YA – Page 17 – Looking For a Good Book

June 25, 2018

LOST BOY – Christina Henry

Wow. Christina Henry sure can write! This is only the second book of Henry’s that I’ve read, but both have made a real impression on me. Lost Boy is “The True Story of Captain Hook” so it’s not really much of a surprise who the narrator of the story is, but Henry weaves a magical… Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

May 30, 2018

HIDDEN HUNTRESS – Danielle L. Jensen

Hidden Huntress is Danielle L. Jensen’s follow-up to her novel Stolen Songbird. In that book, human girl Cécile marries a troll prince, Tristan, in order to bring two worlds closer together, and of course they manage to fall in love despite initially finding the other horrible to look at. Now we leave the fairy-tale-like romance behind… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

May 18, 2018

GEEKED OUT – Obert Skye

The world is crumbling apart after bombs have nearly destroyed humanity, but that doesn’t mean kids get a pass from going to school! Uh uh, not way! It’s just that school isn’t quite the way it used to be. Sure, there’s still a hierarchy of cliques, with the jocks at the top of the heap… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, HUMOR, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Humor, Reviews, Young Adult

May 17, 2018

LIFE IS LIKE A MUSICAL – Tim Federle

Tim Federle’s Life is Like a Musical appears to be targeted toward the audience for his Young Adult books, but the advice he offers up is pertinent to everyone. Although many who read this book will know Federle as the author of popular books such as Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist and the… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized, YA

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Entertainment, non-fiction, Reviews, Theatre, Young Adult

May 2, 2018

A CLOCKWORK HEART – Liesel Schwarz

This is a second book in a series and I have not read the first (or any other) book in this series. And I’m not likely to do so. Elle Chance is married to former warlock Hugh Marsh and Elle spends her days completely focused on being the Oracle – who alone manages to keep… Continue reading

ROMANCE, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Romance, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

April 25, 2018

CHILDREN OF FIRE – Drew Karpyshyn

A long time ago, when the gods toyed with mankind as if they were simple chess pieces, one special warrior, Daemron, was selected by those gods to lead the charge against the Chaos spawn. But Daemron turns his power against the gods, which is never a good thing to do, and the gods banish him… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

April 19, 2018

THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS – Lewis Carroll

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE How many people think that they know a number of classic books when what they really know is the popular movie (or television) version of said books. For instance, who thinks that they know The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, or Peter Pan? And who thinks that they know Alice in… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

April 6, 2018

THE LIST – Patricia Forde

Patricia Forde’s The List is a dystopian YA that evokes Lois Lowry’s classic, The Giver. Set in the future, the polar ice caps have melted, flooding the earth. At least one scientist had the foresight to create a city that would escape the devastating flood, and he called the city Ark (are you surprised his… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

April 2, 2018

THOSE WHO RUN IN THE SKY – Aviaq Johnston

Aviaq Johnston’s Those Who Run the Sky is an exciting, coming-of-age story that should be read by every fifth-grader on the North American continent. Pitu is a young Inuit boy. He is out hunting when a storm hits and he becomes lost, without his dogs or weapons, and the strange storm takes him to a… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, MYTHOLOGY, Uncategorized, YA

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Mythology/Legend, Reviews, Young Adult

March 9, 2018

DEFYING MARS – Cidney Swanson

I read a lot of books and I get them from a variety of sources. In addition to ARCs and my visits to the library (I’m a library board director) I scour the on-line book community for free and sale-priced books. It was in this way that I first came across author Cidney Swanson and… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

February 28, 2018

EVERTON MILES IS STRANGER THAN ME – Philippa Dowding

If you don’t already know Philippa Dowding, you must correct that immediately. Rush out and grab everything she’s written and give it a read, and then come back to this book. Everton Miles is Stranger Than Me picks up on the story of Gwendolyn Golden from the book The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden. If… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

February 26, 2018

FOUR KINGS – M. D. Elster

I admit it – the cover pretty much hooked me. I enjoy weird and bizarre fiction and this certainly promised something out of the ordinary. It is 1945 in New Orleans and a massive hurricane has devastated the city and young teen Anaïs Reynard wakes up in an asylum with amnesia. The local doctor is… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult