Have you ever wondered what it’d be like to be in the center of an international murder mystery? Have you ever watched a Bourne movie or read a James Bond book and thought, “Yeah, I could do that”? Unfortunately, for Nora, she neither asked for nor wanted the responsibility that was thrust upon her. She…

I was really excited for this book before it came out, mostly from the cover. It’s a gorgeous cover. Then I read the summary and I knew I had to read it. It just struck too many chords with me to ignore. After the first chapter, I knew I’d picked correctly because this book, guys,…

This is one of those books that I don’t remember how I heard about it but I remember the summary sounded different than most of the books on my shelf. Sixteen-year-old Ephraim Scott is horrified when he comes home from school and finds his mother unconscious at the kitchen table, clutching a bottle of pills….

Holly Black’s Curse Workers series is one that we’ve all (with the exception of Katie, because she’s silly and doesn’t like mob books) obsessed about for a while. I still remember getting to the end of Red Glove and feeling like I was going to lose my mind with the need to have Black Heart…

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…