Snapshot Review: Audiobook of Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
This is an audiobook review because I couldn’t resist. I do want to point out that Nafiza has already reviewed this book (and she did such a nice job too!). Audiobook […]
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Review: Kenneth Oppel’s “The Nest”
Steve just wants to save his baby brother—but what will he lose in the bargain? Kenneth Oppel’s (Silverwing, The Boundless) haunting gothic tale for fans of Coraline, is one of […]
Nafiza Recommends: Jasper Fforde’s Shades of Grey
A more fitting title to this review is: Jasper Fford’s Shades of Grey: A Dickensian Contemporary YA Dystopia First, because this, like a Dickens novel, is a complex web, I’ll simply […]
Steph Recommends: Don Calame’s Swim the Fly
“Oh, by the way,” Coop announces as he weaves his DeathBot ship through a barrage of space debris on his laptop screen. “In case you didn’t know. It’s national ‘That’s […]
Janet’s Recommendation: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Janet had a couple of recommendations for me but The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin had been on my to-read list for a long time so I thought: “Heck! This is perfect!” […]
Yash Recommends: I.W. Gregorio’s None of the Above
Recommended for Book Club month to Steph by Yash. From the cover and the back copy I knew what I was in for – and honestly, it serves me right […]
Welcome to November: Book Club Month
I can’t believe it’s already November (do we say this every month?)! As many of you, and a couple of us, are ramping up to write our 50 000 words […]
The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls: The Creepiest H&G Retelling Ever
When Victoria Wright was twelve years old, she had precisely one friend. In fact, he was the only friend she had ever had. his name was Lawrence Prewitt, and on […]
Review: Weird Girl and What’s his name
Review Copy from Three Rooms Press Advanced Reader Copy, Soft-Cover, 320 Pages Pub Date: October 13, 2015 Recommended Age: 14 and up! In the tiny podunk town of Hawthorne, North […]
Review: Alistair Grim’s Odditorium
Final Published Copy from Gregory Funaro (signed too!), 412 Pages Sequel: Alistair Grim’s Odd Aquaticum to be released in January 2016 I am a sucker for the Middle Grade mystery, it is my […]
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