The Name of the Star, by Maureen Johnson
Okay, so, I love me some Maureen Johnson on the Twitters, and I’ve liked me some stories written by Maureen Johnson, and so when MJ started shilling this book on her twitter feed, I was like, well, I guess I’ll check that out. If I had known how much I’d adore this book, I’d have … Read more
Death Note Vol. 8, by Tsugumi Ohba
Nrrrrrrt. That’s about the only sound I was capable of making after this book EXPLODED MY BRAIN. If you’ve read any of my other Death Note reviews, you’re going to be like, “Yeah, yeah, I get it with the brain explosion, get a new phrase, lady.” But I can’t. Because my brain has exploded. Again. … Read more
The Dark and Hollow Places, by Carrie Ryan
I just… I… hmmph. Pout. Frustrated dance. Etcetera. I shouldn’t have picked up this book. I really shouldn’t have. I quite liked The Forest of Hands and Teeth, but I did not like The Dead-Tossed Waves, and I knew that I was not going to like this book but I had to give it a … Read more
Anya’s Ghost, by Vera Brosgol
I heard about this book over at the NPR a couple weeks ago, which makes this an incredibly fast turnaround, for me, for hearing about, ordering up, and reading a book! It almost didn’t happen, though. The first few pages of this graphic novel are all, “Wah, wah, I’m an immigrant child and I don’t … Read more
Death Note Vol. 7, by Tsugumi Ohba
Hey there, Death Note! How have you beeeeeen for the last seven months? Good? Good! So when last we left off… um… stuff was happening. There was this notebook, and you could write people’s names in it and they would totally die, and that was kind of interesting, and then this kid with God-aspirations was … Read more
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
Soooooo remember when I read The Hunger Games and I liked it and then I read the sequels and I did not like them? If you did, you’re better than me, because I totally forgot the first part of that. And so when my book group decided to read The Hunger Games I was like, … Read more
The Looking Glass Wars, by Frank Beddor
A couple weeks ago, when I had run out of audiobooks to listen to at work (and just one day before a bunch of audiobooks I’d put on hold came in, of course!), I made an emergency trip to the library with my husband to find something to fill my time. I had no idea … Read more
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, by John Grisham
I… ugh. I don’t usually regret reading books, but this one? This one I do. I have never read a John Grisham novel, so I don’t know how this compares, but on its own? It’s not good. So why did I listen to it? Well, I’ve got five hours of tedious work everyday that is … Read more
13 Little Blue Envelopes, by Maureen Johnson
This isn’t technically my first e-book, since I’ve read two Cory Doctorow novels and Dracula on my computer, but it is the first e-book I’ve read portably, in this case using the Kindle app for my Android phone. I had originally downloaded the app to try to read Pride and Prejudice, but gave up on … Read more
The Search for WondLa, by Tony DiTerlizzi
My main reaction to this book is this: WHAT. I picked it up knowing absolutely nothing about it except that it had a neat cover and a strange title. The “jacket” copy (I grabbed the audio version) was interesting enough, with its promises of a kid living underground and busting out and discovering new and … Read more
