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Lugh got born first. On midwinter day when the sun hangs low in the sky. Then me. Two hours later. That pretty much says it all. Lugh goes first, always first, an I follow on behind. An that’s fine. That’s right. That’s how it’s meant to be. (p. 1) This is the first page of [...]
My wife read these ones as they came out. I remember that it seemed like a big deal as she waited for each book to be released. This happens far too often in my house for me to take much notice, sorry honey. She’ll be all excited about the new book from blah blah and [...]
Do you find that second books in trilogies are often disappointments? They feel like a bridge we cross to get to Book Three? Lots of meandering around without really accomplishing anything? Well, let me tell you, Clockwork Prince does NOT suffer from second-book-itis, at all. Clare covers a LOT of ground in the second book [...]
This is the first book in Cassandra Clare’s new trilogy Infernal Devices. This is a companion series to the Mortal Instruments and set in Victorian England. I’d classify it as Steam Punk. There’s werewolves, automatons, vampires and shadowhunters, but also corsets and kid gloves. What’s not to love? When this book first came out, I [...]
Here is a back-of-the-book description that I got from goodreads.com: “A dark, gothic tale of romance… and murder. The latest book in the grippingly dark series, The Poison Diaries. Our heroine, Jessamine, has lost her faith in the men she loved, and her innocence as well. She turns to the dark side and plots to [...]
This novel is unique for a couple of reasons. First, is the format. This book switches POV back and forth from Michael and Leesie. Her POV is either written as her personal poetry or as chatlogs or, sometimes, as a combination of the two. Her poetry was pretty good, not awesome, but not bad. I [...]
Five stars, I’m giving this one five stars! I almost never do that. I definitely don’t give out five stars willy nilly. OK, so it’s probably a given that this is my most favouritist book that I’ve read this year fo sho. Seriously. I know I sound like a frilly fangirl but I can’t help [...]
Why oh why do I keep reading this series? I really don’t enjoy the way Aprilynne Pike writes. She overwrites constantly. It “set’s my teeth on edge.” I find Laurel so completely annoying, I can’t stand her. If she were an actual person, I would try very hard not to ever have to speak to [...]
This book was so unpredictable. I thought it was about one thing, then, boom, it’s about another. It made me feel uncomfortable at times, sad in others and I think I even laughed. It ran the gamut. I have read some of R.J Anderson’s other books, this one by far, is my favorite of hers. [...]
There are a few ways to write a series these days. Ok, so I’m not a writer, these reviews should prove that, but I am a reader. Some series, the ones I prefer to read, have books with endings, not necessarily difinitive endings, but endings none the less. A good example of this is Harry [...]
Ally Condie has taken the publishing world by storm with her new book Matched. Matched is the first book of her coming trilogy. The follow up, Crossed, is slated to release in November of this year, with the final book in the series coming the year after. By the way, Ally is yet another Mormon [...]
I put this book on my shelf, “books worth reading” but I’m wondering if it should be there. There were a lot of things I loved about it. It was so entertaining and enlightening to look at America through the lens of a young girl who is learning the culture. Kimberly Chang was a new [...]
I read and actually really enjoyed the first book to this series. Oh no, you should be thinking, it’s never good when a reviewer starts out this way. Oh Bree, where did you go wrong? I have never felt this disappointed in a second book of a series. I read it really fast just after [...]
Snyder throws us blind right into a story that is not like anything I have read before. This far future, dystopian novel has the world split into two groups of people, uppers and lowers. The scrubs live in the lower levels. The two groups are separate and do not mix, or know much about each [...]
Bang Band You’re Dead! reminded me a little of The Mysterious Case of the Dog in The Night-time. We get a chapter in the present, then a chapter of something else. In The Dog in the Night-time, it was random, yet interesting facts, in this book, Dhami uses the opposing chapters to flesh out the [...]
Folks, I have graduated to the world of ARC’s. That’s right. I asked a publisher to preview a book before the actual publication date. I am now a member of Net Galley and have some access to ARC’s from Net Galley’s affiliate publishers. SO, in this new light, here is my first ARC review. Just [...]
I wasn’t sure what to put this under, but I saw that another reviewer (Novel Novice) posted it under bildungsroman (that’s fancy for coming of age). I read this one a while ago, and have finally decided to add my two cents to the other reviews. Sea is a story about a girl named Sienna. [...]
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks is told to us by a witty third person narrator in a way that is fresh and interesting. Frankie’s character develops over the book, as she discovers along with us, who she wants to be. This book explores feminism and the politics of power through a fun narrative about [...]
Uglies is set in the far dystopic future where the cities of the current world have been abandoned. In the new world, children live with their parent’s until they’re twelve, then they leave home and live in dorms. The dorms are in ugly town. Once they turn 16, they get an operation that turns them [...]
