Fables of the Flag is about a boy, Jack, who travels back in time and meets a young Benjamin Franklin. The story was cute, but I was not a big fan of the writing. It felt like too much telling and not enough showing. Some things weren't fleshed out like they could of been like ... Read More »
Book Review: The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova
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: Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
I went into this book expecting a new and interesting take on The Twelve Dancing Princess' fairy tale. What I got was a re-telling. I didn't find anything new or original added to the story. That being said, it was still a decent fairy tale re-telling. The narration was a little stiff like I was ... Read More »
Book Review: Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse by Kaleb Nation
This book has so many similarities to Harry Potter that it felt like poorly written rip off. As an adult, I found it too immature for my taste. Kaleb Nation wrote this book when he was a teenager and I could tell. Young boys would probably like this book better than I did. I decided ... Read More »
Book Review: The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan
This book has two parts. Part 1 is his autobiography and part 2 is various essays on the economy. The most interesting part of the book was the autobiography at the beginning. If you couldn't get through that, it doesn't get better. The exceptions to this are Chapter 21 Education and Income Inequality and the ... Read More »
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.