Author: John ConnollyTitle: The Book of Lost Things Published: November 2006 Publisher: Atria Books Length: 339 pages Genre: Fantasy/fiction Why I picked it up: Recommended by Neil Gaiman (I think…maybe it was somebody else)Rating: 4 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare Buy: Chapters | Check your local bookstore! While I have read a few good fantasy books over the past year or two, I can’t recall the last time I read […]
Well, here we are again! When I wrote this post in 2010, I had only been using this blog for four months. This time I have an entire year to reflect on. Let’s consider how my book reading went…I took on a goal to read 100 books, as well as a handful of other book challenges which turned out to be a bit more than I could handle! The beginning […]
Everfound by Neal Shusterman Published: May 2011 Genre: Young adult fiction (after death story) Why I picked it up: Love the series Rating: 4 stars Challenges: 100+ My Thoughts: The first book was relatively juvenile (which is appropriate, given the intended audience), the second book got increasingly dark towards the end and this book, the final in the trilogy, was very very dark and that is part of the reason why […]
Author: Christopher Paolini Title: InheritanceSeries: Inheritance Cycle Published: November 2011 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Length: 849 pages Genre: Fantasy Why I picked it up: Fan of the seriesRating: 3/4 stars Challenges: 100+ Buy: IndieBound | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! At long last! We have reached the end of what came to be known as the Inheritance Cycle. It was a long haul, but I think in the […]
(Christmas Day will be included in the final round-up) The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai Published: June 2011 Genre: Fiction Why I picked it up: Read a review in the newspaper, sounded interesting Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ My Thoughts: A relatively light and easy read, I was expecting this story to be more moving/mature. The ending was underwhelming, but I did enjoy reading this book mainly because of its somewhat outrageous […]