I can’t tell you how much I am enjoying this series. Oh wait. Yes I can. That’s what these reviews are for! Sorry. Stupid joke. Had to get it out of my system. So here’s my first review for 2014,… Read More ›
books in 2013
Book Review: White Cat by Holly Black
Sunday bonus post! This week will have lots of random posts here and there as I wrap up things for 2013. For starters, here’s a review of White Cat by Holly Black. To be honest, I had very few expectations… Read More ›
Book Review: The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
For some reason, I’ve started reading a fair amount of steampunk lately. Not sure why exactly. It was never anything I was interested in before, but I’m really enjoying it now. And what’s not to like? Victorian clothing styles. Corsets…. Read More ›
Book Review: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
First off, I have to say that this is not my usual read. While I love YA and fantasy, this definitely falls more into the horror genre. I was expecting a ghost story, to be sure, but this was… 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 ›
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 ›
I just want to know his name . . .
This past weekend, I recorded a podcast episode discussing the book Sabriel by Garth Nix. I thought it only fitting that I talk about it here as well. This book was recommended to me by the book club over at… Read More ›
It was a dark and stormy night . . .
Thus begins one of the most popular series in children’s literature – The Time Quartet by Madeline L’Engle. It had been forever since I had read these books. One day, I just felt the need for something comfortable and familiar,… Read More ›
Life With No Plot 