Winter ended up being my favorite book in the whole series. Snow White is probably the hardest fairy tale character to connect to. She's perfect and helpless. Winter spends a lot of time dusting, sweeping, cleaning rugs, organizing and washing laundry like Snow White does (but no forest animals in this version). But Winter pays ... Read More »
Book Review: Cress by Marissa Meyer
I liked Cress much better than Cinder or Scarlet. In fact, it took me a few years to even finish the series because I didn't like Scarlet very much. I'm so glad I didn't quit the Lunar Chronicles series! My favorite thing about this series has been the subtle tie-ins to the fairy tales. In ... Read More »
Book Review: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
I found the premise of The Cruel Prince disturbing. The fairy king who killed Jude's family adopts her and all the fairies tell her she's supposed to be honored. That by itself is not disturbing enough for me to quit reading, but we'll see if I can get on board. (Spoiler Alert: I don't.)
Also disturbing ... Read More »
Book Review: Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
Calamity was my least favorite in the series. At least the characters stopped pointing out the bad metaphors that David kept spewing even though he tragically kept saying them. When the metaphors stand on their own, they were less annoying and sometimes even a little funny.
David spent an annoying amount of time in denial about ... Read More »
Book Review: The Humor Code by Peter McGraw and Joel Warner
The theory behind The Humor Code is that benign "moral violations" are funny. The example that he gave that set the author off on his research was about a church giving away a hummer which made the class he was teaching laugh. The example was supposed to cause disgust so one student asked why they ... 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.