Category Archives: other peoples’ stuff

For me, it’s typical to know whether I like or dislike a book within a few pages, but Camdeboo Nights didn’t really stir a reaction in me one way or the other. There’s nothing wrong with the writing or the … Continue reading →

Divergent faced an uphill battle to capture my interest because I’m not usually big on dystopias. The setting of the book didn’t quite grab me, but I liked the main character Beatrice, and decided to see where the story led. … Continue reading →

The Family: Liam is the second novel I’ve read from KV Taylor, though I’ve also read a few of her short stories and a lot of her paranormal and supernatural romances under the pen name Katey Hawthorne. In this new series, … Continue reading →

In what may start a trend for me, I got this book because someone on Twitter commented, “People who read Cassandra Clare, you deserve everything that happens to you.” I’m actually finding lot of music and books based not on … Continue reading →

When I started Witch Way to Turn, I wanted to like it, and to like the main character, Breena Cross. The story is third-person perspective, something I don’t see often enough in YA, and the main character isn’t a virgin, … Continue reading →

Itsy Bitsy is a pretty compact short story, but the file I got looked longer because it has preview chapters for Handling the Undead and Harbour, both of which I’ve already read. The premise is that a paparazzi is waiting … Continue reading →

I have conflicted feelings about this book, some of them still coming from out of the first book, Shiver, which I enjoyed the first half of, but hated the second half because it felt so sloppy. Linger in some ways … Continue reading →