5 Reasons to Read The Diviners
I’ve loved everything I’ve ever read from Libba Bray. She knows just how to keep you interested, her characters and plot getting equal time. And let...
5 Supernatural Serial Killers in Teen Fiction
Serial killers make for a creepy crawly read, but they don’t feature very prominently in the teen fiction. These books have taken the horror stereotype an...
Evil Overlords in Teen Books
We all grew up with evil overlords in our fairy tales. They were like the broth of our story soup. As we got older they began to fade out of our stories, replac...
The Desolation of “The Hobbit”
Middle Earth has always held a special place in my heart. So it only made sense for me to go to the midnight premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. He...
Tolkien Didn’t Write the Desolation of Smaug
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhvh7XNbn_k?showinfo=0] If Tolkien wrote blockbusters… he did not write the Desolation of Smaug. Struggling to ma...
Garth Nix Reads Excerpt from Upcoming Abhorsen #4
WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED OF THIS? The Abhorsen Trilogy was one of my favourite fantasy series when I was in high school. I knew that Garth Nix was writing a fourt...
Catching Fire
My quick thoughts on the new Catching Fire film.
The Hunger Games is Catching Fire
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIiVqhmKSIk?showinfo=0] My reaction after coming back from the Catching Fire. I was so excited, and here is why!
Cain’s Blood
Unlike Chelsey who had no idea what she was getting into when she began The Strain I knew exactly what I was getting into when I finally willed myself into read...
Book Haul: The Mysterious Box D
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iak07WWaaUo?showinfo=0&w=853&h=480] What’s in the the Mysterious Box D, buried deep in my basement. I wan...
Strained: The Horror of a TV Show Turned Novel
I was promised horror, discomfort and a lingering sense of dread. What I got was bludgeoned into boredom by pages upon pages of unnecessary details and irreleva...
Thor 2 Review in One Picture
Thor 2 Review I loved Thor 2. Was it deep? No. But it was hilarious, and Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth’s chemistry lit up the screen. The end of th...
Adventures with Alexandra
Alexandra heads to the library to pick up Smoke the sequel to Burned. Check out Death of the Author's Review of Burned
My Immortal
In my high school years I read a lot of fanfiction A LOT. I had a soft spot for Crossover stories, specifically in the vein of The Lord of the Rings with Pirate...
My Subconscious
In my subconscious, my books were part of a single emotional journey.
New Catching Fire Trailer
Get pumped for the new trailer for the second Hunger Games movie. The stakes are raised as the game gets deadlier! I for one can’t wait for November!
Goodreads Reveals the “Most Abandoned Books”
Take a look at the Infograph released by Goodreads Personally, I rarely abandon a book no matter how disinterested I am. I need to see it out to the bitter end....