Dec 13 2010
Dear Ms. Perkins, This was a book I just knew I would like. I often talk about the unexplainable pull I have to certain things. Movies, television shows, books. There are certain ones that just tug at the very fiber of my being and say, “You’ll love me!” Ms. Perkins, your book was not(…)
Dec 8 2010
My list of the 10 ‘Best’ books published in 2010, listed in alphabetical order in relation to the title. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (review coming soon) Dangerous Neighbors by Beth Kephart (review by John) Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John Incarceron by Catherine Fisher* <– this one looks really good!(…)
Dec 1 2010
Dear Ms. McKinley, Your fantasy books made my life in middle school. I was in a precarious reading stage where I just didn’t know what I liked. Harry Potter was wrapping up, and I wasn’t sure if the fantasy genre was still my thing. While not every book tickled my fancy, (some were real stinkers)(…)
Nov 26 2010
Dear Ms. Barnes, Many moons ago, when Smart Bitches, Trashy Books hosted a bookchat for this book. I finished it a mere two hours beforehand, but I was so glad I did. The chat was amazing, but more so was the actual book. The bitchery and I discussed so many excellent topics for about it(…)
Oct 30 2010
Dear Mr. Nicholson, According to the back of this book, it says that you are an award winning screenplay author of a movie called Gladiator, which I will admit to never seeing. This explained quite a lot of things that went on in the book, but it does not change the fact that the way(…)
Oct 12 2010
This review is part of our Gay Writes celebration. Don’t forget to comment on the original post for a chance to win one of those prizes as well as commenting on this post for a chance to win a copy of this book. Dear Ms. Thorne, After I read your last historical release, The Twilight Gods, I(…)
Oct 1 2010
Dear Ms. Charles, It is very hard to say that I enjoyed reading a book that is death-centric. Saying that to someone, even if they are a reader, makes for some really strange responses. Death celebrities are the main focus of the characters in John Belushi is Dead, but it manages to be a fun(…)
Sep 13 2010
Dear Ms. Kephart, Writing this review has taken me a long time. Usually, I can write a review within a few days, because my feelings on the overall quality of the book are clear. However, there is always the occasional read that requires a long stewing before I can rightly form a review. Dangerous Neighbors(…)
Aug 30 2010
Dear Ms. Miller, Being a part of what has become known as ‘The Penguin Five’ must build a lot of pressure on you. The Penguin Five are being shopped as some of the best releases to come from Penguin’s various imprints in the next five months, and your book is the leader of the pack. (…)
Aug 16 2010
Dear Ms. Chase, Ever since I started reading more LGBTQ books, the various books published by Prizm have been on my radar. I love genre fiction just as much as literary fiction, and seeing a ‘gay’ take on the usual YA tropes is always fun. Your book being a time-travel plot-line really had me intrigued,(…)
Aug 10 2010
Dear Ms. Mead, I’ll admit that the first time I saw your book series was when Twilight came out. I was recently getting into YA at the time, but after having read Twilight, I felt like your series was just a pretender. Vampire Academy. You have to admit it’s a pretty ho-hum kind of name. (…)
Jul 28 2010
Dear Ms. Littman, Eating disorders are on the rise for teenagers, and they are one hell of a subject to write about. They are vast and difficult to understand, and are met with mixtures of sympathy and scorn. Problem novels that deal with subjects like this are becoming more and more common, and I was(…)
Jul 21 2010
Dear Ms. McCahan, Teen romances have recently opened up to exploration of sexual identities, acts, and what it means to really be in love. Novels such as Kiss It explore the often real fact that teens do want to have sex. I Now Pronounce You Someone Else, however, explores what it’s like to be someone(…)
Jul 14 2010
Dear Ms. Christopher, Books published through the Chicken House imprint are a mixed bag for me. I fell in love with author Cornelia Funke, but didn’t really care for the Tunnels series. I don’t know what it is, but international authors sometimes do not gel with my reading pleasure. Picking up Stolen, I had minor(…)
Jul 8 2010
Dear Ms. Rudnick, Social media is probably one of the funnest tropes that’s present in young-adult fiction. How often do you see a regular adult novel belting out blog posts, emails, and IM’s in a way that tells a full fledged story? Not very often. Books that use social media have always been fun reads(…)
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