The night before Tess is to board the Titanic with the family that employs her, she finds herself chased down the darkening streets by a wolf before being rescued by a handsome stranger. With the frightening scene that played out still fresh in her mind, Tess is startled to find that the stranger who had [...]
Reviews: 2 Paris “minis”
As I did previously with 3 YA mini-reads, this is the Paris Month installment of my “mini” reviews – quick blurbs on some quick e-reads (often companion/novella/etc. stories to an existing book or series) Bois de Boulogne | Die for Her (Revenants, #2.5) Bois de Boulogne by Cathy Marie Buchanan Bois de Boulogne tells the [...]
Review: Mira’s Diary – Lost in Paris by Marissa Moss
Mira gets a postcard from the mother who her & her family have deemed missing for months. It leads them to Paris where, by accident, Mira touches a gargoyle perched atop Notre Dame and discovers that it has transported her back in time. She discovers that her mission in the past is to prevent an [...]
Review: Eve by Anna Carey
America, in the distant future. The world that once was has been decimated by the plague. Orphans were enrolled into schools and on the eve (hah.) of Eve’s graduation from an all-girl’s school, she discovers the actual horrifying fate of the new graduates. She escapes and her life is forever altered, now a disillusioned girl [...]
Guest Review: 12.21.12 by Killian McRae
With an appropriately-written post, given the date today, I am thrilled today to have my friend Katie stop by with her review of Killian McRae’s 12.21.12! 12.21.12 is a fast-paced story full of twists and turns. Shep, an archaeologist, is immediately likeable as the story’s main character. After having lost his wife in Egypt in [...]
Reviews: 3 YA “minis”
I decided to finally get to these mini installments of popular YA series books and thought I’d combine the lil reviews all into this one post. All 3 of these digital reads included sneak peaks of the originating and/or upcoming main release books. Free Four (Divergent, #1.1) | Destroy Me (Shatter Me, #1.5) | Hana (Delirium, [...]
Review: Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Katey Kontent is in her 20′s, living in the 1930′s of bustling New York City. Sharing a flat with her good friend Eve, they meet a charming ingenue named Tinker Grey at a jazz bar one evening. From the moment that this trio meet, it’s a whirlwind friendship full of complicated feelings. Working in a [...]
Review & Interview: Yesterday by C.K. Kelly Martin
It’s 1985 and Freya has just moved to Canada with her mother & brother after her father dies in a freak accident while on the job. While on a school field trip to the museum in Toronto, she notices a familiar-looking stranger and follows him for blocks back to his house. Not able to get [...]
Blog Tour Review: Waiting for Daybreak by Amanda McNeil
Frieda never felt like she was normal and it’s because of this that she happens to stay home from work one day when all hell breaks loose. She manages to avoid a mass outbreak that causes the population to take on zombie-like qualities. She lives with her cat in a state of worry and caution, [...]
Review: Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer
Her first foray into the realm of YA, Jodi Picoult teams up with her daughter Samantha Van Leer to write Between the Lines, a book about whether or not the characters in a beloved story take on a life of their own when the book isn’t being read. Akin to the likes of Toy Story, Prince [...]
