December 2011
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Review: A Banshee's Tale by Veronica Breville
how many ways can you say the word awkward?
I only have one word that I can use to describe A Banshee’s Tale by Veronica Breville - Awkward. From the writing style, to the dialogue, to the cliff-hanger, everything was awkward.
A Banshee’s Tale is a told from the point of view of Catherine Dalry, who wakes up one day to find her hair on fire - not literally, but close enough. As a...
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Review: Everneath by Brodi Ashton
The Persephone tale retold
Debut author, Brodi Ashton, puts her own spin on the Persephone story in Everneath.
Everneath is a place were the Everlings live. In order to survive forever, they feed on the emotions of humans - empty them - for a hundred years, so they could survive for another century.
Cole is an Everling who has taken Nikki as his Forfeit (humans who the Everlings feed on), but...
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'Twas the night before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled down for a long...
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Quick Reviews: Books for Kids!
Christmas is upon us! If there is a little boy or girl in your life, perhaps you’d like to introduce them to the world of books and the joy of reading! There are many books out there, so it’s quite possible that the child that currently doesn’t like to read just hasn’t found THAT book.
I’ve ready a couple of kiddies books lately, and thought I’d review them....
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Review: The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
A tale of love and friendship
After reading 13 Little Blue Envelopes and The Last Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson, then being thrilled by her newest novel, The Name of the Star (not to be confused with her pal John Green’s novel, The Fault in our Stars), I decided to pick up some of her other works, which lead me to The Bermudez Triangle.
The story begins with three friends going out for...
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A Children’s Story Series: Will a Game Help Books? →
Interesting concept. I really enjoyed where 39 Clues was going, but perhaps this will expand on that idea and be bigger.
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Review: Lips Touch by Laini Taylor
Leaves you wanting more …
I only heard of Laini Taylor this year, and the first book I read was Daughter of Smoke and Bones - which I loved. When I saw Lips Touch in the bookstore I thought I’d give it a try. I’m so happy I did!
Written in usual Laini style, Lips Touch Three Times is an anthology of three short stories, all dealing with that scary yet wonderful thing - the...
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“But really, the term “forgive and forget” doesn’t make sense to me. Forgiving...”
– Pierce; Abandon by Meg Cabot