In catching up with my reviews, today I will share my thoughts on Abhorsen by Garth Nix. This is the third and currently final book in his Abhorsen series, although according to GoodReads, a fourth book is planned. I am… Read More ›
Books I’ve Read
The world didn’t end when the zombies came . . .
I am finally, finally posting a review of Blackout by Mira Grant. To borrow a phrase from the website that got me hooked on this series, Mark Reads, I was so not prepared for these books! They are chilling, gripping,… Read More ›
Songs and Mysteries
Today’s book review is Rhapsody by Elizabeth Haydon, the first book in the Symphony of Ages series. This was recommended to me by my friend and podcast co-host Jess and was a book club book over at the Mallorean Tavern…. Read More ›
You are such beautiful creatures . . .
Now that I’m back blogging (hopefully for good now), I can start catching up on my book reviews. Today’s review is Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. “Mortals. I envy you. You think you can change things. Stop… Read More ›
Science and Magic
Today’s book review is an extension of this podcast episode, a review of Liesel Schwarz’s debut novel, A Conspiracy of Alchemists. I was lucky enough to get an ARC of this book and I’m so glad I did, because this… Read More ›
Unexpected twists of fate . . .
A while back, I wrote a review of Sabriel by Garth Nix. Since I made it a resolution to try and finish series that I start, I had to go to the library and find the next book, Lirael. And… Read More ›
We’ll always have Paris . . .
I loved this book so much. I had been reading a lot of stuff that was of the epic, dystopian, saving-the-world ilk. Nothing wrong with any of it. Usually my favorite type of stuff to read. But I needed a… Read More ›
Something worse than death?
It’s strange how I come across books these days. You all know what a fan I am of Maureen Johnson (I may have mentioned her a time or two – or ten). Well, one of her friends, who happens to… Read More ›
Not in my House
Today’s review comes courtesy of my friend and podcast co-host, Jess. She had been bugging me and bugging me to read Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland Vampires series. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to read them, I just never seemed to… Read More ›
She did it again . . .
And I seriously didn’t think she could. But it’s official: Mira Grant has totally blown my mind. It all started with a little book (okay, not so little) about zombies, a book that I would never have picked up if… Read More ›
Life With No Plot 