie who is sort of cool. Plot line aside, Freaksville […]
Review of American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
January 21, 2010
What can I say about American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang which has not already been said? I suppose if you haven’t read this Printz-winning graphic novel, I could try and sum it up for you. Basically there are three stories which interweave. There’s Jin Wang who is the new kid at a school […]
Review of Graceling by Kristin Cashore
January 18, 2010
Graceling by Kristin Cashore exudes awesome. It just pours off of each and every single page. In the world within Graceling there are seven kingdoms. Each of these kingdoms are ruled by royalty. Within this world certain people are graced. Being graced means you are exceptionally talented at something. Katsa, the main character, is graced […]
Review of Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
January 14, 2010
I am not going to post the official synopsis because it contains spoilers, rather here is my unofficial synopsis of Blood Promise by Richelle Mead: Rose leaves St. Vladimir’s to go to Siberia. In Siberia she meets lots of people, adventures ensue. Lissa stays behind. Lissa meets new people. Hijinks ensue. I am a bit […]
Review of Looking For Alaska by John Green
January 12, 2010
As a YA fan I feel a bit ashamed that I have never read any John Green before. As I have 3 copies of Looking For Alaska kicking around my humble abode, I thought it might be prudent to read this Printz award winner, so I can have some street cred as a YA fan. […]