I read Fan Girl a year or so ago and while it didn’t rock my world like Eleanor and Park, I enjoyed it and I remember finding the fan fiction that the main character wrote kind of interesting—in a Harry Potter meets . . . well, fan fiction kind of way. By the way, if you haven’t read Fan Girl, there are spoilers ahead about the two main characters so “carry on” at your own risk. Rainbow Rowell found the dueling teen wizards that her […]
A great addition to the Throne of Glass Series
“Life isn’t easy, no matter where you are. You’ll make choices you think are right, and then suffer for them.” The Assassin’s Blade – Review on KatsCannon This review is my longest to date, I believe, and filled with spoilers for people who haven’t read any of Throne of Glass. Looking through it, there’s really only spoilers about Sam, and some hints of spoilers about later things. But if you are worried about any spoilers, just skip this one. Just know that these novellas are awesome […]
Death tends to put a damper on things
3.5 stars. I’ve heard so many good things about this series of young adult books by Maggie Stiefvater over the past few years so I’ve been really eager to read it, but I didn’t let myself until now because the last book is coming out soon. I tend to forget the details of books quickly and that makes for a poor reading experience when each book is a year or two apart. Anyway, I finally borrowed the first book from the library as an audiobook […]
The Story of the Reappearing Teenager
Of course, everything depends on who is telling the story. It always does. I have a story, and though there are considerable parts I’ve had to imagine, the way I saw it was as follows. Twenty years ago, Tara Martin disappeared. Her disappearance wrecked the lives of those she loved. Her parents totally shut down. Her boyfriend Richie- suspected of killing her-squandered his musical talents and crawled into a whiskey bottle. Her brother Peter believed the rumors about Richie and the former best friends stopped […]