I picked up Bowels of Hell right after The Orphanage. What a cliffhanger! I was on the edge of my seat wondering how Billy and Amber would get out of this mess. The reaction of the orphans when they see that Amber and Billy are missing was really poignant to me. I loved getting to know ... Read More »
Book Review: The Orphanage by Gary Taaffe
I like the survival skills in this series. Reading The Orphanage was like watching a survival reality show but it's not quite as gross since I was reading it. I feel like I learn something with every new book in this series. I kind of wonder if I really could cook a rat now after watching ... Read More »
Book Review: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
I loved the first line of Raven Boys. Blue Sargent had forgotten how many times she'd been told that she would kill her true love. -Maggie Stiefvater, Raven Boys pg 1 And then I was bored for the next 200 pages. Don't get me wrong - there were a lot of things I liked. I really loved the ... Read More »
Book Review: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
I haven't read Ender's Game since high school. On re-reading it as an adult, I found it just as page-turning and thought provoking as I did the first time. The biggest thing that stood out to me were all the paradoxes. Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth. - Orson Scott Card Ender's Game pg 2 The ... Read More »
Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is like Mary Poppins for creepy children. Or like an orphanage for superheroes but their powers aren't always useful. They are just peculiar, which I thought was a good name for them. The beginning starts out very eerie. I jumped a few times at loud noises when I was reading ... Read More »
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