This past year, I’ve really been getting into graphic novels. It’s something I never read before I worked in the library, but the more I explore the category the more I enjoy it. I’m not super-into middle grade fiction, but I’ve really enjoyed a few GNs for this age range and hope to discover more. I… Continue reading Book Review: Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves, and Other Female Villians
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Book Review: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black Published: September 3rd 2013 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Source: ARC from publisher Synopsis (Goodreads): Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once… Continue reading Book Review: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
Book Review: Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Echols
Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Echols Published: July 16th 2013 by MTV Books/Simon & Schuster Source: ARC from publisher Synopsis (Goodreads): Bailey wasn’t always a wild child and the black sheep of her family. She used to play fiddle and tour the music circuit with her sister, Julie, who sang and played guitar. That ended… Continue reading Book Review: Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer Echols
Fanfiction, Family, and First Love: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Published: September 10th 2013 by St. Martin’s Press Source: ARC from publisher Synopsis (Goodreads): Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan. But for Cath, being a fan is her life — and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced… Continue reading Fanfiction, Family, and First Love: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
And We Meet Again: All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill Published: September 3rd 2013 by Disney Hyperion Source: ARC from publisher Synopsis (Goodreads): “You have to kill him.” Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice of the boy in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds taped inside the… Continue reading And We Meet Again: All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
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