This was another book I read for the Barnes & Noble YA Book Club. I have to say, it was completely different than what we thought it was going to be. Somehow, we got the idea it was going to be some sort of post-apocalyptic or dystopian thing. Instead, we got a very real look, in fiction form, at reality. Campbell is a white girl from Pennsylvania who has been tossed into a high school in Georgia city. Lena is a black girl who's lived her ... Read the Post...
Gravemaidens by Kelly Coon
I've been trying to read this book since I first downloaded it from NetGalley on May 1. The problem is, the book just doesn't really hold my interest. The book is considered fantasy by many readers who've given it the genre of YA and Fantasy on Goodreads, but so far, there's no reason to call it fantasy. Unless you mean because of the world itself - but honestly, I've seen no indication of magic. Just primitive healing like you'd have found in ... Read the Post...
It Won’t Be Christmas Without You by Beth Reekles
I admit, I’m not usually one for romance or adult fiction. I’m more of a mystery, thriller, horror, and YA person. But this book seemed like it was going to be too cute to pass up. I was right. Christmas is my second favorite holiday after Halloween. It should be - my birthday is Christmas Eve. So I know how important it is to be surrounded by loved ones for Christmas. So I can see why it is that Eloise is so disappointed when it seems ... Read the Post...
Stillwell by Michael Phillip Cash
I have to say, I enjoyed this book by Michael Phillip Cash much better than the other one I read. I'm a sucker for a good ghost story, and this one is good. This ghost story has an interesting twist to it. It isn't often that you see something like this. Sure, you see happy endings to ghost stories, but this one is just too sweet, especially after the plot twist. Once again, there wasn't a lot of character development, but honestly, this ... Read the Post...