Sandy M’s review of Try Not to Breathe by Jennifer R. Hubbard Young Adult published by Viking Juvenile 19 Jan 12 As most of you who read my reviews know, I’m not a stickler for accuracy or total believability and realism in my romance novels. That doesn’t mean a lot to me when given terrific [...]

Liviania’s review of If I Tell by Janet Gurtler Young Adult published by Sourcebooks Fire 1 Oct 11 I knew almost nothing about the book when I began If I Tell.  That’s a good situation to go into the book with, because it may be slim, but If I Tell covers a wide range of [...]

Sandy M’s review of A Clockwork Fairytale by Helen Scott Taylor Paranormal Young Adult published by Helen Scott Taylor 26 Aug 11 I became a fan of Helen Scott Taylor with her first book, The Magic Knot. Her lyrical writing and amazing imagination give you characters you’ll remember for a long time, along with stories [...]

Wendy the Super Librarian‘s review of You Killed Wesley Payne by Sean Beaudoin Young Adult crime noir published by Little Brown 01 Feb 11 Clever goes a long way with me.  If an author gives me clever, I’ll be honest, they’re about halfway home right out of the gate.  And that’s precisely what Sean Beaudoin’s [...]

Ash’s review of The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting Young Adult Paranormal published by HarperCollins 15 Feb 11 With me, a book doesn’t have to have the best writing, it doesn’t have to be deep and thought provoking. In fact, I don’t like those books much. I want to be happy when I turn that [...]

Liviania’s review of Unraveled (Intertwined, Book 2) by Gena Showalter Young adult urban fantasy released by Harlequin Teen 31 Aug 2010 I like Gena Showalter.  But even an author you really like can write a novel that doesn’t quite work for you. Unraveled falls into that category.  There were parts of it that I enjoyed, [...]

Ash’s Duckies Do Series Review of The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins Young Adult Science Fiction published by Scholastic Sept 08 – Aug 10 I’ve been wondering for days how to write this review, because I don’t think I can do these books justice. Suzanne Collins is an amazing author, and these books are [...]

Liviania’s review of My Soul to Save (Soul Screamers, Book 2) by Rachel Vincent Young adult urban fantasy released by Harlequin Teen 29 Dec 09 My changing feelings about Rachel Vincent’s novels have been well documented on the internet.  What has been less documented is the fact that sometimes I read other people’s reviews before [...]

Liviania’s review of Rage: A Love Story by Julie Anne Peters LGBTQ Young Adult released by Knopf Books for Young Readers 8 Sept 09 Julie Anne Peters is known for writing novels about LGBTQ teens.  While the main characters of Rage are lesbian or bisexual, it’s not a focus of the story.  Johanna and Reeve [...]

Liviania’s review of Going Bovine by Libba Bray Young adult released by Delacorte 22 Sept 09 I’ve got to admit: I actually don’t like the Gemma Doyle books that much.  I know, I’m a young adult fantasy lover with a thing for strong heroines.  But in the end, Libba Bray left me somewhat cold with [...]

Liviania’s review of (Re)cycler by Lauren McLaughlin Young adult released by Random House 26 Aug 09 I read Cycler because I enjoy novels that tackle gender issues, but I found it disappointing.  But when Sybs asked me to review (Re)cycler, my basic reaction was, “Why not?”  I’m glad I did that, because this is one [...]

Hello!   Today NYT-bestselling author Libba Bray is visiting the Pond on her Going Bovine tour, between stops to Teen Reads and YA Books Central. Going Bovine is Libba’s fourth novel, following the successful A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing.  This Texas-born minister’s daughter now lives with her husband in [...]

Liviania’s review of Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford Young adult released by Hyperion 7 April 09 I may be twenty, but I still enjoy young adult novels.  They’re usually quick, fun, and willing to experiment with genre.  And, like adult novels, I don’t really care whether one is aimed at guys or girls.  [...]

Liviania’s review of My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers, Book 1) by Rachel Vincent Young adult urban fantasy released by Harlequin Teen 1 Aug 09 My changing position of Rachel Vincent’s adult series has been well-documented on both this site and my own blog. As I wanted to like it from the start and am [...]

Liviania’s review of Cycler by Lauren McLaughlin Young adult released by Random House 26 Aug 08 Lauren McLaughlin’s debut ambitiously approaches the concept of gender with a main character who cycles between female and male. It sounded somewhat weird but still cool to me, so I decided to give it a shot. In a double [...]