This book was recommended to me by my English teacher. Thanks to her and like almost every book store in the city centre I built some-what high expectations. To be honest they weren't exactly met.I really enjoyed this book. I can honestly say it is a page-turner but in a very particular way. I ha...
Anya is a teenager living in 2080s New York, where chocolate and caffeine are prohibited substances. Her father was the boss of the Balanchine crime family: illegal importers and distributers of Balanchine chocolate. With her mother and father both dead, Anya is the recognized head of her house...
I think by now it’s known that I adore Gabrielle Zevin’s writing (after All These Things I’ve Done and Elsewhere). I have wanted to read the sequel to the first in the Birthright trilogy since I’d put the first installment down. Finally, I have been able to sit and read it.Because It Is My Blood ...
Unlike a couple of other reviewers, I enjoyed this book, the second title in the Birthright series. As the book moved to its conclusion, Anya Balanchine seems to embrace her heritage and look for a way to honor her father's wishes while remaining true to herself. If she hurts others along the way...
I read the book from chapter 1 -14 and listened to rest on audio. The ending was rather abrupt and I found myself hoping for a sequel. This book was not what I was expecting at all. Instead of having a lot of mob action, it was all about Anya trying to just get through her school year, just tr...
I wasn't sure what to expect in reading this book. I had seen it and it had looked interesting but after reading the first couple of chapters I asked myself why. But I kept reading and I'm so glad I did. This book was great. I love books and this just reinforces that the wonderful thing about boo...
This is probably one of the best YA trilogies I've ever read. The first two books were AMAZING, packed with all the things I love -- character development, strong plot, a proactive heroine. But I felt that Anya lost some of her BAMF qualities in this book, and her narration felt a bit more -- d...
The novel follows the Pomeroy family form the early 90's into the future. Roger Pomeroy decides to study for his PhD, and the family soon goes deeply into debt. His wife, Georgia, steals from their son by opening up credit cards in his name, and also takes their daughter's college fund. The story...
FINAL RATING: 1.5 STARSWhere to begin?First off, I suppose I should say that I wanted to read this book the moment I laid eyes on it in the bookstore. I bought it that same day and squealed as I took it home. Yes, I was that eager to read it.Before I could do that, I had to get through City of Gl...
... This book is one of my favorite books. Although it is not a very challenging read, it kept me reading throughout each chapter, until I had finished it in only a couple of hours! It expresses many themes such as death, afterlife, teenage problems, insecurity, relationships, and much m...
I was psychically tired, if not physically so. I lay down on my bed, not even bothering to remove my black kimono. When I awoke, it was past midnight, and the room felt cramped and musty. My clothes reeked of incense, and I craved a walk, a bit of fresh air. Though I was n...
Scott Fitzgerald Technically, a novella. But then novella is something of a gray area. Still, if you find yourself among the kind of people who bother to make such distinctions—and I used to be that type of person—it is best that you know the difference. (If you end up going to an Ivy League coll...