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Review: Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler
Fixing Delilah is so much more than it appears. If this book is anything to judge by, Sarah Ockler is a writer to watch out for because she has an incredible ability to form realistic and wonderful...
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Review: The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
The King of Attolia is the third book in The Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner. (Read my reviews of The Thief and The Queen of Attolia here) Eugenides is back again, although the bulk of this...
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Review: Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Just Listen is my second attempt at a Sarah Dessen book. (Read my review for This Lullaby) I liked This Lullaby okay, but wasn't wowed by it the way so many people seemed to be. But, I did enjoy...
View ArticleHoliday Break Reading Challenge
I've been a little unmotivated lately to do things in advance, and I don't really know what/where to go with a few things.So, when I stumbled across this Holiday Break Reading Challenge, I decided to...
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Another one...
I think this needs to be the last challenge I commit myself to for next year... Pretty soon, I'm going to get overwhelmed!:)Among the Muses is having a Fairy Tale reading challenge for 2011. And I...
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Memory Monday, the seventh
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson and The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry are two of my very favorite Christmas stories. Both of these stories are able to instantly bring to mind clear...
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Review: Pegasus by Robin McKinley
Pegasus by Robin McKinley was one of my most highly anticipated books of 2010. I've mentioned before that I love Robin McKinley. She is the author I credit with teaching me that fantasy can be a great...
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Waiting on Wednesday:
I don't normally post a WoW, but it was part of the Holiday Reading Challenge, so I've decided I would today:Right now, I'm definitely anxious for the release of Unwholly by Neal Shusterman — the...
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Review: Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting
Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting is the sequel to The Body Finder . (click for my review).Violet is a high school girl who has the uncomfortable ability to sense the echoes of those who have...
View ArticleHappy Christmas Eve!
I thought about doing a book review today, or something else but decided that because it is almost Christmas, I am instead going to post a video of my favorite version of my favorite Christmas Song.I...
View ArticleIt's my birthday!!
Today is my birthday! Which means, of course, that for the next 24 hours, I am, most definitely, the coolest person alive.;)I love my birthday. Having a birthday 2 days after Christmas can be quite the...
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Review: Cloaked by Alex Flinn
Cloaked is another modern fairy tale retelling by Alex Flinn, the woman who wrote the ever popular Beastly (Beauty and the Beast) and the recently released A Kiss in Time (Sleeping Beauty).I've made no...
View ArticleLet the Read-a-Thon Begin!!
I believe I mentioned in a previous post that I'm going to be participating in The Bookish Type and Book Savvy 's Out with a Bang Read-a-Thon.It runs for three days, the 29th-31st and there are going...
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Review: Brooklyn Story by Suzanne Corso
Brooklyn Story by Suzanne Corso is the story of Samantha, a young girl growing up in Brooklyn in the late 1970s, desperate to escape across the bridge into what she knows will be a better life. But...
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Review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins is a fun contemporary romantic YA. I don't read a lot of fiction where the primary plot line revolves around romance, but like watching a chick flick,...
View ArticleReading and Blogging Resolutions for 2011
I have really enjoyed blogging these last 6ish months. It's been a great experience. I've learned a lot, met a lot of great new people, gotten a lot of great book recommendations, and become more...
View ArticleTo Tweet or Not to Tweet.
Alright everyone, I really need some help here. I've been intentionally avoiding the Twitter thing for a while now, because I don't actually think anyone cares what I ate for breakfast or how stupid I...
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Looking for Alaska by John Green
Looking for Alaska by John Green is a story of friendship, betrayal, grief, happiness, hope, despair, laughter, tears, and growing up. I could go on and on about how many facets of life this book...
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Sirena
Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli is a retelling of The Little Mermaid that ties in the Sirens from Greek Mythology. It is, without a doubt, my favorite of all the Napoli retellings I am familiar with. In this...
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A Conspiracy of King
A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner is the fourth book in The Queen's Thief series. If you missed them before, here are my reviews for the previous books, The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, and...
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Review: Case Closed? Nine Mysteries... by Susan Hughes
Case Closed? Nine Mysteries Unlocked by Modern Science by Susan Hughes is a fun look into nine mysterious disappearances, many going back to ancient times.The book is definitely geared toward middle...
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Review: Girl, Stolen by April Henry
Girl, Stolen by April Henry is the story of Cheyenne, a young girl accidentally kidnapped when someone steals the SUV she's sleeping in. She's sick, (pneumonia) and she's blind.I can't imagine how...
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South American Fairy Tales
Tales from Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger won the John Newbery Award in 1925. I didn't know anything about the book when I picked it up other than it's Newbery, but I must say, I was quite...
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Review: Daughter of Xanadu by Dori Jones Yang
Daughter of Xanadu by Dori Jones Yang is the story of young Emmajin, the eldest grandchild of the Great Khan. Her closest friend is her cousin, Suren, the eldest grandson of the Khan. Strength and...
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Interview with Marissa Meyer
Today we are pleased to have joining us Marissa Meyer, author of Cinder, a futuristic retelling of Cinderella. Guys! Be excited! Cinder is a 2012 debut, and a little birdie on the inside tells me...
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