Category: Good Reads
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The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima Review
The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima (Seven Realms #2) Released: September 2010 Publisher: Hyperion Books Add to Goodreads ★★★★☆ Synopsis: Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden’s Ford. But leaving the Fells doesn’t mean that danger isn’t far behind.…
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Batman: the Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
Batman: the Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson (illustrator), Lynn Varley (illustrator) Released: November 2002 (first published 1986) Publisher: DC Comics Add to Goodreads ★★★☆☆ Synopsis: Crime runs rampant in the streets, and the man who was Batman is still tortured by the memories of his parents’ murders. As civil society crumbles around him,…
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I Finally Finished Another Series: Twilight
[Warning: this post may contain spoilers] I’ve done it! I’ve really done it! I have officially completed two entire series in my 26 years of existence. I spent the afternoon of Labor Day power reading the last 200 pages of Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. And this GIF of Kristen Stewart sums up my feelings…
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The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan #Review
The Lover’s Dictionary Released: January 2011 Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Add to Goodreads ★★★☆☆ Synopsis: A modern love story told through a series of dictionary-style entries is a sequence of intimate windows into the large and small events that shape the course of a romantic relationship. My Thoughts I am smitten with the…
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Book Report: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson Released: May 1999 Publisher: Little, Brown Books Add to Goodreads ★★★★☆ Synopsis: The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America: majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to…
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Book Report: Dark Parties by Sara Grant
Dark Parties by Sara Grant Released: March 2011 Publisher: Little, Brown Books Add to Goodreads ★★☆☆☆ Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Neva has been trapped since birth. She was born and raised under the Protectosphere, in an isolated nation ruled by fear, lies, and xenophobia. A shield “protects” them from the outside world, but also locks the citizens…
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Book Report: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (Caster Chronicles #1) Released: December 2009 Publisher: Little Brown and Company Add to Goodreads ★★★★☆ Synopsis: Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she’s struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations.…
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Book Report: If I Tell by Janet Gurtler
If I Tell by Janet Gurtler Released: October 2011 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Add to Goodreads ★★☆☆☆ Synopsis: “It was like watching a train wreck. I wanted to look away but couldn’t take my eyes off them.” IF ONLY …If only I hadn’t gone to that party. I never would have seen what I did. Jackson…
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Book Report: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Divergent by Veronica Roth Released: May 2011 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Add to Goodreads ★☆☆☆☆ Synopsis:In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue–Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day…
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Book Report: Office Girl by Joe Meno
Office Girl by Joe Meno Released: June 2012 Publisher: Akashic Books Add to Goodreads ★★★☆☆ Synopsis:No one dies in Office Girl. Nobody talks about the international political situation. There is no mention of any economic collapse. Nothing takes place during a World War. Instead, this novel is about young people doing interesting things in the…
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By Golly, Ollie! 