For me this started off really strong and somewhat fell apart at the end. The concept was interesting initially, I thought the idea of people being infected with the Cold before turning was neat because once bitten there was a possibility that you could be saved, even though it was unlikely. The ...
The continuation of The White Cat. I really like that we learn more about the side characters and they are interesting and complex. This delves deeper into the relationships between all the curse workers and their families. More lines are blurred between good an evil.Again, here is a story whe...
I will say that I no longer invest vast amounts of time reading literature. That being said, I have recently read Zombies Vs. Unicorns, and I would argue that it is one of the greatest books I have ever read. The book contrasts between the different aspects of unicorns and of zombies and at the e...
TEAM ZOMBIE!!!!!!! I'm gonna admit that I'm not the biggest fan of zombies or unicorns. But the arguments in between stories with Holly and Justine are just hilarious. There is a serious war between both sides. It's amazing how my fav authors (except Holly Black) are in team zombie. I love Holly...
This collection of Ms. Black shows her to be a master of the short story as well as novels. Betrayal, love, jealousy and fear are given sharp edges; Mr. Black understands that even love can wound. Turn the pages and enter worlds of furious werewolves, poisonous maidens and ailing vampires. Here a...
It was amazing! I love Holly Black. Her writing is phenomenal and I can't wait to read the Coldest Girl in Coldtown.I know I give really short reviews but I just have to say that this collection was just wonderful. I finished it in about a day and I fell back in love with reading again. I've been...
THIS BOOK BLEW MY MIND!!!! I was not expecting much considering how Twilight has degraded YA books into works of fluff and sparkle. But enough about Edward, let's talk about GAVRIEL. What I enjoy most about this story is the fact that it is actually very bloody and scary, as vampire stories shoul...
book 3 of the Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, which is the Spiderwick Chronicles with a new trio of kids (although the Grace kids are in this one through most of it ). Yet another kids' book. Above average, but not something I would recommend to adults. The second series is a bit longer (~150 p...
Another amazing volume. Sadly, the next one will end the series.--------------- You can't unknow things once you know them, and Rue knows that the "thing" in her mother's coffin at the funeral is NOT her mother. Her mother is still alive. Of that fact, she is sure. One night, her mother comes to...
The revelation that Rue's mother still lives brings more questions and more danger. As her grandfather plots against the humans his faeries are praying on Rue's friends causing mayhem through trickery, temptation and seduction. With one friend missing, her boyfriend acting strangely and people di...
This is a book about a boy who is friends with girls and plays with dolls until 1 day his father takes away his toys telling him to play basketball. His friend isn't happy with that and sends them on a quest to put the doll in her grave. Throughout the book Zack is wonders if the quest is real or...
The final book and last chapter in the whole Spiderwick Chronicles. Nick and Laurie thought they had saved the world by sending the giants into the sea in the last book, however, they were wrong, and the giants aren't the real threat. The real threat is something far worse, cause sinkholes around...
There's clearly something special about all the Spiderwick books. I get so captivated by the story that once I start reading I can't stop. I know that's a really cliché thing to say, but in this case it's true. Each book in this series I've finished in less than a day. I really am stuck from the ...
1. These books were more based in the reality of the Vargas family problems rather than the problems of the fantastical world. The family even went to counseling in the book. They fought magical creatures as a metaphor for learning how to get along as a new family. They became a team and learned ...
This is the third and final novel in the "Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles" series. This book was a pretty good one. I still think that the original Spiderwick Chronicles were much better, but if you liked the second novel in Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles than this book won't disappoint.Nick a...
I read Doll Bones on a recommendation over the holiday weekend, and while I was hesitant at first (I tend to find dolls creepy), I rather enjoyed this. It's kind of creepy but not too creepy, and I enjoyed the clear-cut characters (I liked Poppy best, since she was more-or-less the gamemaster/dun...
I picked up this series on a whim while at the library this week. I hadn't read anything about the series prior to that but was intrigued by the possibility of a good faerie story.Let's start with what I enjoyed about these books: the inclusion of many different faerie folk and an art style that ...
The final book in The Good Neighbors trilogy. This graphic novel was missing something. It had all the parts of a full story: Beginning, Middle, End, but somehow it didn't feel complete. In the first book you find out Rue is part faerie. That her mom is the daughter of the faerie king. In the sec...
I missed Holly Black's fairies and was so excited to read this new novel of hers. And it did not disappoint. I loved it all. From moment one I was enchanted. I loved the magical fairytale storytelling in this. I loved the mystery and the dark, strange and dangerous fairies. I loved Hazel and Jack...
4 1/2 stars Tithe's inner blurb states that it is a young adult fantasy tale written by a brand new author with an exciting and imaginative voice and, for a change, the raves are true! If you're into darker edged fantasy, where the faeries are more likely to wound tender flesh than sprinkle one w...
A direct sequel to Tithe, Ironside picks up two months after Tithe left off. At Roiben's coronation as King of the Unseelie Court, Kaye, drunk on faerie wine, declares herself to Roiben, who in turn sends her on an impossible quest to prove her love to him. Meanwhile, Kaye decides to tell her mot...
Valiant, like Tithe, is a gritty, visceral nose dive--this time into the streets of New York City from small town New Jersey where adults are messy, intrusive plot elements and skeezy boyfriends are even worse.After catching her boyfriend making out with her mother on their living room couch, Val...
He’s in our dorm room, still looking pretty hung over, sipping on a can of coconut water. “Hey,” he says, rolling toward me on his cot. “Your grandfather is a madman, you know that? After we finished with the poker, he showed me a bunch of old photos. I thought they were going to be pictures of y...
They had to navigate through the forest to the highway, Tamara using the map on her phone to help. On the way, there was the possibility of running into elementals and Chaos-ridden animals. Plus there was the possibility of getting lost. Still, the weather was nice, and with the sound of cicadas ...
“I’m hungry,” I said. She looked up. “There’s nothing to eat here. You want to walk down to Quick Stop?” It was very, very late and we knew that we weren’t supposed to go out. Her parents were zonked out, though, her mom snoring gently, and we figured that no one would notice. We pulled on jacket...
The skin around Maura’s eyes is dark as a bruise. At twenty-one, she looks old.“I put some blankets on the pullout couch in the office,” she says. Behind her are grease-spattered cabinets and paper-strewn laminate countertops. I want to tell her that she doesn’t need to worry about me on top of e...
Swordsfolk go toe-to-toe against one another in single combat, fighting for the honor of impressing the High King and his Court. Ogres and foxkin, goblins and gwyllions, all engaged in the deadly dance of battle. After a few rounds, Vivi wants us to push through the crowd and buy more fruit skewe...
