Wonderstruck Winner!

A read Michelle Cooper’s A Brief History of Montmaray what feels like a million years ago, but was more likely sometime in 2009. Obviously I bought it because the cover was so pretty and really evoked what was the ultimate feel of the novel. It feels like I read this book a million years ago…

Caitlin: It’s going to be so hard to talk about this book because all I want to do is yell and scream and rant about the ENDING. Christine: Yeah, I’m pretty much going to be huddled in the corner, sobbing, during this entire review. So. Where to start. I guess the beginning? The Madness Underneath…

This was a super quick read, so if it intrigues you at all I encourage you to pick it up. It really isn’t going to cost you much (in time, I mean) and the cover is rather gorgeous. In the beginning, there was an apple- And then there was a car crash, a horrible injury,…

So, whenever someone asks me what this book is I always reply in with, “It’s a dystopian X-men.” Which, as I LOVE X-men is basically the best thing ever. Also, my favourite of the X-men is Rogue and the main character here has a similar problem to Rogue’s. All things considered I was beyond excited…

It amazes me that Mr Popper’s Penguins was written in 1938. Did you know that? Because I didn’t, until I just recently. And it’s still beloved and read by children today. It boggles my mind. Strangely enough, I remember reading this book when I was young. It made that much of an impact. My mother…

There is an exception to every rule. I hate the sci-fi genre. I hate dystopian novels. I have no use for alien races or novels with outdated-yet-futuristic cyber graphics on the cover. Except, naturally, for one. Orson Scott Card’s novel, and frankly the entire series that it spawned, Ender’s Game, proved in both the year…