If you're like the rest of the Novel Novice staff, chances are you're experiencing some troubles finding something to read after finishing Mockingjay. We're calling it Post-Panem Depression. (Get it? Credit for that one goes to Steph, aka clumzbella!) With that in mind, here's a look at three dystopian novels (the first two are YA,... Continue Reading →
Today, we're featuring another great YA author coming to Wordstock Festival in Portland, Oregon October 9-10th. Check out The Good Girl by Kerry Cohen Hoffman: EVER SINCE HER brother Mark’s accidental death, 15-year-old Lindsey has become the good girl—good daughter, good friend, good student. She places ever ...more EVER SINCE HER brother Mark’s accidental death,... Continue Reading →
Today, we're featuring another great YA author coming to Wordstock Festival in Portland, Oregon October 9-10th. Check out The Good Girl by Kerry Cohen Hoffman: EVER SINCE HER brother Mark’s accidental death, 15-year-old Lindsey has become the good girl—good daughter, good friend, good student. She places ever ...more EVER SINCE HER brother Mark’s accidental death,... Continue Reading →
"Oh, what a fantastic ride!" That was my first thought upon finishing Clockwork Angel, Cassandra Clare's latest work in her world of Shadowhunters. Set in Victorian England, it serves as the first of three prequels to her best-selling The Mortal Instruments series. Those unfamiliar with The Mortal Instruments will have no problems if this is the... Continue Reading →
We are flipping out over Flipped, the new heartwarming movie from director Rob Reiner -- that's based on the book by Wendelin Van Draanen. Flipped is a movie that explores the return to the simplicity of first love as a teenager along with great family values, in a story that everyone can relate to. It... Continue Reading →
We are flipping out over Flipped, the new heartwarming movie from director Rob Reiner -- that's based on the book by Wendelin Van Draanen. Flipped is a movie that explores the return to the simplicity of first love as a teenager along with great family values, in a story that everyone can relate to. It... Continue Reading →
This review is 100% SPOILER-FREE! Mockingjay is perfect. Completely, utterly and 100% perfect. I could not, in a million years, have predicted how Suzanne Collins could have ended her epic dystopian trilogy so perfectly. Like many fans, I cracked open the spine of Mockingjay with equal parts enthusiasm and trepidation. I couldn’t wait to find... Continue Reading →
This review is 100% SPOILER-FREE! Mockingjay is perfect. Completely, utterly and 100% perfect. I could not, in a million years, have predicted how Suzanne Collins could have ended her epic dystopian trilogy so perfectly. Like many fans, I cracked open the spine of Mockingjay with equal parts enthusiasm and trepidation. I couldn’t wait to find... Continue Reading →
Let's face it. You can't get out of doing your homework. But wouldn't do your homework be way more fun if you could focus on cool books like Clockwork Angel and The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. Lucky for you (and us), the folks at Simon & Schuster are on the same page --... Continue Reading →
Let's face it. You can't get out of doing your homework. But wouldn't do your homework be way more fun if you could focus on cool books like Clockwork Angel and The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. Lucky for you (and us), the folks at Simon & Schuster are on the same page --... Continue Reading →
