“IF YOU ENJOYED THE MOVIE, YOU’LL CERTAINLY ENJOY LISTENING TO ROB REINER, THE MOVIE’S DIRECTOR, READ THE BOOK.” was what the online library listing promised me. They even shouted it. They couldn’t have been more wrong. I would like to be really clear about this. I don’t want to get yelled at. This is a review for the audiobook. Very different from the movie. I love the movie. It became an instant favourite when I saw it over 20 years ago. I’ve enjoyed it many […]
“Some days were worse, but really, all of them were the same, because every day at Latham was a sick day…”
This YA book is set in an alternate world where tuberculosis is once again a major threat to the population. The new strain is resistant to the drugs used as treatment and is highly contagious. As a result, patients are once again sent to sanatoriums for quarantine and treatment. In Extraordinary Means, we focus on Latham House. Teenager Lane is sent there after developing TB. He goes in a tightly-laced, straight-A, goody goody. Once on the inside, he meets Sadie and her group of misfits. […]
A Sweet Surprise
I entered the generous Spring Fling 2015 book giveaway with no knowledge of any of the authors except, Selina Fenech from my previous review. I was given many free ebooks from that and intend to read and write honest reviews on them all as a thank-you. It is just taking more time than I had hoped. Having no idea what to expect, I was very pleasantly surprised by Watermelon Summer. It is just a nice, sweet book. An easy, fun read. 18 year old Forsythia, […]
Who would you be if you couldn’t remember who you were?
Memory is a teenager who awakens in a land of magic with no idea who or where she is. She is quickly discovered by another girl, Eloryn and together they flee some chasing men who have a dragon at their command. The action in this story starts right away and keeps going. The two find friends and more enemies along the way as they try to figure out who Memory is, while Eloryn works to save her country from an evil King. As a long-time […]