I’m a sucker for tragic love stories, whether it’s Ellen Olenska and Newland Archer from The Age of Innocence or Buffy and Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I also have a penchant for the magical way Maggie Stiefvater strings words together. So when I first read the synopsis for her new book, The Raven… Continue reading Myth and Mystery: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Tag: YA
The Zombie Book for Girls Who Don’t Like Zombies: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Zombies have never really been my thing. Don’t get me wrong; I’ve seen plenty of zombie movies. I’ll never forget the weekend my little brother visited Mister BS and I when we lived in the middle of nowhere during his first year of teaching, and those two punks insisted on an Evil Dead Trilogy marathon,… Continue reading The Zombie Book for Girls Who Don’t Like Zombies: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Science Fiction and Fairy Tales: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
I’m a fan of fairy tale retellings. From classics like Robin McKinley’s twists on folk tales, to Jackson Pearce’s updated versions of Hansel and Gretel, Red Riding Hood, or her forthcoming adaptation of The Little Mermaid, I never get tired of hearing a new spin on a fairy tale. But nothing is cooler than Cinderella… Continue reading Science Fiction and Fairy Tales: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
An Afternoon with the Merry Sisters of Fate
Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of hosting The Merry Sisters of Fate—Maggie Stiefvater, Brenna Yovanoff, and Tessa Gratton—for an afternoon of conversation (and a signing!) at my library. We had quite the crowd and plenty of adults, both men and women, some of whom had traveled from out of town to attend the event. The… Continue reading An Afternoon with the Merry Sisters of Fate
Girls, Girls, Girls: The List by Sibohan Vivian
Confession: I have this perverse fascination with popular girls. It’s a total love-hate thing. I grew up in a small town and graduated with the same fifty kids I started kindergarten with, give or take a few, so we didn’t have the same kind of cliquishness you see on Mean Girls, but it still existed.… Continue reading Girls, Girls, Girls: The List by Sibohan Vivian
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