Many of my blogging colleagues tend to avoid books that are seen as “hyped”. Indeed, there has been a lot of talk about Mosquitoland, and having been burned by more than one hyped book, I can understand their reluctance. I am here to tell you that Mosquitoland was pretty much everything that I […]
Category: Viking Press
I Was Here By Gayle Forman
When I peeked at other people’s reactions to I Was Here I kept seeing remarks abut how dark it was. The story, which centers on Cody’s emotional journey after her friend’s suicide, is quite dark. Meg was the friend that got out. While Cody stayed in the small Washington town after high school, Meg […]
Half Bad By Sally Green
Half Bad Author: Sally Green Category: Young Adult Publisher: Viking Release Date: 3-4-14 In modern-day England, witches live alongside humans: White witches, who are good; Black witches, who are evil; and fifteen-year-old Nathan, who is both. Nathan’s father is the world’s most powerful and cruel Black witch, and his mother is dead. He is hunted […]
All The Truth That’s In Me by Julie Berry
All The Truth That’s In Me Author: Julie Berry Category: Young Adult Publisher: Viking Release Date: 9-26-13 Four years ago, Judith and her best friend disappeared from their small town of Roswell Station. Two years ago, only Judith returned, permanently mutilated, reviled and ignored by those who were once her friends and family. Unable to […]
The Moon And More by Sarah Dessen
The Moon and More Author: Sarah Dessen Category: Young Adult Publisher: Viking Release Date: 6-4-13 Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they both grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders if perfect is […]
Remainders (18)
I am never more grateful to live in Texas than when I go to the Texas Library Association annual convention. I was lucky enough to attend this year’s convention and had a fabulous time! Even though the book bloggers see each other on Twitter every day, it’s always nice to meet-up in person. It’s also […]
The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door by Karen Finneyfrock
The Sweet Revenge of Celia DoorAuthor: Karen FinneyfrockCategory: Young AdultFormat: eGalleyPublisher: VikingRelease Date: 2-21-13 Celia Door enters her freshman year of high school with giant boots, dark eyeliner, and a thirst for revenge against Sandy Firestone, the girl who did something unspeakable to Celia last year. But then Celia meets Drake, the cool new kid […]
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The Magicians Author: Lex Grossman Category: Fiction Publisher: Viking Release Date: 2009 Quentin Coldwater is brillant but miserable. He’s a senior in high school, and a certifiable genius, but he’s still secretly obsessed with a series of fantasy novels he read as a kid, about the adventures of five children in a magical land called […]
The Likeness by Tana French
The Likeness is the second book in the Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French. We met Cassie as Rob Ryan’s partner in In The Woods. Now, several months after Operation Vestal came to a disastrous close, Cassie has been transferred out of Murder, has a new boyfriend, and is trying to get on with […]
In the Woods by Tana French
Twenty years ago, Adam Ryan and his two best friends disappeared in the woods behind their neighborhood. Some hours later, Adam was found, clinging to a tree with blood filled shoes and no memory of what happened. His two friends were never found. Adam, now going by Rob Ryan, is a detective in the Dublin […]