The Forsaken is about an orphan girl who has to pass a test like everyone at her age that determines if she is prone to crime. If she fails, she will be shipped off to a prison island. One thing I noticed about this book was the little things that made me think of ... Read More »
Archives for November 2012
Book Review: Cate of the Lost Colony by Lisa M. Klein
Cate of the Lost Colony is about a girl who is banished to the new world by a jealous queen. This is the kind of entertaining historical fiction that also happens teaches you a little something about history. There is a huge cast of characters in this book, most of whom existed in real life. ... Read More »
Book Review: Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. Gathering Blue is about an orphan girl, Kira, with a gift of dyeing and weaving threads. The community and the characters are completely different from The Giver. The story feels nothing like The Giver until you get to the end, where Lois Lowry ... Read More »
New Young Adult Releases: November 27, 2012
You know that feeling of browsing the brand new books at the book store? I want to re-create that as best as I can online. But I’ve got better shelf categories than the boring ones they have at the story like “Teen Fantasy” and “Paranormal Romance.” And the best part – they are shelved purely on ... Read More »
Top Ten Tuesday (2): Most Anticipated Books For 2013
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish with a different theme every week. Top Ten Most Anticipated Books For 2013 I can't wait for a lot of sequels to some of my favorite reads this year. There's also some new and cool debut authors as well as some new series by authors who are tried ... Read More »
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My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.