Category: Reviews

TRIGGER WARNING: If you are freaked out by bugs, prepare yourself for pages 238-244. Railhead by Philip Reeve is an awesome book! It is so imaginative and action-filled! I loved everything about it from start to finish! Now that I’ve caught your interest, let’s get a brief synopsis: Come with me, Zen Starling, she had… Continue reading Railhead by Philip Reeve

  The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale is a wonderful book!  I originally read it in middle school and loved it.  I got the 4 books in the Bayern series as a Christmas gift a year or two ago and finally got around to rereading them.  Since thirteen or so years have passed since I… Continue reading The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (Mild spoilers throughout)

My book club chose Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters as our most recent read.  I think everyone enjoyed it, and we got a pretty good discussion going at our meeting.  Let’s get an overview of what the book is about: Set in 1884, this is the first installment in what has become a… Continue reading Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan is the second book in the Lynburn Legacy trilogy. While I did not finish this book completely, I had less than fifty pages left before I stopped reading, so this is a review on what I read. It's time to choose sides.... On the surface, Sorry-in-the-Vale is a sleepy English… Continue reading Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan (MAJOR SPOILERS)

Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan is an entertaining novel with a unique premise. While I did enjoy it for the most part, I don’t know that I’ll remember it in a year. Let’s take a look at the synopsis of this book on Goodreads: Kami Glass loves someone she's never met... a boy she's talked… Continue reading Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan

Hey everyone! My book club read Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry recently and really liked it!  Here are some discussion questions I thought up while reading the book.  I hope they lead to great discussions in your book club! Do you think Michael begins his first day at St. Clare’s with an open mind? Or… Continue reading Discussion Questions for Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry

My book club chose Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry for our most recent read. My members and I really enjoyed it, and it sparked a great discussion. Before I begin my review, let’s look at the synopsis of the book on Goodreads: When Michael walks through the doors of Catholic school, things can’t get much worse.… Continue reading Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry

Last year I requested a review copy of The Lord of Stariel on a whim and loved it!  So when the author contacted me a month ago asking me to review the second book in the series, The Prince of Secrets, I jumped at the chance.  I am happy to report that I loved the… Continue reading The Prince of Secrets by AJ Lancaster

My book club read The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen this month.  We all agreed that, while this book would definitely appeal to its intended middle grade audience, it definitely doesn’t hold up with anyone older than that.  Let’s get a bit of information about this book to start. In a discontent kingdom, civil… Continue reading The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

My book club chose The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand for our December book.  It was a fun Christmas-themed book that put us in the holiday mood. On Christmas Eve five years ago, Holly was visited by three ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled she'd become. They tried to convince her… Continue reading The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand