Tag Archives: Four Stars A while ago, author Kate Kaynak e-mailed me asking if I’d read and review her debut novel, Minder. Once I read the description, I knew this book would be right up my alley. So, I agreed to check it out. “Sixteen-year-old Maddie Dunn is special, but she needs to figure out how to use her…  From the first time I heard this title, I wanted to read this book. I mean, necromancers are usually portrayed as dark, foreboding and, well, evil. Why would anyone want to hold them closer? I was instantly intrigued. “Sam leads a pretty normal life. He may not have the most exciting job in the world,…  When I first read the description of The Jumbee by Pamela Keyes, I was immediately intrigued. A Phantom of the Opera with a Caribbean twist? That idea really stands out among the new Young Adult releases. I’m generally a fan of story retellings, and I knew this book would be no exception. “Seventeen-year-old Esti Legard…  I do not usually read historical fiction, but when a received a copy of Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly for review, I thought I’d give it a try. The premise of the story sounded so interesting. “BROOKLYN: Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not…  I received a surprise copy of The Ivy by Lauren Kunze and Rina Onur last week. I had not really heard a lot about this book, but had seen it in stores. I decided to give it a chance, and soon I was hooked! “Freshman year at Harvard–glamorous parties, blossoming friendships, steamy romances, and scandalous…  Radiance by Alyson Noël is definitely a book that drew me in with its cover. I mean, why is this dog looking off into the distance at this bright light? And why is this little girl ignoring it to touch a dandelion? And why does the place she’s in have this etheral quality to it?… |
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