Title: In Between Seasons Author: Cassandra Giovanni Publisher: Cassandra Giovanni Rating: 3 Stars In Between Seasons starts off with a war, and Kate, who’s feeling like she just doesn’t belong to her family. She feels out of place. Feels like people are lying to her. And then. One day, she gets kidnapped by Hunter, the handsome, … Continue reading
Title: Howl’s Moving Castle Author: Diana Wynne Jones Publisher: Greenwillow Books Rating: 5 Stars I’ve been putting off this review for a while, even though I’d been reading this since I was 10. In fact, I think I read this before Harry Potter, and cheated on Howl’s Moving Castle with Harry Potter. But, when finally the last movie was finally, … Continue reading
I’ve decided to do a little Top 10 every Friday, just to wind down the week. Anyway. Let’s begin! 1. Divergent by Veronica Roth In a future Chicago, 16-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she … Continue reading
Title: Graceling Author: Kristin Cashore Publisher: Harcourt Rating: 4 Stars Looks like a typical fantasy genre type cover, doesn’t it? Graceling is a well-written story that was original and novel with the ideas of well, um, Gracelings. Gracelings are marked with two different colored eyes, which in my opinion, I could live with, even if … Continue reading
Title: Daughter of Smoke and Bone Author: Laini Taylor Publisher: Little, Brown, & Company Rating: 5 Stars Don’t tell me that cover isn’t beautiful. Because it is. Just like THE STORY IS!! This book has exactly 418 pages. I read this in exactly 1 sitting. I read this all the way till 5 AM. I … Continue reading
Title: Wings Author: Stephenie Meyer #2 Aprilynne Pike Publisher: HarperTeen Rating: 1 Star I should have known. I really should have. I realized that I was going to be very badly disappointed with this book when I saw the little blurb from Stephenie Meyer. But I love fairies (or faeries?). What’s not to love about them? They’re cute, mischievous, they … Continue reading
Title: Hex Hall Author: Rachel Hawkins Publisher: Hyperion Rating: 3.5 Stars Ahh. And our beautiful cover. Doesn’t it just scream YA at you? My Review: The story starts out with Sophie Mercer, a genuine, yours truly, witch, trying to grant a girl her wish. And so the story jumps straight into characterization. What wish does … Continue reading
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