Book ReviewsI’ve already mentioned that 2013 was a “down year.” I didn’t make it near my goal of 50 books. I did join two sites last year to help me keep track of what I read online. Pocket is a great reading list, where you can add articles you want to read from a browser button […]
Young adult books often have some of the best opening lines, probably because their audience is likely to drop it and look for something else if they aren’t interested right away. Here are some of my favorites: The Series of Unfortunate Events – The Bad Beginning “If you are interested in stories with happy endings, […]
Ever finished a book and were just like “Uh?” That was Ratha’s Creature for me. While well written and engaging I’m not sure what the point was. The book is about a clan of intelligent cats living in a prehistoric world. The cats have learned to herd wild game for domestic use. This allows them […]
I am not really the “new book” kind of person. Usually I am patient enough to wait to check it out from the library or adopt it in the wild at a garage sale or thrift store. (Just this week I bought Catching Fire and Mockingjay for 25 cents each at a thrift store.) If […]