1 Minute Review: The Road to Yesterday by LM Montgomery

I finished The Road to Yesterday this morning by LM Montgomery.  I picked this up a couple of months ago in the used section of Barnes & Noble.  The Anne of Green Gables series has always been one of my favorites, but I’ve never ventured into some of the short story books Montgomery wrote about [...]

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

I don’t want to write a traditional review about this book, because I honestly feel that some things just need to be experienced.  I’ve long been a fan of Gaiman’s work, and this book was no different.  Gaiman has a way of sucking you in to the story, and his characters come alive.  In fact, [...]

The Tutu Ballet by Sally Lee

The Tutu Ballet by Sally Lee is a review copy of a children’s book sent to me last week.  Matthew and I sat down to read this one night, and he was fascinated by the illustrations.  I had to admit, I thought the whimsical drawings were eye-catching myself.  I appreciated the colors and Matthew and I [...]

The Dragonfly Secret by John & Clea Adams

 I recently received a review copy of The Dragonfly Secret by John and Clea Adams.  Matthew and I sat down to read this tonight.  It’s actually a book for older children (elementary school age), but the illustrations were interesting enough to keep him occupied while I read.  
The story begins with a little boy and [...]

Eclipse & Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t read the last two books in the Twilight Saga, please don’t read any further. I would hate to ruin anything for you. I don’t give away any exact details below, but I just want you to know that you read at your own risk.
 
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I’ve let weeks go by since reading [...]

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

The Basics
Book Info: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. This is the second in the Twilight series (now 4 books, with a movie coming in a few months).
Genre: Young Adult, Vampire Lit
Plot Overview: New Moon continues the story of Bella (you’ll remember she moved to Forks, WA to be with her Dad in the first book).  [...]

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

The Basics
Book Info: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. This is the first in the Twilight series (now 4 books, with a movie coming in a few months).
Genre: Young Adult, Vampire Lit
Plot Overview: Twilight has long been lauded as the vampire story for people who don’t like vampire stories.  Bella Swan travels to Forks, WA to live [...]

Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

I fought with this novel before I succumbed to its charms and began to like it. Originally, I thought this was a memoir. When I happened to look again at the cover, and realized that this was written by a man, I got really upset for a couple of reasons. First, the author had tricked [...]

The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis

One of my all-time favorites- I go back and re-read this from time to time. I picked this up during my Junior year of high school (1993-94) in a small independent bookstore in Georgetown while touring DC. I remember that the girl I was with was trying to get me to pick up [...]