Reviews
The Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy‘s catch phrase sums up the entire novel: “A big tale about a small town”. In this novel we are given one event in the prologue: the death of Barry Fairbrother, and the rest of the b...
The Future of Us
If your younger self had the chance to see your Facebook account now, what would they do? Would you look? What would you change? Read takes a look at The Future of Us.
Legacy
With a title like 'Legacy' you would expect a book to leave you with something more than anger at rookie mistakes and drab characters. But you'd wrong. Is this really the best that Harlequin Teen has ...
Cloud Atlas: An Introduction
Cloud Atlas is an all encompassing narrative that asks: What if Souls drifted through life like clouds? Sometimes slow and confusing, Cloud Atlas is one of a kind and definitely worth a read.
Sisterhood Everlasting
A fond series from your formative years brought back to life by an unexpected sequel? Sounds like a dream come true... or maybe it's your worst nightmare. Read takes a look at Sisterhood Everlasting.
Bumped
I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed Bumped because despite some of the overly bubbly slang and its somewhat underdeveloped characters it makes you really think.
Let’s Talk About: The Dark Knight Rises Part Two: The Endings
Welcome to Part Two of my Review of The Dark Knight Rises. The original post was getting to be ridiculously long, so instead of having a text wall, I thought it would make sense to split the post into...
Juliet Immortal
An interesting read not without its flaws, Juliet Immortal proves that sometimes outrageous premises do work.
Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side is a twilight rip-off, but why does Read actually find herself liking it? This needs to be examined...
Alexandra Talks Prometheus
Even though she said she had no interest in seeing it, Loki takes a look at Ridley Scott’s new scifi adventure: Prometheus! CAUTION THERE ARE SPOILERS. Let’s Talk About Prometheus, The Mov...
Falling for Hamlet
Hamlet is a story of betrayal, dealing with grief, politics and madness. In the play, Shakespeare is able to hit on many themes and emotions, giving actors much to work with leading to some intense pe...
Falling for Hamlet Review
Falling for Hamlet tries to answer one question: how can a teenage girl become so obsessed over a guy? Instead of an interesting take on Shakespeare’s play, the novel is a mess of a modernization, wit...
Falling for Hamlet Spoilers
Alexandra and Chelsey finally get a chance to argue about the tragedy that was Falling for Hamlet by Michelle Ray. An argumentative review.
Oathbreaker: Assassin’s Apprentice
With a title using the word 'assassin' you would think there is very little an author could do to screw up a this book. It turns out, there is. In her first solo review Read looks at The Assassin's Ap...
ALEXANDRA RANTS: The Inheritance Cycle
Also known as “The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Star-Wars-Belgariad-Doctor-Who-If-It’s-Fantasy-And-Published-It’s-In-Here-Somewhere” Book A long time ago in a galaxy far far away my Littl...