Category: Reviews

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

Defiance by C. J. Redwine is a fast-paced book set in a post-apocalyptic world.  While I enjoyed the action-packed story, I wish we had gotten a bit more detail in places. While the other girls in the walled city-state of Baalboden learn to sew and dance, Rachel Adams learns to track and hunt. While they… Continue reading Defiance by C.J. Redwine

My book club chose to read Everything I Never Told You for our book club meeting in November.  The book follows the lives of the Lee family after the death of their daughter/sibling Lydia.  While it was well-written and thought-provoking, it wasn’t in my usual genre, so I didn’t enjoy it as much as others… Continue reading Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley.  This in no way affects my opinions given in this review. The Lord of Stariel is the first in a steampunk fantasy quartet by AJ Lancaster.  It has magic and fairies and a great cast of characters. The Lord of Stariel is dead. Long live… Continue reading The Lord of Stariel by A.J. Lancaster

My book club chose this book for our October read.  While everyone enjoyed it for the most part, we all agreed that there were some world-building issues. Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives. The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of… Continue reading Unwind by Neal Shusterman

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