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Book Review: The Darkening Dream by Bookshelf Confessions on May 25, 2012The Darkening Dream by Andy Gavin Paperback: 392 pages Publisher: Mascherato (January 14, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1937945014 ISBN-13: 978-1937945015 The Darkening Dream is the chilling new dark fantasy novel by Andy Gavin, creator of...
#72 of 2012: Nothing Like You by Lauren Strasnick Tears in mah... by 120 Books on May 24, 2012#72 of 2012: Nothing Like You by Lauren Strasnick Tears in mah eyes… A bit. This was quite the surprise, the good surprise. Which I didn’t expect at all, given the premise. I thought it was going to be the usual griev-y novels where a daughter me...
#71 of 2012: What A Boy Wants by Nyrae Dawn Ohh, this book was... by 120 Books on May 24, 2012#71 of 2012: What A Boy Wants by Nyrae Dawn Ohh, this book was fine. Not the best YA male POV I’ve read, but definitely the most fun, playful and engaging by far. Nyrae Dawn seemed to know what she was doing, that it was clear to her that this was...
Book Review: Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor by books. food. travel. on May 22, 2012Rating: Genre: Young Adult > Fantasy Three tales of supernatural love, each pivoting on a kiss that is no mere kiss, but an action with profound consequences for the kissers’ souls: Goblin Fruit: In Victorian times, goblin men had only to o...
Book Review: Ashfall by Mike Mullin by books. food. travel. on May 22, 2012Rating: Genre: Young Adult > Post-Apocalyptic > Dystopia (Ashfall #1) Under the bubbling hot springs and geysers of Yellowstone National Park is a supervolcano. Most people don’t know it’s there. The caldera is so large that it...
Book Review: Divergent #2: Insurgent by Veronica Roth by books. food. travel. on May 21, 2012RATING: Genre: Young Adult > Dystopia (Divergent #2) Tris’s initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the f...
The Magic Circle by Gilda Cordero Fernando by The Book Tripper on May 20, 2012Of all the books in the shop, why would I even bother with a children's book? Maybe the sad Kapre in the cover caught my attention, or the artwork by Gilbert Daroy got me, or perhaps I always loved nature and the spirit world since I was a kid that p...
#70 of 2012: Why I Let My Hair Grow by Maryrose Wood Whoa, I... by 120 Books on May 20, 2012#70 of 2012: Why I Let My Hair Grow by Maryrose Wood Whoa, I didn’t expect to be dealing with faeries with this book! The cover might have been a dead giveaway, but hello, does that title hint on any fantastical stuff at all? Initially, I was drawn...
#69 of 2012: Pure by Rebbecca Ray I haven’t read Lolita... by 120 Books on May 20, 2012#69 of 2012: Pure by Rebbecca Ray I haven’t read Lolita but I suspect this follows the same path, only that it is from the 14-year-old protagonist that we follow the story. I say that because the teenage girl, whose name we never know, has this dis...
#68 of 2012: All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle... by 120 Books on May 17, 2012#68 of 2012: All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin So this started out really good and then not even halfway, the whole thing melted like chocolate. Chocolate I didn’t even want to glance at, let alone lick or gush about. What might have...
