So many books, so little time…
Title: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Author: Ransom Riggs Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Quirk Books; Book Club edition (June 7, 2011) My thoughts: Here is a completely different take on a very popular topic. Mr. Riggs has taken the plotline that many fantasy novels have today and turned it into something completely different...in a... Continue Reading →
Title: The Graveyard Book Author: Neil Gaiman Source: personal shelf Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: HarperCollins; First Edition edition (September 30, 2008) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 My Thoughts: What can I say about this book that hasn’t been said before? So I’ll keep it short. I was introduced to Neil Gaiman by Hugh when he... Continue Reading →
Title: DragonKeeper Author: Carole Wilkinson Genre: Fantasy Set in: China Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Hyperion Book CH; 1 edition (April 2, 2005) Rating: 4 out of 5 My Thoughts: Dragonkeeper is a story set in Ancient China in the Han Dynasty. Ping is a 5-year-old slave girl in one of the... Continue Reading →
Title: Ash Author: Melinda Lo Genre: Young Adult/ Fantasy Source: Library Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (September 1, 2009) Rating: 4 out of 5 My Thoughts: By now most of us know this book is a retelling of the favorite childhood fairy tale -Cinderella. But this is book... Continue Reading →
Title: Evermore Author: Alyson Noel Genre: Young Adult (Fantasy) Source: Personal Library Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition (February 3, 2009) Rating: 3 out of 5 My thoughts: 16 year old Ever has to change her school, her town and go live with her aunt when her parents and her 12 year... Continue Reading →
Title: Violet Wings Author: Victoria Hanley Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: EgmontUSA (August 25, 2009) Source: Library Rating: 3 out of 5 My thoughts: I love reading about fairies and the synopsis of Violet Wings sounded really good. Not to mention I love the cover too. But I have to say I... Continue Reading →
Title: Selkie Girl Author: Laurie Brooks Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (October 14, 2008) Source: Library Setting: Shapinsay (Orkney Islands), Scotland Rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: Selkie Girl is a story set in Shapinsay Island which is one... Continue Reading →
Title: Dragon's Keep Author: Janet Lee Carey Genre: Young Adult Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books; 1 edition (April 1, 2007) Source: Review Copy Rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: I always wanted to read a fairy tale for adults. So I picked up Dragon's keep with an eagerness you wont find me... Continue Reading →
It's time for fairy tales people. I have always loved them. 'Edmund Dulac’s Fairy-Book-Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations' has fairy tales from across the globe. I can't tell you how much I loved this book. Every story is beautiful and simple. I had neither read nor heard of any of the stories before. It... Continue Reading →
Finally. Here is the review of Immortals: The crossing. I finished this book more than a week ago. I won this book through Vivi Anna's site and Joy Nash sent me autographed copy. This is my first book from the Immortal series. I was a little apprehensive about reading it as I wasn’t sure I... Continue Reading →
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