Author: Neal Shusterman Title: UnwhollySeries: UnwindDate read: 28 August to 31 August Published: August 2012 Publisher: Simon & Shuster Length: 402 pages Genre: Young adult dystopian fiction Why I picked it up: Loved the first bookRating: 4 stars Buy: IndieBound | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! CONTAINS SPOILERS This has been sitting as a draft for months! I read it immediately in the days following it’s release, but for […]
Author: Catherynne M. ValenteTitle: In the Cities of Coin and SpiceSeries: The Orphan’s Tales Published: October 2007 Publisher: Bantam Dell Length: 516 pages Genre: Fantasy Why I picked it up: Fan of the authorRating: 4.5 stars Buy: IndieBound | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! Taking a break of essay writing to jot down a few thoughts on this book…my writing skills suffer at this time of year (all my […]
Author: T.A. Shippey Title: J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the CenturyDate read: 10 November to 25 November Published: 2000 Publisher: HarperCollins Length: 347 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I picked it up: Interested in TolkienRating: 4 stars Buy: IndieBound | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! I set this post up to be a ‘full’ blog post, but I really don’t have too much to say on this book! I did enjoy it; […]
Author: George Orwell Title: Down and Out In Paris and LondonDate read: 30 October to 6 November Published: January 1933 Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg Limited Length: 213 pages Genre: Fiction/semi-autobiography/social commentary Why I picked it up: Interested in Orwell’s writingsRating: 4 stars Buy: IndieBound | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! Brace yourself for an ineloquent post…a lot of ‘I liked this book.’ XP I really enjoyed reading this book. Even from […]
Author: Kat Rosenthal Title: Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone Date read: 22 October to 27 October Published: July 2012 Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Length: 279 pages Genre: Mystery?Horror?Creepy…/young adult Why I picked it up: Can’t really remember – something to do with Julie Strauss-Gabel’s connection to this book Rating: 4 stars This book. Oh boy. I don’t really have too much to say on this one because I was totally […]