Each week, The Broke and The Bookish hosts a linkup for book bloggers -- Top Ten Tuesday! This week, the theme is Favorite Character-Based Novels.This topic was interesting for me, because I've always felt like I am a plot-driven reader. That is, I prefer a book that has a strong plot line over a lot … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Character-Based Novels
Category: YA Fiction
Three Reviews for the Price of One.
Summer school has ended, and so has my graduate assistantship. That means, after a week-long vacation to Colorado, I am currently unemployed and without classes for the next two weeks.Of course, I've already read THREE novels. (In 2 weeks. Success.)I must say, I had really forgotten what it was like to lose myself in a … Continue reading Three Reviews for the Price of One.
Book Review: Panic
“It was so strange, the way that life moved forward: the twists and the dead ends, the sudden opportunities. She supposed if you could predict or foresee everything that was going to happen, you’d lose the motivation to go through it all. The promise was always in the possibility.” ― Lauren Oliver, Panic
Book Review: Code Name Verity
“KISS ME, HARDY! Kiss me, QUICK!” ― Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity
Review: The Impossible Knife of Memory
“Having a friend made everything else suck less.” ― Laurie Halse Anderson, The Impossible Knife of Memory
Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
"I used to dream about escaping my ordinary life, but my life was never ordinary. I had simply failed to notice how extraordinary it was." - Random Riggs, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Book Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
“Everyone has learning difficulties, because learning to speak French or understanding relativity is difficult.” ― Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time