Another Little Piece is a refreshingly original YA story that not only explores a completely different supernatural angle but is also, notably, not a trilogy, and therefore has an obviously different plot arc and pacing from so many of its contemporaries. If you’re looking for moody, supernatural YA fantasy that has nothing to do with a teen girl being seduced by some sort of undead man-teen, this book is for you. From Goodreads, because I have like 9 thousand reviews to catch up on and […]
I don’t agree with the Amazon reviews…
Some people reported this as “engrossing” and “captivating” or “compelling”… I would never say that. Perhaps these other people have never read another book? I would also not call it mind-blowing… unless you mean mind-blowingly slow, mind-blowingly full of superfluous adjectives, or mind-blowingly awkward. Yeah, I’m not a fan of this book and I would not have finished it except that I want to be able to participate in my first group book read… A short blurb containing *SPOILERS*: Alok meets a stranger who refuses […]
Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer
I had to look up T. Kingfisher’s ”Summer in Orcus” after reading melanier’s five-star review. It seemed to have all the elements to a great fairy tale: magical beings, adventure, overcoming your fears. Just the kind of book you read to escape for a while, just the kind of book that fills your heart with wonder. Summer is an 11-year old girl who lives with her overprotective, anxiety-ridden mother. She’s hardly allowed to leave the house for fear of bad things happening to her, let […]
Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Once again, into the fray with Merit and the rest of the vamps in Chicago. In this book, she is settling more into the role of Sentinel at Cadogen House, and still fighting an attraction to Ethan Sullivan, leader of the house and the vampire who made her. She’s also on the outs with Mallory, her BFF, but she is trying hard to fit in with the rest of vamps and improve on her fighting skills. In this book, the shifters and their leader are […]