I fully picked this book up in Barnes and Noble because it had a rec from Suzanna Collins on the cover. I have no shame in admitting that. And, ok, I liked the cover, too. And the title. And, fine, I read a few pages and that tickled me enough to buy it. But still….
I should prefix this review by saying that I read this book while sitting around a campfire eating roasted marshmallows that had been stuffed with M&Ms. So, I’m a little biased in its favour. After reading a slew of first-person, present-tense novels I found this one a little difficult to get into because of its…
Danica, the heir to the avian kingdom as their Tuuli Thea (Queen), is at a crossroads. Her people’s welfare and safety are what she cares about most, but they’re impossible to guarantee as the avian people are engaged in a war with the serpiente that has gone on for so long, no one remembers how…
The second in our Flashback Friday series is more than just a good book I remember reading when I was a teenager. It is the first real novel (besides ones written by Christopher Pike and R. L. Stine) that I can remember reading. My sister gave it to me when I lamented about how all…
Christine: This is the first of another feature where we’ll be focusing on the “adult” part of young adult by reviewing and recommending series or stand alone books that bookstores shelf in sections other than YA or Children’s. And we’re going to start it with the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning. Yay! Katie: As…
Sometimes on this here blog, we have arguments – behind the scenes arguments about who gets to review a certain book. Normally it’s first dibs – she who claims it gets it. But sometimes there’s pouting. And whining. And begging. And, ok, maybe bribing. Which is exactly what happened with Paranormalcy by Kiersten White. So…
First of all, I get the fortune of announcing that Michelle has won our ARC of The Replacements. After entering ALL of our contests and supporting WhatchYAreading from the day we opened, I am so pleased to hear that we get to give this to her! Michelle, please email us with your contact information and…
I like sci-fi novels, but they aren’t my favorite thing so the standards for me even reading them are pretty high. It takes both a good cover and a great premise for me to pick one up. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi had both. I have a weird obsession with old ships. It’s part of…
The cover is what grabbed my attention; the title is what kept it. Gamer Girl is centered around Maddy, a 16 year old girl whose world has crashed down on her. Her parents are newly divorced, her mother moved her and her sister to a new town to live with her unicorn-obsessed grandmother, and (the…
Here’s our second and rather effusive (read: long) review of Clockwork Angel. Really at this point it’s our third and a half. And I would just like to apologize in advance for the similarity of our names. Having a Katie and a Kate…well, hopefully color-coding helps! Katie: Now, you all might not be aware of…