PANDEMONIUM by Lauren Oliver – REVIEW
Lena can’t get the thought of Alex out of her head. Leaving him behind the fence was the hardest thing she ever did. Knowing she won’t ever see him again tears her apart every day. Now, living in...
View ArticleEXPLORER: THE MYSTERY BOXES by Kazu Kibuishi – REVIEW
Kibuishi (creator of AMULET) is the editor of this graphic novel short story collection. Each story is very different, both in artistic style and subject matter. The common thread that connects each...
View ArticleI’VE LOST MY HIPPOPOTAMUS by Jack Prelutsky – REVIEW
Jack Prelutsky is back with 100 brand-new poems. I was so excited when I got my hands on this book because I have really enjoyed his poetry collections in the past like A PIZZA THE SIZE OF THE SUN,...
View ArticleFORGIVE ME, I MEANT TO DO IT by Gail Carson Levine – REVIEW
I have enjoyed several of Gail Carson Levine’s books in the past and was very curious when I saw that this poetry collection was written by her as well. I hope you don’t think I’m ignorant, but I had...
View ArticleTHE CHILDREN AND THE WOLVES by Adam Rapp – REVIEW
Intense, edgy, disturbing – just a few words that describe THE CHILDREN AND THE WOLVES by Adam Rapp. The reader is slapped in the face with the gritty story on the first page. Bounce, an extremely...
View ArticleBOURNE by Lisa Bergren – REVIEW
NOTE: You should read The River of Time Trilogy before reading this book. (WATERFALL, CASCADE, and TORRENT) BOURNE starts right where TORRENT ends. Castello Forelli is dealing with the wounded from...
View ArticleEARTHLING! by Mark Fearing – REVIEW
Bud is nervous about starting at his new school and running late on the first day isn’t helping ease his fears at all. Lucky for him, the bus rolls up right after he gets to the bus stop. It doesn’t...
View ArticleTHUMPED by Megan McCafferty – REVIEW
READ BUMPED before you read THUMPED. You will be totally lost is you don’t. Harmony and Melody are in the spotlight. Identical twins, separated at birth, both pregnant and due on the SAME DAY!!! Of...
View ArticleTHE RAFT by S.A. Bodeen – REVIEW
Let me start out by saying that I have read two other books by S.A. Bodeen (THE COMPOUND – 5 Glasses and THE GARDENER – 4 Glasses) and really enjoyed them. Both of them were Sci-Fi so I was a little...
View ArticleTHIS DARK ENDEAVOR by Kenneth Oppel – REVIEW
Victor Frankenstein wasn’t always the mad scientist we know him as today. Once he was simply a rebellious and rambunctious young man living a privileged life. It’s not until his identical twin,...
View ArticleFictFact – A Way to Keep Track of the Series You Read
I’ve mentioned before on this blog how Stand Alone novels are hard to come by. Overall, that is fine with me. I love reading series. I’m one of those people that has to read them in order. I’ve found...
View ArticleFOREVER by Maggie Stiefvater – REVIEW
NOTE: You need to read the first two books in this series, SHIVER AND LINGER, before you read FOREVER in order to understand the story. The tables have turned. Now, Sam is the one waiting. Even...
View ArticleTHE SCORPIO RACES by Maggie Stiefvater – REVIEW
I love Maggie Stiefvater. She is totally awesome! I don’t know of any other person more talented than she is. She is amazingly artistic. Just look at this evidence: her magical Sharpie doodle, an...
View ArticleBook Trailers
I mentioned a couple of days ago about how much I loved making Book Trailers. I don’t make as many as I should, but when I do I’m always happy with the end result. I’ve used all of the programs...
View ArticleINFAMOUS by Sherrilyn Kenyon – BOOK TRAILER
The world has fallen in love with Nick Gautier and the Dark-Hunters. Now Nick’s saga continues in the next eagerly anticipated volume… Go to school. Get good grades. Stay out of trouble. That’s the...
View ArticleSHADOW AND BONE by Leigh Bardugo – REVIEW
Ravka was once a beautiful nation, but when the Black Heretic released the Shadow Fold it was split in two – unleashing terror on the people. The Shadow Fold is a thick black fog filled with dangerous...
View ArticleTHE HUNT by Andrew Fukuda – REVIEW
Gene has a secret. One that, if ever found out, could get him killed. He has to constantly stay focused to make sure he doesn’t do anything to give himself away. That means no sweating or laughing...
View ArticleSTITCHES by Daniel Waters – REVIEW
I love Daniel Waters and I fell in love with the Generation Dead series in 2007 when I got my hands on an ARC of GENERATION DEAD (the first in the series) at an English teachers conference. I’ve...
View ArticleHow Do You Choose The Books You Read? – POLL
Please take a minute to complete this poll for me. Thanks! How Do You Choose The Books You Read?
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