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 Limit by Kristen Landon
The Limit was a mild dystopian about modern workhouses and over-spending money that I thought Dickens would approve of. It was close enough to our world to make it plausible but off-kilter enough to make it a tad creepy. There was not a lot of stuff happening or action in the plot, but I had a ... Read More »
Book Review: Shayla Witherwood by Tamra Torero
Shayla Witherwood was like Bewitched goes to high school, but she's a half-fairy instead of a witch. I got the Bewtiched vibe because Shayla would use her fairy powers for very small, every day things like the witch Samantha would. It was a cute, fun, and sweet tale about a girl trying to fit in. ... Read More »
Book Review: Return to Exile by E.J. Patten
Return to Exile was like Ghostbusters (with teens) meets A Series of Unfortunate Events with a tiny bit of Inception sprinkled on top. It was a pretty cool combination. Just when I thought that nothing else could go wrong, it would go all Unfortunate-Events on me and get worse. The witty humor was one of my ... 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 »
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.