Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter My review: 5 of 5 stars Vassa in the Night begins with a folktale about Night that is instantly engaging and mysterious. Porter makes brilliant use of personification and imagery throughout the book. Vassa, the teenage heroine, is intelligent and snarky with great appeal. Vassa in the Night is whimsical, humorous, dark, lovely, fanciful … [Read more...] about Book Review: Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter
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Book Blast and $50 Giveaway: Jack Templar and the Last Battle by Jeff Gunhus
Jack Templar and the Last Battle by Jeff Gunhus In the last book of the Jack Templar series, Jack and his friends race to stop Ren Lucre before he launches this Creach army against humankind. But the Lord of the Lesser Creach and the Lord of the Zombies hold the last two Jerusalem Stones Jack needs to have any chance of success. To make matters worse, the … [Read more...] about Book Blast and $50 Giveaway: Jack Templar and the Last Battle by Jeff Gunhus
OMG…I Did It Again? Book Blast and $25 Giveaway
OMG... I Did It Again? by Talia Aikens-Nuñez April Appleton wakes up to quite the sight: a herd of elephants marching down her street! She realizes that her powers of witchcraft have done it again. With her friends, Grace and Eve, April must figure out how the elephants got to her town in the first place and then how to get them back home. But with elephants playing in the … [Read more...] about OMG…I Did It Again? Book Blast and $25 Giveaway
Book Review: Fated (The Soul Seekers Bk 1) by Alyson Noël
Fated by Alyson Noël My review: 3.5 of 5 stars Unlike potato chips, I can and did easily stop with just one book of The Soul Seekers. I'm not saying it wasn't a decent read. Many teens will and already do like The Soul Seekers series. Fated had an attention-grabbing opening that created immediate suspense and anticipation. The teen voice and characterization were authentic … [Read more...] about Book Review: Fated (The Soul Seekers Bk 1) by Alyson Noël
Book Review: The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman My review: 4 of 5 stars The Ice Queen is the third book by Alice Hoffman that I've read. Easily read in one sitting at only 211 pages, I found it to be captivating in some ways, but lacking a bit in others. The Dovekeepers and The Museum of Extraordinary Things set such high expectations. The Ice Queen incorporates Hoffman's magical realism as … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman