The Girl Who Could Fly is an absolutely charming book. It made me cheer and clap, smile with tears in my eyes and shush my family so I could please finish in peace. This delightful book intended for children through 6th grade. Clearly, Scholastic is stating the age appropriateness of this book's themes and not capping... Continue Reading →
Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen is the manifestation of my childhood query, "Why wouldn't the X-Men rule the world?" In her terrific debut novel the premise is almost that simple - people with silver blood are born with inherent and supernatural gifts. Those born with red bl ood have no gifts and as such are destined... Continue Reading →
Lately, I have been reading voraciously and I have stumbled across some very good books but nothing noteworthy enough to recommend. However, I was tidying up my bookshelves I came across this gem and realized I had not yet spread the word about my love for Dave Duncan and, most especially, The Gilded Chain. I... Continue Reading →
Kelley Armstrong is a prolific writer and I was excited to experience her take on the young adult subgenera of the supernatural. The Age of Legends trilogy tells the story of twin sisters Moria and Ashyn who are the Keeper and the Seeker of their village. This trilogy was packed with an adventurous and constantly developing story and... Continue Reading →
I like the way Rainbow Rowell describes her work on her website. "...She always writes about people who talk a lot. And people who feel like they are screwing up. And people falling in love." This is such an apt and lovely description of her work that I feel I could not do any better.... Continue Reading →
I was very fortunate to be raised in a home rich with music. So, I have always believed that music (and books, obviously) are a means of escape and adventure. Music can transport you, encourage you and instantly change your mood. So, when I saw the blurb for Echo I knew I wanted to read it.... Continue Reading →
This morning I wrote a long blog post about how much I loved reading this book. I waxed poetically about my love for Drag Queens, my need for better self confidence in a bathing suit and how all around impressed I was with the main character Willowdean. I posted it. Then I worried about my... Continue Reading →
February 9th is National Pizza Day. How great are these National Days for foods? Now I have to have pizza tonight. It's not my fault my healthy eating is going sideways - this is for America! Beyond making plans to stuff my face with the best food ever I also pulled one of my favorite... Continue Reading →
I love books that become movies. There are whole lists of books you can read "before they come to the theatre." And, there are people (I used to be one of them) who would never dream of watching a movie before reading the book. Realistically, there are only a handful of movies that I believe have... Continue Reading →
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