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Like Father, Like Son?: I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

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I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga Source: local library Published: April 3rd 2012 by Little, Brown and Company Synopsis: What if the world’s worst serial killer…was your dad? Jasper “Jazz” Dent is a likable teenager. A charmer, one might say. But he’s also the son of the world’s most infamous serial killer, and for Dear… Continue reading Like Father, Like Son?: I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

Oh My, Frankenstein!: The Madman’s Daughter by Meghan Shepherd

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The Madman’s Daughter by Meghan Shepherd Published: January 29th 2013 by Balzer + Bray Source: Review copy provided by publisher Synopsis: In the darkest places, even love is deadly. Sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself in London—working as a maid, attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal that… Continue reading Oh My, Frankenstein!: The Madman’s Daughter by Meghan Shepherd

Falling in Love: Just One Day by Gayle Forman

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I hate going into a book with certain expectations. It’s more pleasant to be surprised than disappointed.  I was dying to read Just One Day by Gayle Forman not only because I loved If I Stay and Where She Went so much (find my review here), but also because I was interested in the premise.… Continue reading Falling in Love: Just One Day by Gayle Forman

Nerd Love: The Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

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It’s 1999 and Lincoln hasn’t had a girlfriend in a decade, still lives with his mother, and has just taken a job at a newspaper where his main task is to read the emails of his co-workers that are caught in the network filter and flagged as inappropriate. Though he is supposed to reprimand those… Continue reading Nerd Love: The Attachments by Rainbow Rowell