I loved this book so much! I don’t even know where to begin with how much I loved it. Sixteen-year-old Ember Morrow is promised to a group called Conatus after one of their healers saves her mother’s life. Once she arrives, Ember finds joy in wielding swords, learning magic, and fighting the encroaching darkness loose…

The book that asks the question, “What would you do if Bella Swan was your best friend?” Just because Mel lives in New Whitby, a city founded by vampires, doesn’t mean she knows any of the blood-drinking undead personally. They stay in their part of town; she says in hers. Until the day a vampire…

I hadn’t read an MG book in awhile, well unless you count the Son of Neptune, so I was really excited to pick this one up. Also it’s cover is gorgeous. Alex and Conner Bailey’s world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm…

When I signed in to post this review Christine and I wrote yesterday, it came to my attention that Kate has already reviewed Under the Never Sky. Which I totally already knew…somewhere in my brain. But, whatever. I loved the book too much to not share my ramblings about how much I loved it. So…

Alrighty, I’m going to do my best to keep this post about all the awesome bookish things we saw and did, but a little of the more general nerdy (awesome) things that we did might creep in. Thursday was our big book day. We started by lining up the for Exhibit Hall early and then…

Years ago I read Possession by A.S. Byatt. If you  haven’t read it, it follows the discovery of an intense love affair between two Victorian writers and how two people journey to unearth the entire truth about what happened to the writers. Along the way, they become entangled in the lives of these writers and…

Part three of this series is mostly for those people that want to stay up to date on the conversations, giveaways, announcements and such that will be happening. Specifically in regards to YA stuff, you’ve got a couple things to do. On Thursday and Sunday evening I”m going to try to post recaps of the…

If you’ve read Poe, then you should know the story of the Masque of the Red Death. It’s a short story that describes a sweeping illness across the land and how its ruler, Prince Prospero, tries to outrun it by hiding out with a few hundred of his closest friends. But he soon learns, you…

Grown Up Thursday Review Victorian. Time Travel. Intrigued yet? Well, you should be because not only is it awesome, but also that’s essentially what Map of Time is about. It just toes the line at steampunk, though some might argue it easily falls into that category. And H.G. Wells is a main character! More literary…

Comic Con for the Young Adult Reader Part Two – Exhibition Hall Okay. This one is more difficult to describe if you have never been to Comic Con. But, if you know what you are doing, can be very, very rewarding. So, what is the Exhibition Hall? Well, it’s huge. I’ve never seen any pictures…