I am ashamed to say that it took me this long to read Hunger Games. Everyone told me how wonderful it was, but I was in my non-reading phase and therefore did not pick it up. But, I finally did this past weekend. I loved it! Katniss is chosen to compete [...]
Archive for April, 2009
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Posted in fantasy, ya on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Vamps and Night Life by Nancy Collins
Posted in fantasy, ya, tagged vampires on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is like Gossip Girls and Peeps combined. There are the elite vamps which are considered to be Old Blood and then newer vamps called New Blood. Call Monture thinks she is a New Blood, but when her unknown father sends her to Bathory Academy to learn with the Old Blood elite, she learns that [...]
The Shadow Queen by Anne Bishop
Posted in fantasy on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bishop crafts anotheramazing tale in the Black Jewels series. This time, however, it is not focused on the truly powerful, but rather on a land ravaged by evil who needs a Queen to make it whole again. Cassidy is a queen, but she is not what anyone expects. Plain, serious, and possessing a light jewel, [...]
The Funeral Director’s Son by Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Posted in children's on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This same author wrote the Wedding Planner’s Daughter which I really enjoyed. This book was interesting, but a bit odd. Kip Cambell is the son of the local funeral director. He has no desire to be a funeral director, but has a job to do nevertheless. He must help those who have died with [...]
Talia Talk by Christine Hurley Deriso
Posted in children's on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Talia is just starting middle school and she is terrified her mother will do something to ruin her chances at a social life. You see, Talia’s mom happens to have a local TV show where she does news, but also talks about all the little hiccups in Talia’s life. Talia is constantly being embarrassed by [...]
Rites of Spring (Break) by Diana Peterfreund
Posted in ya on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amy is back in the third book in the Ivy League Novel series. Part of a secret society, Amy gets to visit the society’s island during Spring Break. What she thought would be fun, relaxing week turns into a nightmare. The characters from the other two novesl continue to develop and more secret society info is divulged. [...]
