Teens today may not remember the 1990s, but I certainly do. The '90s were my era as a teen, and as I get older, I find myself getting more and more nostalgic for those days. I still rock out to some of the great '90s bands, watch old episodes of my favorite '90s TV shows,... Continue Reading →
Teens today may not remember the 1990s, but I certainly do. The '90s were my era as a teen, and as I get older, I find myself getting more and more nostalgic for those days. I still rock out to some of the great '90s bands, watch old episodes of my favorite '90s TV shows,... Continue Reading →
The Pledge by Kimberly Derting is hard to categorize as any one genre, other than to simply say it is made of awesome. Combining elements of dystopian, fantasy, and paranormal romance, Derting has concocted a futuristic twist on the fairy tale that is gripping, seductive, and wholly original. As with her The Body Finder series,... Continue Reading →
The Pledge by Kimberly Derting is hard to categorize as any one genre, other than to simply say it is made of awesome. Combining elements of dystopian, fantasy, and paranormal romance, Derting has concocted a futuristic twist on the fairy tale that is gripping, seductive, and wholly original. As with her The Body Finder series,... Continue Reading →
As Sara mentioned in her review, there is a firestorm of hype surrounding the release of Tahereh Mafi's debut, Shatter Me. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but this reader feels most of the hype is deserved. The most "striking" thing readers will notice is the use of strike-through by our main character, Juliette, to edit... Continue Reading →
The slowly-building tension, uncompromising romance, and quietly frightening dystopia that made Matched a success returns in the newly-released sequel, Crossed by Ally Condie. In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky - taken... Continue Reading →
The slowly-building tension, uncompromising romance, and quietly frightening dystopia that made Matched a success returns in the newly-released sequel, Crossed by Ally Condie. In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky - taken... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I think a book gets over-hyped and over-buzzed to the point of being detrimental, and I think that's the case with Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. Because while I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it didn't quite live up to all the buzz I'd been hearing. So here's my initial advice: block out all the... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I think a book gets over-hyped and over-buzzed to the point of being detrimental, and I think that's the case with Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. Because while I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it didn't quite live up to all the buzz I'd been hearing. So here's my initial advice: block out all the... Continue Reading →
When author Leanna Renee Hieber says she wants to be "a gateway drug for nineteenth-century literature," she means it! Because her new novel Darker Still definitely oozes with all the sensibility and style of a 19th century novel! The Picture of Dorian Gray meets Pride and Prejudice, with a dash of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.... Continue Reading →
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