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Archive for June, 2010

What AM I talking about?  Well I thought I’d visit our local bookstore to see whether they have any of the new releases I’m so desperately waiting for and to see what else is new…  I should NEVER never do that!!!  Ok so we walk in and the first thing that I see is a [...]

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The NerdsHeartYA contest is a tournament for under represented YA literature.  The two books that I reviewed are Funny How Things Change by Melissa Wyatt and Tillmon County Fire by Pamela Ehrenberg.  I’ll review each one and then provide my decision at the end – so here goes… Funny How Things Change by Melissa Wyatt [...]

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Oh my…  Started and finished this one in an afternoon!  This was my second verse novel and I have to admit that I REALLY like them.  It really adds another level to the story – you now have a visual to add to the story and the format of the verse also forces you to [...]

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You [...]

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Check out the great contest and competition at NerdsHeartYa blog!  A competition geared at showcasing books that have not received a lot of publicity in 2009.  This year’s theme is focused on diversity.   I’ll be reviewing Timon County Fire by Pamela Ehrenberg and Funny How Things Change by Melissa Wyatt and posting my reviews later this [...]

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. (It was inspired by from Alea of Pop Culture Junkie.) It’s been a quiet couple of weeks for me – ok I’ve been reading the books already on my shelf and on my floor and on my eReader.  But I did manage to sneak a [...]

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OMG!!!!  What an awesome book!  I think the main aspect of this book that drew me in was the way it was written – a letter to her captor!  It was fantastic!  While reading it I felt the fear and anxiety that Gemma felt and then the confusion near the end – it was absolutely [...]

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My first mermaid story ever and I enjoyed it!  I have to say it took a long time to get to the mermaid part of the story, but I enjoyed reading about Lena’s story.  Her great desire to surf when her father was set adamantly against her learning.  Her relationship with her friends and her little [...]

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So???  What does everyone think about it?  I read the first one in the series Pretty Little Liars and was surprised at the details that were included in the TV premiere tonight.  However, both my daughter and I thought it moved WAY too fast.  Where are they going to go with this series? I now need [...]

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You [...]

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