Book Blog: An Assorted Box of Literary Chocolates
My reading taste is all over the place at the moment, all of it related in some way to the book I'm writing. There's Lord of the...
Five Books I'm Reading Now...
I'm going through a stage of reading where it's less "past time pleasure" and more "craft + content study." You...
Book Blog: BELLWEATHER RHAPSODY by Kate Racculia
What if Glee and Heathers had a baby and sent it to band camp at the Overlook Hotel? You know those rare, rapturous moments when yo...
Book Blog: WE WERE LIARS by E. Lockhart
I could barely stop to take a breath while reading E. Lockhart's new book, We Were Liars . Do you ever pick up a new book, just to rea...
Book Blog: The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan
On this Memorial Day weekend, I thought I would review a book that has a special place on my bookshelf. The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan , by...
Book Blog- NEARLY GONE by Elle Cosimano
Nearly Boswell knows how to keep secrets. Living in a DC trailer park, she knows better than to share anything that would make her a ta...
Book Blog: ORKNEY by Amy Sackville
"On a remote island in Orkney, a curiously-matched couple arrive on their honeymoon. He is an eminent literature professor; she was ...
Book Blog: CREWEL
CREWEL was one of my favorite YA's from a few years ago, and the second book in the trilogy just came out last October. I first hea...
Book Blog: THE WINNER'S CURSE by Marie Rutkoski
I’ll be honest, I rarely pay attention to book blurbs but I’m a sucker for a gorgeous dress (although, as a student of costume history,...
Book Blog: THE DIVE FROM CLAUSEN'S PIER by Ann Packer
I read this book years ago, back when I worked at a bookstore and it was a popular book club pick. We had stacks of it on the table b...
Book Blog: THE GLASS CASKET
McCormick Templeman's THE GLASS CASKET (Delacorte Press, 2014) was the perfect book to read on a dreary, rainy day. The story began wi...
Book Blog- CRUEL BEAUTY
For starters, this book has an amazing cover. It's deceptively simple and gorgeous. The longer you look, the more you see. First, I s...
Book Blog: SHE IS NOT INVISIBLE by Marcus Sedgwick
US Edition This week I discovered a whole new level of writer envy when I read Marcus Sedgwick's SHE IS NOT INVISIBLE. His protag...
Book Blog: The YA I'm Dying to Read...
You guys. EVERYONE I know is talking about a debut YA that's not even out yet. A few ARCs have been circling around town, and it se...