Here is yet another paranormal teen romance, I can’t seem to get enough of them. Most I find, fall short, this one, I really enjoyed. I loved the way it was written. The main character got a bit swoony, but Despain managed to not let the romance completely take over. I appreciate that. Life doesn’t [...]
This is an urban fantasy novel set in New York City in the present day. Clary works through finding out the truth about her past after her mother mysteriously goes missing. She meets a group of half angel humans called Nephilihim otherwise known as Shadowhunters. These half angels are mortal and hunt the demons that [...]
Another fantastic novel from an Aussie! Jellicoe Road…where the tops of the trees reach across the street to form a canopy that the light shines through…Taylor Markham describes her almost home. Just 11 years old when she was abandoned by her mother at the Jellicoe Road boarding school, Taylor is now a senior and a [...]
I read one Sarah Dessen novel and I kind of liked it, so I have not been able to pass up her books without reading them. She seems to like to take an issue that is pertinent to young adults and form it into a novel. The Truth About Forever is about grief. This Lullaby’s [...]
Maggie Steifvater is yet another author riding the twilight wave. Why not? Her novel has a different take on werewolves than the Twilight series and different than I have heard before. The boys become wolves in the winter but stay human in summer. They live in the frozen north near the Canadian border, must be [...]
One of the first genres of books I fell in love with was Fantasy. But I have since moved away from reading books with maps in the front. This past week, I read a novel with a map. I read a fantasy novel and I really enjoyed it. This is Kristin Cashore’s debut novel about [...]
Ender’s game is set in a future world where humanity is in a war with an alien race of giant bugs. Genius children have been bread and molded to become the greatest military leaders and win the war. This is my first Orson Scott Card book and I liked it. He writes children well, (not [...]
This is the second installment of the Hunger Games trilogy. It continues the story of Katniss Everdeen after she wins the Hunger Games (sorry if that’s too much information for those who wanted to read the Hunger Games). This fast paced novel is full of twists and turns. I couldn’t put it down. And now [...]
I enjoyed this book. The Hunger Games is a very quick read and a real page turner. Set in a near future dystopia after the fall of the United States of America, a young girl and boy from the 12th district in the nation of Panem must compete in a death match type game where [...]
This novel is about a young girl who is gripped with the death of her father. In order to deal with her loss, she becomes a perfectionist, trying to control all the uncontrollables in life. The novel is set during the summer when her perfect boyfriend leaves for “brain camp.” Unsure of what to do [...]
This novel takes place during the Revolutionary War. It is a look at what took place in the homes of the citizens of America during it’s infancy. It portrays how neighbours turned against neighbours as they drew lines and forced people to decide who’s side they were on. Phoebe is a young girl in the [...]
Ok, I must confess, I read the whole trilogy in four days. I would say that is a great testament to the author’s pacing. Oh, and the fact that every book ends in a cliffhanger. Eclipse was no exception. I thought the tension and the love triangle was staged and brought to climax almost perfectly. [...]
Stephenie Meyer delivers with a great sequel to Twilight. Sometimes the only thing more intense than love is loss. I loved the transition after Edward left with blank pages marking the months. Very creative and effective by the author. New characters and more back story flesh out the novel, and a mostly terrific finish.
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I was not expecting to like a book classified with words like ‘young adult’ and ‘romance’. The writing was great, the characters were well developed, and the plot lines were believable. An exciting combination of danger and forbidden love keeps the tension high. This book will not change [...]
I watched this movie a few months ago and Suzi leant me this to read. I was pretty excited to read it because I really enjoyed the movie. The book and movie were different enough to keep me reading. The book is about a group of friends of different sizes and backgrounds with their birthdays [...]
I loved this book. There were so many different themes in this book. To name a few, love, mother daughter relationships, motherless daughters, race, human rights, family, and of course… bees. This novel was amazing to read. I took my own truckload of emotions into this book so that probably changed the way that I [...]
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Clarissa Foss
Clarissa is a stay-at-home mother of three. The last two years she has been wrapping up a degree in psychology after taking a six-year baby hiatus from her studies. Now that she is done reading text books she doesn't have to feel guilty curling up with some good fiction. Her favourite book is Little Women.
Cindi Foss
Cindi is a 30-year-old Kobo reading blog reviewing amateur literary critic. She appreciates all genres especially historical fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction, and suspense along with a healthy dose of 'popular' so she can keep up with what everyone is talking about. She has four or five lists of books to read at any one time (but doesn't everyone?) and she loves spreading the word on good books. Cindi will be bringing you truth and objectivity ('cause who wants to read crazy irrational opinions?) from her piece of the world in Alberta Canada.
