Wonderstruck Winner!

Last June Christine sent me a couple boxes full of books and ranted and raved about this ALA conference she’d gone to and pretty much I decided I had to be at the next. And, lo and behold, the next one was where Christine lived, so I could visit with my awesome friend and get free books….

We’re taking a short break from talking about banned books (although there is still an opportunity to gain an entry in to our banned books giveaways. Details at the bottom) to talk about the books celebrating their birthdays this month! Here are some books to get excited about this October. (Once again I stole all…

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…

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…

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…

Harlequinn Teen contacted us about reviewing this book, and I initially hesitated in saying yes. It didn’t really seem like my type of book. I’m not really one for “issues” books. I’ll read the occasional one, as long as it is fantastic, but they’re aren’t my preferred genre. Two things swayed me. The cover makes…