Monthly Archives: June 2011

The series that shouldn’t be a series: Forever Twilight

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Darkness Fallen, the first in the Forever Twilight series, by Peter Crowther is the first in a new series.  But it felt like it should have been the first few chapters in one book, not the first book in a … Continue reading →

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No passion for Passion, but it does get a page

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Well, I read Passion by Lauren Kate.  And what an utter disappointment.  If you read the pages on Fallen and Torment, you will see that I liked Fallen but didn’t really like Torment.  Yet, I managed to still have hopes … Continue reading →

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Misfit in the YA genre…

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

… but I am so very glad!  Misfit, by Jon Skovron, is a stand-out in the YA genre.  Why?  Because it’s not the same old “there’s something that makes me different, so I can never be with you, but oooooohhhhhhh … Continue reading →

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The Last Archangel – the First in the Series?

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

The Last Archangel by Michael D. Young. I was… intrigued… by the synopsis.  The idea of giants and angels put this wacky cartoon like image in my head.  But, I kept an open mind, thinking, let’s see how this goes.  … Continue reading →

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Corset vs Clockwork (Steampunk)

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

I couldn’t help but draw comparisons between the Girl in the Corset and the Clockwork Angel.  Both are steampunk, Victorian London, mysteries involving machines and a villian, a boy-and-a-girl (maybe) story…  but, as much as I adored Cassandra Clare’s City … Continue reading →

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Not really a Cinder and Ella story

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Cinder and Ella, by Melissa Lemon.   The story is of a family, with four daughters two of which are named Cinder and Ella.  The father disappears and Cinder end up working in the Kingdom Castle to help support her … Continue reading →

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The Poisoned House

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

Another ARC.  This time, The Poisoned House by Michael Ford. Abigail Tamper is a young lady who is a servant in a Lord’s household and the year is 1855.  She is terrorized by Mrs. Cotton, the housekeeper/sister-in-law to the master … Continue reading →

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