Category: Reviews

I chose to read this book because I wanted something to get me in the Halloween mood.  It definitely did that and more! In fact, I loved this book! There's something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia. . . . Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family… Continue reading Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard

Compulsion is the first book in a trilogy by Martina Boone, and I enjoyed it quite a bit!  Let’s start with a synopsis, shall we? Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse. All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner in the house where she lives with her shut-in mother. When her mother… Continue reading Compulsion by Martina Boone

I recently finished reading this book, and really enjoyed it!  My friend recommended it to me and let me borrow his copy. I wasn’t sure at first if I would like this book, but I have to say, it grew on me! From the creators of the wildly popular Welcome to Night Vale podcast comes… Continue reading Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cronor

An Enchantment of Ravens was a beautifully written book that kept my attention from start to finish! Isobel is a prodigy portrait artist with a dangerous set of clients: the sinister fair folk, immortal creatures who cannot bake bread, weave cloth, or put a pen to paper without crumbling to dust. They crave human Craft… Continue reading An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park was an awesome book! It grabbed my attention from the very first page and didn’t let go till the very end! Something is seriously off in the Watkins home. And Julie Seagle, college freshman, small-town Ohio transplant, and the newest resident of this Boston house, is determined to get to the… Continue reading Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park

  My book club chose to read Far Far Away by Tom McNeal last month.  It was a good book that reminded me of a fairy tale, but had some aspects that kept me from really loving it.  First, a synopsis: It says quite a lot about Jeremy Johnson Johnson that the strangest thing about him… Continue reading Far Far Away by Tom McNeal

Last Sunday I went and saw the movie The Darkest Minds in my local theater.  The Darkest Minds movie is based on the book by the same name by Alexandra Bracken.  The book was published in 2012, so it's been quite a wait for those who read the book and have been waiting to see… Continue reading The Darkest Minds Movie Review