Well! Today got off to a little bit of a hectic start. My husband and I are doing a cycle of IVF treatment (yay!) so I’ve had doctor’s appointments every day this week. Unfortunately, that also included today, so I wasn’t able to focus as much on reading for this Read-a-Thon like I wanted to. […]
Thirst No. 3: The Eternal Dawn by Christopher Pike
October 8, 2010 by ·
Title: Thirst No. 3: The Eternal Dawn Author: Christopher Pike Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: October 5, 2010 Paperback: 512 pages Where’d I Get It: Purchased Synopsis (From Goodreads): Alisa has spent the past five thousand years as a vampire, living alone and fighting for survival. In her loneliness, Alisa cannot resist […]
Oooh what a fun day!
October 4, 2010 by ·
I don’t usually do the “In My Mailbox” style post, but I’m so excited about what came in the mail today that I can’t resist. I pre-ordered Christopher Pike’s Thirst No. 3: The Eternal Dawn a few months ago, and it arrived TODAY. I am so so so so SO excited to read this book […]
Fallen by Lauren Kate
October 3, 2010 by ·
Title: Fallen Author: Lauren Kate Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: December 8, 2009 Hardcover: 464 pages Where’d I Get It: Borrowed Beauty from the Library Synopsis (From Goodreads): There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori. Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees […]
New Female Protagonist Rating System
October 2, 2010 by ·
/begin rant From now on, if there’s a female protagonist in the book I’m reviewing, my review will state whether they are “Bellaesque” or “Non-Bellaesque” Why? Because I’ve read far too many books lately that make me want to grab the protagonist by the shoulders, shake her, tell her to get some bloody self respect, […]
Darklight by Lesley Livingston
October 2, 2010 by ·
Title: Darklight Author: Lesley Livingston Genre: Young Adult Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: December 22, 2009 Hardcover: 320 pages Where’d I Get It: Borrowed Beauty from the Library Synopsis (From Goodreads): Much has changed since autumn, when Kelley Winslow learned she was a Faerie princess, fell in love with changeling guard Sonny Flannery, and saved the […]
Before Midnight by Cameron Dokey
October 1, 2010 by ·
Title: Before Midnight: A Retelling of “Cinderella” Author: Cameron Dokey Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: March 6, 2007 Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages Where’d I Get It: Library Synopsis (From Goodreads): Etienne de Brabant is brokenhearted. His wife has died in childbirth, leaving him alone with an infant daughter he cannot […]
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
September 30, 2010 by ·
Title: Flowers for Algernon Author: Daniel Keyes Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication Date: June 2004 Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages Where’d I Get It: Library Synopsis (From Barnes and Noble): Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as […]
