The Vicious Deep starts out with a guy narrating for a change, which was nice. Not only that, but the voice was amazingly well done - it felt authentic and like what an average teenage boy would really think and say (as far as I know....I am a girl). This debut novel had a lot of ... Read More »
Book Review: Walkabout by Gary Taaffe
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. In Walkabout, Billy goes into the "whitefella" culture for the first time and his culture shock is charming, honest and amusing. I loved the Australian lingo throughout the book. Some of the words I'd never heard before, but it wasn't too difficult to ... Read More »
Book Review: Tribal Scarring by Gary Taaffe
Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. Tribal Scarring is the second short story in the Urban Hunters series and it was a little more serious than the first book, Four Small Stones. I missed the light-hearted humor of the first one. Still, it was a nice contrast to see the ... Read More »
Book Review: A Preface to Paradise Lost by C.S. Lewis
If you have, like me, tried to read Paradise Lost but couldn't finish it, then this book is a great resource to help you get through it. I learned a lot from this book. Literally on page one C.S. Lewis talks about how people misread narrative poetry (like Paradise Lost) all the time because used ... Read More »
Book Review: Four Small Stones by Gary Taaffe
Four Small Stones was like The Jungle Book set in Aboriginal Australia. When I saw the subtitle, "Billy's Gotta Find Some Girls," I knew I had to read it. I was pulled in from the first page by how vivid and visual the writing was. I was immersed in an entirely new and fascinating culture ... 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.