I have been WAY behind on some of our contests lately, but today I am playing catch-up in a big way. So without further ado, here are the winners from some of our most recent contests: ______________ Greek: Double Date Winner: Lauren M. ______________ The Naughty List Mini-Contest Winners: Linda H. JB Aurora Kaitlin ______________... Continue Reading →
I have been WAY behind on some of our contests lately, but today I am playing catch-up in a big way. So without further ado, here are the winners from some of our most recent contests: ______________ Greek: Double Date Winner: Lauren M. ______________ The Naughty List Mini-Contest Winners: Linda H. JB Aurora Kaitlin ______________... Continue Reading →
  I've never seen someone get so excited over books before. You'd think they were diamonds."  -Will Herondale, Clockwork Angel  Admittedly, we are complete and utter book nerds at Novel Novice. And while we focus on Young Adult books, we also enjoy other genres. My area of expertise is 19th-century British literature, so I completely geeked out when... Continue Reading →
  I've never seen someone get so excited over books before. You'd think they were diamonds."  -Will Herondale, Clockwork Angel  Admittedly, we are complete and utter book nerds at Novel Novice. And while we focus on Young Adult books, we also enjoy other genres. My area of expertise is 19th-century British literature, so I completely geeked out when... Continue Reading →
Every once in a while, a book comes along and speaks to you on such a personal level that you're not the same after reading it. Sara recently spent a week featuring The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells here on Novel Novice. She wrote a spot-on review and posted an extremely intelligent Q & A... Continue Reading →
Every once in a while, a book comes along and speaks to you on such a personal level that you're not the same after reading it. Sara recently spent a week featuring The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells here on Novel Novice. She wrote a spot-on review and posted an extremely intelligent Q & A... Continue Reading →
There are a rare few books that I rank among my personal list of mind-blowingly good, life-changing pieces of literature -- and the standard I hold them all against is J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. My list is extremely short: 1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 2. Will Grayson, Will... Continue Reading →
There are a rare few books that I rank among my personal list of mind-blowingly good, life-changing pieces of literature -- and the standard I hold them all against is J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. My list is extremely short: 1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 2. Will Grayson, Will... Continue Reading →
During my recent trip to the beautiful, rather majestic Skyline Drive here in Virginia, I picked up Alex Finn's Beastly and A Kiss in Time. Finn's works are part of a growing trend of modernizing classic fairy tales. Beastly revamps Beauty and the Beast while A Kiss in Time is a new take on my... Continue Reading →
Fans of Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series are in for some really exciting goodies in the months to come. For starters, the first prequel comes out August 31st -- Clockwork Angel. In a few more months, the 4th TMI book comes out, City of Fallen Angels (plus, as just announced yesterday, TWO more books in... Continue Reading →
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