Ah yes I’ve never been a big fan of movies – there are some that are great and others that well just suck! I have seen my fair share of those that were derived from books – when I was a teenager The Omen series were my favourite, but even then I loved the books [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Books into movies…
Posted in Ramblings & Thoughts, YA materials on November 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
What U Lookin At? by Bea Turvey
Posted in Short Story, YA materials on November 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I usually don’t read short stories – heck I didn’t realize this was a short story But it was a great one! The saying that comes to mind is: “Short, sweet and to the point!” OK this story is far from sweet – but it was short and very much to the point. I’m not [...]
Teaser Tuesday (24)
Posted in YA materials on November 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »
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 [...]
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Posted in YA materials on November 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Eek! Oh am I ever glad I don’t have the whole book in my hands tonight else I’d still be reading it! Yup I knew it the moment I started reading the Sneak Peak I have that I NEED to have this book once it’s available. I really love Maggie’s writing so it’s no wonder [...]
Catalyst: The Passage of Hellsfire Series, Book 1 by Marc Johnson
Posted in YA materials on November 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What a great story! Not my usual read – but boy did I got hooked!! A great story about how a young lad from the poor countryside, destined for greater things in the land of Alexandria overcomes so much to reach his true destiny – to become a Wizard! I was just contemplating why I [...]
In my Mailbox (12)
Posted in In My Mailbox on November 5, 2011 | 8 Comments »
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. (It was inspired by from Alea of Pop Culture Junkie.) AH yes…. I’m still around It’s been a “fun” few months and I needed to take a break for a while but I’m trying to get back into the groove now …. So this week [...]
Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
Posted in ARC, Galley, YA materials on November 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Oh this was a great book but very scary at the same time…. To think that this type of event could actually happen to us, now, anytime… I think this is what really made it scary and so real!! Ok I have to admit that I would pick up this book read it, fall in [...]














