Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier My rating: 4 of 5 stars **Thank you to Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group via NetGalley for providing me with a digital ARC copy of this novel for the purposes of review** In all honesty, I was a little nervous going into this book — while Kerstin Gier’s ‘Precious […]
Read More Review: Dream a Little DreamDon’t Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4.5/5** I’ve done it: I’ve finally found that Jennifer L. Armentrout book that I liked. I should have known I was just reading in the wrong genre. For the uninitiated: Ms. Armentrout is probably best known for her YA paranormal romance novels. […]
Read More Review: Don’t Look BackThe DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend by Kody Keplinger My rating: 3 of 5 stars **Thank you to Hachette Children’s Books via NetGalley for a digital ARC of this novel** So let’s just say I’d heard lots and lots about THE DUFF before I read it. I’d heard good things; I’d heard bad things; and […]
Read More Review: The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat FriendBeneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove My rating: 4 of 5 stars One does not have to have seen BLACKFISH, the acclaimed documentary on SeaWorld, to read and appreciate John Hargrove’s book. In simple, clear prose we are taken inside the world of killer whale trainers and […]
Read More Review: Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond BlackfishMy Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga My rating: 4 of 5 stars I got the chance to meet Jasmine Warga at NoVaTeen Book Fest ’15 and get my book signed — I had wanted to read this novel since people first started showing off ARCs, but waited on purchasing it until I […]
Read More Review: My Heart and Other Black HolesPoisonwell by Jeff Wheeler My rating: 3 of 5 stars **Thank you to 47North/Amazon Publishing via NetGalley for providing me a digital ARC of this novel for the purposes of review** If the final installment of the Whispers from Mirrowen series shows me anything it’s this: thrilling action cannot replace dynamic characters. This has been […]
Read More Review: PoisonwellThe Infinite by Lori M. Lee My rating: 4 of 5 stars **Thank you to Skyscape Publishing/Amazon Publishing via NetGalley for providing me with a digital ARC of this novel for review** I think of this book in the same terms that Ms. Lee uses in her acknowledgments: “A sequel is a curious beast.” While […]
Read More Review: The InfiniteSplintered by A.G. Howard My rating: 3 of 5 stars *3.5/5* Fun fact: I am not a fan of ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. Okay, small correction: I’m not a superfan of that novel. Lewis Carroll and his surreal, nightmarish tales about the little girl named Alice are not quite my cup of tea. Needless to […]
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