Last year, I bought Saundra Mitchell’s The Vespertine because I thought it had a pretty cover and I’m shallow like that. Of course, as I said in my review at the time, I ended up really liking it, in large part because of the characters. When I found out we’d get sequels/companion novels with more…
This book is not one I would normally read, but I found myself drawn to it. Maybe it’s because I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be lost inside your head, like in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. Being such an avid reader, I find myself lost in daydreams and what-ifs…
As much as I was looking forward to reading The Iron Knight, I was also very reluctant to read it. I hate reading the last book of a series I’ve enjoyed because it’s so final. I know Julie Kagawa is going to be writing a continuation series centered around Meghan’s brother, but it’s not going…
One of my very favorite things is reading books by debut authors. I love to see that first glimpse into a new imagination and a new voice. And then, especially because so many YA debuts are the first in a series, I love to see that author’s talent grow. When it comes to Veronica Rossi,…
Since Rachel Hawkins and Ally Carter were touring together, and both are published by Disney’s Hyperion, it seemed only fitting that I’d read them one after the other and review them in that way as well. I really enjoyed the first two books in the Hex Hall series, especially Demonglass. I liked them because they…
I’ve talked about my love for Ally Carter’s Gallagher Girls series on this site before. I talked about how smart they are, how perfectly paced and well planned and manage to capture just the right tone for each individual book. I’m pretty sure Ally Carter has to be some sort of writing robot/machine, because, for…
In two days, The Hunger Games will hit theaters nationwide. Here at WhatchYAreading, we love the Hunger Games trilogy. We love Katniss, Caitlin and I have exchanged many words over Peeta and Gale, and I think we all cried while reading Mockingjay. With the movie so close to being out and almost all of us…
One of the earliest books Kate and I bonded over was Michelle Zink’s Prophecy of the Sisters. And over the next two years we got to read the rest of the trilogy, if not together then at least in the spirit of togetherness, all with much discussion about Dimitri and sisters and awesomeness. So, when…
Melina Marchetta herself was awesome enough to answer all these questions that we sent her! In a very awkward email where I had to restrain myself from swearing my undying loyalty and other things that I’m sure would’ve garnered me some sort of restraining order. If you are even slightly interested in the books we’ve…
These are the last of Melina Marchetta’s books that we will be covering this week. I feel bad about Looking for Alibrandi, but we have our super awesome interview to post tomorrow… Saving Francesca and The Piper’s Son have something in common, other than the similar cast of characters, and that is a subtlety of…