Last month the library had a very large display of graphic novels that were adaptations of well-known stories. I honestly didn't realize, up until that point, that so many books have graphic novel counterparts! As soon as I saw The City of Ember, I had to pick it up. That book has fond memories f...
This three in one book kept me reading steadily for two days straight. I enjoyed the first two books, didn't care for the third book but, I can see how it sets up the story for the City of Ember. I've heard that the fourth book is as good as the first two, can't wait to read it. I really enjoy...
Last fall I raced through City of Ember and really enjoyed the world and the characters. The ending wasn't a cliffhanger per se, but it really left me wondering what would happen next...so much so that I raced out and bought the next book. Sadly, life got busy and it took me another 4 months to...
I read this because I'd read the first two books in the City of Ember series and enjoyed them; this is the 3rd book and a prequel to the events in Ember, so I expected a good story about why the city of Ember was built and how it all began. Instead, this book introduced eleven-year-old Nicki, wh...
28/12 - I had a whole plan of what I was going to read, and when, going into the new year, but this has thrown a wrench into those plans. I had been looking forward to reading this for months, watching as it moved its way up through my suspended holds list, finally reaching the top yesterday. I...
She scraped at it with a rake that must have come from one of the greenhouses, pulling coals toward the rod they’d set up over two stacks of stones. Every time she came near Doon, she skittered past without looking at him, as if she was afraid he might stick his legs out and trip her. She flutter...