Normally, I'm the type of person who can leap from book to book without barely a breath in between the last page of one and the first page of another. That was not the case after I finished Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor. I found myself lingering. Savoring. Turning over the plot... Continue Reading →
Normally, I'm the type of person who can leap from book to book without barely a breath in between the last page of one and the first page of another. That was not the case after I finished Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor. I found myself lingering. Savoring. Turning over the plot... Continue Reading →
It's finally here! The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin is finally in stores everywhere! This book is pretty much spectacular: creep-tastic, hot & sexy, beautifully written, and pretty much a mind-f*** in the best way possible. In my review, I said: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is a heart-pounding thriller, mixed in with... Continue Reading →
It's finally here! The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin is finally in stores everywhere! This book is pretty much spectacular: creep-tastic, hot & sexy, beautifully written, and pretty much a mind-f*** in the best way possible. In my review, I said: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is a heart-pounding thriller, mixed in with... Continue Reading →
I'm stealing the video for today's Banned Books Week post from our friends at Girls in the Stack -- because they are both hilarious & smart! Here's their video on how to protect your right to read freely: For the comments: Any other advice you'd add to their list?
Yesterday, we told you about Evernight by Claudia Gray (the author of Fateful). Today, we turn to the second book in that series, Stargazer: The vampire in me was closer to the surface... Evernight Academy: an exclusive boarding school for the most beautiful, dangerous students of all—vampires. Bianca, born to two vampires, has always been... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, we told you about Evernight by Claudia Gray (the author of Fateful). Today, we turn to the second book in that series, Stargazer: The vampire in me was closer to the surface... Evernight Academy: an exclusive boarding school for the most beautiful, dangerous students of all—vampires. Bianca, born to two vampires, has always been... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at some of today's new YA releases: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. It can. She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember... Continue Reading →
As part of Banned Books Week 2011, the ALA is inviting you to READ OUT LOUD! The ALA invites anyone to post 2-minutes or shorter videos of themselves reading from a banned or challenged book. They're even posting YouTube videos of authors doing just this! So to encourage you to participate, I hopped in front... Continue Reading →
Every once in a while here at Novel Novice, we mention a non-YA title -- an "adult book" -- that we think mainly YA readers should check out. And though we've mentioned this one before, it's worth mentioning again that The Radleys by Matt Haig is certainly one of those books with crossover appeal. What... Continue Reading →
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